Trades - Apprenticeship in General Carpenter

The General Carpenter program is a Skilled Trades Ontario apprenticeship whose in-school training component is delivered at Mohawk College's Stoney Creek Campus for Skilled Trades. Registered apprentices complete 720 hours of in-class instruction, roughly split evenly between theoretical study and practical shop work, combined with on-the-job training with a sponsoring employer, for a total of 7,200 hours. Coursework covers laying out and installing building materials according to plans, specifications, and building codes across residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional construction settings, including plan reading, cost estimating, interior and exterior finishing, framing, concrete formwork, stair building, door and window installation, scaffolding, and timber framing. The program follows an earn-while-you-learn model combining paid on-the-job work experience with concentrated in-school training blocks. Graduates receive a Mohawk College Certificate, eligible for an Ontario College Certificate, and progress toward the Certificate of Qualification examination through Skilled Trades Ontario.