Overview
The skilled trades program is designed as a career exploration experience. It enables students to develop expertise in specific areas of skilled trades’ work within the classroom environment.
This program is aligned with the philosophy outlined in the Foundation for the Atlantic Canada Technology Education Curriculum document and the Essential Graduation Learnings. The instructional methodology creates experiential, practical opportunities for students so that their knowledge of the career paths they may choose in this growth area is based on real-world activities.
The curriculum focuses on two main areas, the construction trades and engineering. The construction trades are concentrated in the residential construction area, while the engineering specialties lie in design and fabrication. These growth areas will expose students to a variety of career choices that have significant opportunities in the labour market.
Design and Fabrication 1202
In the production sector, design and fabrication are mutually dependent and interrelated activities. This course provides an introduction to design and the design process. Students will develop products using a variety of drawing tools and computer-aided design (CAD) software and then create their designs in the fabrication lab.
Working in small and large groups, students will experience the process of design, product formulation and fabrication common to industry. The hands-on portion of this course will constitute upwards of 60% of the class time and enable students to become proficient with a variety of hand, power and stationary power tools. The course consists of six units:
- Introduction to Design
- Fabrication Techniques
- Introduction to Shop Practices
- Graphical Communications
- Introduction to CAD/CAM
- The Design Project
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Skilled Trades 1201
This course provides students with an experiential introduction to six specific residential, construction-based skilled trades. Students engage in activities involving carpentry, plumbing, electrical, drywall and plastering, painting, and masonry. Students work with tools and equipment to complete tasks associated with internal aspects of residential construction. This approach is accomplished through modules designed to emulate the real world as closely as possible within the laboratory environment. This learning may be applied to certification requirements in these trades.
This course consists of three units:
- Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades
- Skills Common to All Trades
- Skill Building in Selected Trades
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Design and Fabrication 2202
This course is designed for students who may be interested in exploring careers in Engineering and Engineering Technology.
Students work with computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer numerical control (CNC) sequences of advanced design and automation. Production will include tools for stock preparation and automatic routers.
Units of study will include:
- Engineering Design and Manufacture
- CNC Programming Basics
- Basic CNC Operations
- Three-Dimensional Computer Aided Design
- Computer Aided Manufacturing
- The Design Project
- Careers in CAD / CAM / CNC
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Residential Construction Technology 2201
In this course students focus on interior and exterior residential construction, i.e., aspects of finishing carpentry, electrical, and metal work. The course introduces students to design techniques, building codes, and construction methods.
Students experience the trades through a series of modules within the fabrication laboratory. Instructors provide general demonstrations followed by facilitation and mentoring.
Units include:
- Introduction to Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship
- Courses Common to all Construction Trades
- Career Exploration – Learning and Work
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Power and Energy 3201
This course features two modular-based projects, one focused on small engine repair, the other on alternative energy production.
In the small engine module, students troubleshoot a variety of engine types. Students engage in alternative energy production through the use of models of wind turbines, solar cells, power distribution systems, fuel cells.
This combination of theory and experiential learning provides students with both practical knowledge and develops their abilities as critical thinkers and innovative problem solvers.
The five main units are:
- Safety
- Introduction to Engines
- Experiencing Small Engines Modularly
- Alternative Energy
- Experiencing Alternative Energy Modularly
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Occupational Health and Safety 3203
Occupational Health and Safety 3203 is designed to introduce students to occupational health and safety principles as they prepare to enter the workplace in their chosen careers. Students learn the required skills, knowledge and attitudes in problem-solving and making decisions regarding their occupational health and safety and that of others. Occupational health and safety is an evolving discipline that requires 21st century workers to be constantly learning new skills and knowledge as a lifelong learner to manage the technological changes in workplace processes. The attitude of health and safety as being another step in the working process has evolved to an attitude of incorporating occupational health and safety principles into all aspects of work and the workplace.
Occupational Health and Safety is grounded in knowledge and concepts from various disciplines, including science and health sciences, technology, social studies and psychology. Many OH&S practices and procedures in current workplaces have been developed by a multi-discipline team approach where the workplace is examined to determine the most appropriate controls for workers. Controls are the activities and processes that employers use to eliminate hazards or reduce risk to workers. Education and training in how to properly use these controls is critical to working in a safe and healthy manner. This course will give students the opportunity to interact and practice as teams to problem-solve and make decisions on the most appropriate control for identified workplace conditions.
The areas of focus are:
- Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety
- Occupational Health and Safety Systems and Processes
- Occupational Health
- Occupational Health and Safety Hazards
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