Pre-Employment Carpentry Certificate

The Pre-Employment Carpentry Certificate is designed to make students more marketable when seeking employment in the carpentry trade, without requiring an employer or indenture to enrol. The program covers the same technical material as the traditional first-year apprenticeship curriculum, supplemented with additional hands-on practice and safety training. Recommended prerequisites are English 10-2, Math 10-3, and a passing grade on all five GED tests or equivalents; applicants who do not meet these may still qualify by successfully completing an Apprenticeship Entrance Exam for the trade. The program runs for 360 hours and is delivered on the Medicine Hat campus. Graduates who complete the program may challenge the First Year Period exam. The certificate provides an entry point into the carpentry trade for students not yet employed as apprentices.