155 Ayers Street • Barre, Vermont 05641 • Tel: 802-476-6237 • Fax: 802-476-4045

Students laying out a wall.

“If you like doing rather than sitting, this program is for you. And girls can get jobs in the Building Trades, too!”
– Marie Gregory, Montpelier
– Micalah Wells, Harwood

Building Trades students posing inside the house.

Building Trades prepares students for careers in general construction. The projects students participate in are governed by the community as well as industrial trends and needs. Students will learn a basic background in the principles and skills of general carpentry by constructing a five piece modular home and other various projects.

Career Opportunities

Construction

General contractor, specialty contractor, carpenter, drywall installer, electrician, plumber

Maintenance/Operations

Electrician, mason, maintenance estimator, paperhanger, painter, security controls manager

Industry Certification

Association of General Contractors Certification (NCCT) is offered to those who master all requirements and are successful completers of this program as well as Occupational Safety & Hazard (OSHA) 10 hour card.

Related Academics

Students should have a strong math background. Enrolling in a physics, architecture/drawing course or other design course could be helpful. If a student is interested in owning his/her own business, then courses in accounting, entrepreneurship or business law could also prove to be helpful.

Students from this program are typically hired as carpenters, brick masons, and cabinet makers. Local companies who hire are Lamberton Electric, East Shore Drywall, Benoit Electric, Norway Electric, E.F. Wall, Huntington Homes, Allen Lumber Company, and the State of Vermont. Many graduates of this program are self employed.

A student applying joint compound to a wall.