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Carpenter Certificate
Carpenter Certificate
at Macomb Community College
Detroit Catalog
This certificate program is designed to equip students with the basic carpentry skills necessary to enter the construction industry. Through a blend of classroom theory and hands-on experience, students will be introduced to hand tools, power tools, and other equipment commonly used in the industry. Lumber, concrete, and various other materials and hardware, as well as math, blueprint reading, and cost estimation techniques, will also be covered.
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Carpenters
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
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