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Construction

Construction at FSS
We have several shops and teachers that accommodate many aspects of construction. For example, Construction, Plumbing, Cabinet Making, Automotive and Technical Design. We have many students interested in OYAP and we have several full classes in all the courses listed above. FSS also does promote and send students to dual credits being offered at St Lawrence College. At FSS this promotion is in place and students are accustomed to these expanded opportunities at SLC. Frontenac Secondary School is situated in the west end of Kingston. Within a few kilometers of the school there is a building boom currently happening. A mix of commercial, high density and single-family homes currently underway with long term planning for many more over the coming years. In working with the Kingston Home Builders Association, we have identified many local contractors who are waiting for our grads and are offering coop placements and possible apprenticeships. As with the rest of the province the construction industry in Kingston is in need for more students entering the skilled trades.
Construction at KSS
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Construction at LCVI
The Specialist High Skills Major program in Construction gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Construction industry while still in high school. Students will acquire career-focused knowledge and skills before entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. Students will develop skills, knowledge and experience in Architectural Design, Carpentry, Home Building, and Heating or Electrical areas of the construction sector. There will be opportunities to connect with industry professionals through field trips, guest speakers and other experiential learning activities. Students will receive training and sector recognized certifications, such as Working at Heights, basic Health and Safety, First Aid & CPR, lockout/tagout, and confined space awareness as part of the SHSM package. LCVI is proud to announce it is partnering with the Ontario Masons Training Centre to provide LDSB students a unique opportunity to gain experience in the masonry sector of construction.
Building Construction Internship Program
The Building Construction Internship Program, BCIP, offers students authentic site experience in completing a new construction project. In teaming up with our community partners, BCIP students can work in all the essential construction trades which contribute to the building of a house. The BCIP is synonymous with the expanded opportunities of the Specialist High Skills Major in construction. Our credit packages allow students to obtain the two construction major credits, the other required credits, and coop credits included in the bundle of ten credits needed to receive the red seal. Students in BCIP also receive all seven certifications (5 compulsory and 2 elective) required for the construction SHSM.
Construction at NAEC
North Addington’s SHSM in Construction is unique to our small setting, but nothing is small about our workshops and graduates. Our construction and manufacturing courses are the most popular courses at North Addington. Students naturally lean to the SHSM in Construction and have no difficulties finding employment in our local construction industry. Over the past few years, our students are signing Registered Trade Agreements before they graduate after completing successful cooperative education placements. Employers love that students come to them with many industry required certifications, enriched industry specific experiences, and onsite job training. The workshops at NAEC are very well equipped to provide students with modern industry specific training. Thanks to a partnership with Stackpole International, NAEC has state-of-the-art manufacturing and construction workshops. Students regularly get to use one of two C & C machines and are even learning to use computer programs to complement the technology. Examples of recent projects include building a sugar shack for our school, renovating a garage, and making a sign for a local playground.
Credit Requirements
Construction
Compulsory Certifications Required
CPR - Level C w/ AED

CPR - Level C w/ AED

Standard CPR Training

WHMIS / GHS

WHMIS / GHS

Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Health and Safety Training

Working at Heights

Working at Heights

Standard First Aid +

Standard First Aid +

Standard First Aid Training

Elective Certification Options
Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos Awareness Training

Confined Space Awareness

Confined Space Awareness

Electrical Safety Awareness Training

Electrical Safety Awareness Training

Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator

Cargo Load Securement

Cargo Load Securement

Crane & Rigging Awareness

Crane & Rigging Awareness

Fall Protection

Fall Protection

Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Health and Safety Training

Chainsaw Safety

Chainsaw Safety

Customer Service

Customer Service

Fire Safety

Fire Safety

Hot Work Awareness

Hot Work Awareness

Reach Ahead Experiences
Workplace

Workplace

Interviewing an employer in the sector

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College

College

Visiting a college with a sector specific program

Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship

Visiting an approved apprenticeship delivery agent in the sector

Co-Op

Cooperative education provides secondary school students with a wide range of rigorous learning opportunities connected to communities outside the school. It is designed to recognize and respond to the diversity of Ontario’s student population, and it can engage all students.

 

In cooperative education, students learn in safe, culturally responsive environments in the community, and they are actively involved in determining what they learn, how they learn, when and where they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning.

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Students must complete a minimum 2 credit coop in a related course. This can include summer coop and paid coop placements.

Summer coop can happen immediately after a student completes Grade 10.

A student becomes a Grade 11 student July 1st after they complete Grade 10.

Summer coop is a very good option for students who worry that they won't have room in their timetable in Grade 11 or 12 to take two credits of coop.

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For more information follow the link below.

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