BLD-2330 NCCER Carpentry Level 3

Credits: 7
This course provides the third level of training of the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) curriculum in carpentry. Students gain an understanding of all aspects of carpentry required for concrete formwork. They acquire the skills and knowledge required to handle and place concrete; use rigging equipment; and build trenches, excavations, foundations, slabs-on-grade, vertical framework, horizontal framework, and tilt-up wall systems. Successful completion of the course earns students the NCCER Carpentry Level 3 credential.

This course is cross-listed with the following Continuing Education courses: CRP 318: Carpentry: Level 3, Part 1 AND CRP 319: Carpentry: Level 3, Part 2.

Prerequisite(s): BLD-2320 .

Course Outcomes

Estimate the volume of concrete needed for a project.
Demonstrate the selection, inspection, maintenance and safe usage of rigging equipment.
Describe the techniques involved in working in and around excavations, including soil preparation, safety requirements and mitigation of groundwater.
Create an assembly for reinforcing concrete, using appropriate cutting, bending, tying and lap splicing methods for reinforcement.
Build a structure out of concrete with proper use of placing, leveling and finishing techniques.
Demonstrate the installation techniques used in vertical, horizontal, foundation and slab-on-grade formwork and tilt-up wall systems.