Skilled carpenters are respected craftspersons in the construction industry.
Carpenters are required to perform a variety of specialized jobs, including rough carpentry, form building, framing, fine finishing and maintenance. In addition to these skills, a knowledge of standard building procedures, building regulations, properties of materials and framing methods is required. Since construction involves the combined efforts of a number of different trades, carpenters must be familiar with the relationship of carpentry work to that of other journey-persons. Carpentry apprentice students have been working in the field for approximately one year prior to entering Algonquin. The first two phases concentrate on residential construction, framing and finishing.