Carpentry Home Up Required Classes Carpentry Technical Diploma Technical and Industrial Division Milwaukee and South Campuses Overview Carpentry is a two-semester technical diploma program that has been designed to prepare you for employment in the construction of houses and commercial structures. The curriculum instructs you about how to read construction drawings and about the materials commonly used by carpenters. Practical experience is given in the use of all power and hand tools used by the carpenter. As long as there are structures being built and remodeled, there will be a need for carpenters.
Houses are just one type of building that carpenters work on.
Shopping centers, office complexes, hotels, and bridges are other structures requiring their skills. Graduates of the program may locate employment as a carpenter, carpenter apprentice, rough carpenter, form carpenter, carpenter s helper, and finish carpenter. To be successful in the program, you will need to be able to work on ladders and scaffolds, and work outdoors in all kinds of weather. Manual dexterity is a must. A high school diploma or GED is recommended.