Construction Helper Certificate
This one-semester certificate program is designed to prepare candidates for entry-level positions across the construction industry. Designed to make students job-site ready, the program covers job-site safety as well as a hands on introduction to site and foundation work and basic carpentry.
Technical Certificate - Construction Helper
Missoula College
Catalog Year: 2016-2017
Degree Specific Credits: 16
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Certificate of Technical Studies, Construction Helper
Rule: All courses required
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CSTN 120 - Carpentry Bscs & Rough-In Frmg
Introduction to the carpentry trade, including history, career opportunities, and requirements. The course covers building materials, fasteners, adhesives, hand tools, and power tools. OSHA rules and regulations for a safe working place and procedures for compliance are covered. This course includes a two-credit imbedded lab. Students will also learn now to install windows and an exterior door.
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5 Credits |
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CSTN 122 - Beginning Carpentry Lab
Lab to support CSTN 102 and 120.
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5 Credits |
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CSTN 171 - Site Prep, Found, Concrete Ins
Offered Autumn. Prereq., CSTN 100 or consent of instr. Introduces the process of distance measurement as well as differential and trigonometric leveling for site layout. It covers the principles, equipment, and methods used to perform the site layout tasks that require making angular measurements. This course is designed to let students apply the blueprint reading skills learned so far to a practical exercise.
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3 Credits |
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NRGY 120 - Industrial Safety and Rigging
This course provides an overview of safe industrial practices and provides students with hands-on experiences in rigging for a variety of industries. Students will complete the requirements for an OSHA 30 certification, construct a scaffold system, identify equipment for shifting heavy loads such as may be used in the wind and solar industries. Load security, fall gear, arrest equipment, confined spaces, safety data sheets will be covered. Students will also learn elements of first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and proper use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s).
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3 Credits |
| Minimum Required Grade: C- | 16 Total Credits Required | |