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Module 27101 provides an orientation to the carpentry trade, outlining career opportunities, necessary skills, and personal characteristics for success. It emphasizes the importance of safety and industry connections through organizations like SkillsUSA, which offers benefits such as leadership development and scholarships. The module also highlights the progression from apprentice to supervisor within the carpentry field.

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27101 PPT

Module 27101 provides an orientation to the carpentry trade, outlining career opportunities, necessary skills, and personal characteristics for success. It emphasizes the importance of safety and industry connections through organizations like SkillsUSA, which offers benefits such as leadership development and scholarships. The module also highlights the progression from apprentice to supervisor within the carpentry field.

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Module 27101

Copyright © 2015 by NCCER, Alachua, FL 32615. Published by Pearson. All rights reserved.
Orientation to the Trade
Session One
Orientation to the Trade
Objectives (1 of 2)
1. Identify the career and entrepreneurial opportunities
within the carpentry trade.
a. Identify the training opportunities within the
carpentry trade.
2. Identify the skills, responsibilities, and characteristics
needed to be a successful carpenter.
a. Identify the skills needed to be a successful
carpenter.
b. Identify the responsibilities of a successful
carpenter.
c. State the personal characteristics of a successful
carpenter

Module 27101 –Orientation to the Trade


Objectives (2 of 2)
3. Summarize how to be connected to the industry
through an organization like SkillsUSA.
a. Describe the program, curriculum, and SkillsUSA
Championships.
b. State the benefits from being a SkillsUSA member.
c. List the seven goals of the SkillsUSA member.
4. Explain the importance of safety in the construction
industry, and describe the obligations of the contractor,
subcontractors, and you to ensure a work environment.
a. Describe the OSHA Outreach Training Program.
b. Explain hazard recognition and define your role in
it.

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1.0.0 – Career and Entrepreneurial
Opportunity (1 of 6)
• This NCCER training program was designed and
developed by the construction industry for the
construction industry.

• Trainees in an NCCER program become part of a


national registry and receive a certificate for each
level of training completed.

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1.0.0 – Career and Entrepreneurial
Opportunity (2 of 6)
As a construction worker, a carpenter can progress
from apprentice through several levels
• Journeyman carpenter
• Master carpenter
• Foreman/lead carpenter/crew leader
• Supervisor

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1.0.0 – Career and Entrepreneurial
Opportunity (3 of 6)
• Journeyman carpenter—After successfully
completing an apprenticeship, a trainee becomes a
journeyman.

• Master carpenter—A master carpenter is one who


has achieved, and continuously demonstrates, the
highest skill levels.

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1.0.0 – Career and Entrepreneurial
Opportunity (4 of 6)
• Foreman/lead carpenter/crew leader—A frontline
leader who directs the work of a crew of craftworkers
and laborers.

• Supervisor—A supervisor oversees large


construction projects and assigns, directs, and
inspects the work of the crews of foremen,
journeymen, and apprentices.

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1.0.0 – Career and Entrepreneurial
Opportunity (5 of 6)
The federal government has established registered
apprenticeship training through:
• CFR 29:29, which dictates specific requirements
for apprenticeship.
• CFR 29:30, which dictates specific guidelines for
recruitment, outreach, and registration into
approved apprenticeship programs.

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1.0.0 – Career and Entrepreneurial
Opportunity (6 of 6)
NCCER
• The only nationally accredited, competency-
based construction training program in the United
States.
• Instead of requiring specific hours of classroom
training and set hours of on-the-job training
(OJT), you simply have to prove that you know
what is required and demonstrate that you can
perform the specific skill.

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2.1.0 – Carpenter Skills
To be successful in the carpentry trade, a person
should possess the following:
• Physical strength and ability
• Hand-eye coordination
• An ability to communicate clearly with
co-workers
• An ability to perform math calculations
• An attention to detail

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2.3.0 – Carpenter Characteristics
A carpenter must also have strong personal
characteristics to be successful on the job, including:
• Professionalism
• Honesty
• Loyalty
• A willingness to learn
• A willingness to communicate
• A positive attitude

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3.0.0 – SkillsUSA
• SkillsUSA is a national organization serving teachers
and high school and college students who are
preparing for careers in technical, skilled, and
service occupations, including carpentry and other
building trades occupations.

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3.2.1 – The Value for Students
The advantages of joining SkillsUSA include:
• Teamwork and leadership development
• Reinforcement of employability skills
• Competition in a nationally recognized contest
program
• Community service opportunities
• Access to scholarships
• Networking with potential employers

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3.3.0 – National Program of Work
Standards
All SkillsUSA programs are in some way related to the
following seven major goals:
1. Professional development
2. Community service
3. Employment
4. Ways and means
5. SkillsUSA Championships
6. Public relations
7. Social activities

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4.0.0 – Safety in the Construction Industry
As a new worker, you must be:
• Oriented to company policies and procedures
• Trained how to do your job safely
• Oriented to the specific job on which you are
working
• Provided with the required PPE
• Warned about specific hazards pertaining to the
project
• Supervised for safety while performing the work

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Wrap Up
In a large-group discussion, reveal your favorite and
least favorite parts of this module. Also discuss if you
encountered any trouble areas on the exam.

Module 27101 –Orientation to the Trade


Next Session…

Wood Building Materials, Part


One
Review Sections 1.0.0–1.10.0

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