Carpentry

At Rosemount Technology Centre, the Carpentry program prepares students to practise the trade of carpenter in different sectors, mostly in residential, institutional and commercial construction and in civil engineering and road works.

Hands-on project work is the heart of the program. Our teaching staff comes from different industry backgrounds, from custom cabinetry, furniture design, repair and restoration, film sets, and aerospace.

Our graduates work in big and small shops; build kitchens, office furniture, commercial interiors; they outfit private jets, restore antiques, design furniture and teach others.

Here are some of the things you will learn:

Jelly pie cake pudding caramels. Biscuit jelly-o ice cream gingerbread cupcake..

Gingerbread fruitcake cheesecake tiramisu liquorice gummi bears cheesecake.

Brownie gummies toffee jelly marshmallow bonbon. Cake soufflé pie donut macaroon lemon drops.

Apple pie jelly beans halvah ice cream carrot cake cotton candy. Jujubes toffee gummi bears fruitcake marzipan cookie.

Brownie gummies toffee jelly marshmallow bonbon. Cake soufflé pie donut macaroon lemon drops

Brownie gummies toffee jelly marshmallow bonbon. Cake soufflé pie donut macaroon lemon drops.

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Fees: Registration: $270 – Tuition is free
Mask: $18, Total: $288

Schedule: Monday to Friday
Day: 8:00–3:20 | Evening: 5–10:30pm

Certification: Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)

Program Overview

The Carpentry program leading to a DVS is a 1350 hour course.

Day program (6 hrs/day): approximately 12 months.

This program is taught mainly from one campus:

Our Cabinet Making program will start at our John F. Kennedy Adult Education campus located at 3030 Rue Villeray, Montréal, QC H2A 1E7 and transition halfway, to our Rosemount Technology Centre or main campus located on 3737 Rue Beaubien E, Montréal, QC H1X 1H2.

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List of competencies

	Program Competencies	Hours	Credits
1	To protect health, safety and physical integrity on construction sites.	30	2
2	To determine their suitability for the trade and the training process	15	1
3	To use hand tools and portable electric tools to join materials	75	5
4	To process information contained in drawings, specifications and sketches	90	6
5	To do planning calculations	45	3
6	To perform alignment and levelling operations	60	4
7	To perform scaffolding, lifting and handling operations	45	3
8	To build and install furniture and finishing accessories	90	6
9	To construct forms for footings, foundation walls and concrete walls	105	7
10	To perform operations related to the construction of deep foundations	30	2
11	To construct forms for concrete columns, beams, slabs and stairs	105	7
12	To frame floors	60	4
13	To frame walls	90	6
14	To build roofs	105	7
15	To perform insulating, soundproofing and ventilation operations	45	3
16	To do exterior finishing work	105	7
17	To do interior finishing work	120	8
18	To build wood stairs	120	8
19	To prepare to enter the work force	15	1
	Total	1350	90

Employment Prospects

Architectural millwork cabinetmaker

Custom kitchen cabinetmaker

Aircraft furnishings cabinetmaker

Custom furniture and fine craft production

Repair and restoration

Student-for-a-Day

Interested candidates, after having met with a particular Program Coordinator, may want to become a student-for-a-day. This opportunity enables prospective candidates to meet with the current students and teachers to observe classroom and lab activities in order to ensure an informed commitment to the educational program.