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Building Trades

Students will learn basic skills in construction necessary to identify materials, tools, safety, building codes, blueprint reading, and how to safely construct a building. Students will also learn how to obtain a job and be successful at it. Time is divided between lab and classroom.

Program Path:

  • Exploratory Classes
    • Woodworking Technology  I
    • Woodworking Technology II
    • Basic Home Repair
  • Year 1
    • Building Trades I (Full year)
  • Year 2
    • Building Trades II (Full year)

Post Secondary Agreements:

  •  New England Institute of Technology

Licenses, Certificates, and Affiliations:

  • Completion of the program fulfills the first year of the Carpenters Union Apprenticeship Program
  • OSHA 10

What You’ll Learn

  • Building Codes
  • Construction Safety
  • Dry Wall Insulation
  • Estimating
  • Exterior/Interior Finish Work
  • Hand and Power Tool Use
  • Framing and Roofing
  • Employability Skills

Career Opportunities

  • Laborer
  • Cabinet Makers
  • DryWall Installer
  • Painter
  • Roofer
  • Finish Carpenter
  • House Inspector
  • Code Enforcement
  • Facilities Manager
  • Surveyor
  • Estimator
  • Abatement Specialist 

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Mr. Shane Chick
Experience: 
  • Building Trades Instructor, Construction laborer, Building maintenance, Furniture maker, Zamboni driver, Bronze foundry worker, Line cook, At teacx
Education/Credentials: 
  • BA Studio Art (UNH), pursuing MA Educational Leadership (SNHU)
Other Interests: 
  • Being a dad, Home improvement,Printmaking, Carving, Furniture making, Motorcycle, Video games, Listening to audiobooks, Throwing molten iron, laughing
Email: schick@sau56.org​
Building Trades Competencies

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18 Cemetery Road | Somersworth, NH 03878 | Phone: 603-692-2242 | Fax: 603-692-5041

  • About Us
    • Director's Message
    • Meet our Staff
    • Notice of Nondiscrimination
    • Perkins Grant Info and Data
    • News and Articles
  • CTE PROGRAMS
    • Enrollment Process
    • Animation & Web Design
    • Automotive Technology >
      • Automotive Program Post-grad Survey
    • Broadcast Technology
    • Building Trades
    • Culinary Arts
    • iBEAM
    • Medical Assisting
    • Pre-Engineering
    • Technical Theatre Design
  • Career Services
    • Job Seekers
  • Public Services
  • PARTNERSHIPS
    • Postsecondary Partnerships
  • Counselor's Corner
    • Planning- by grade level >
      • Sophomore Year
      • Junior Year
      • Senior Year >
        • Scholarships!
    • Financial Aid 101
    • Career Clusters >
      • Nontraditional Careers
    • Career Assessments
  • National Technical Honor Society
  • College Reps Click Here!
  • Back to SHS Homepage