Carpentry

The four-year Carpentry Apprenticeship is a high-quality program that meets the needs of the local construction industry, combines on-the-job training with classroom/lab instruction, and is accessible to students from diverse backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Graduates will be well-positioned to gain steady employment in the construction industry as a qualified journeypersonÌýcarpenter.

Format

Time Commitment

During this four-year program, students must complete a total of 688 classroom instructional hours – that's 164 hours per year over 30 weeks.

Students must complete a minimum of 6,000 on-the-job working hours.

Cost

Cost: $2,020 per year

Fees

Semester Fee: $70

Out-of-pocket costs apply for books, tools and instructional materials.

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Program Goals and Objectives

The Carpentry Apprenticeship Program (CAP) at Roger Williams University (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±×ÊÁÏ) satisfies the State of Rhode Island requirements for hours, content, and assessment. All instructional spaces and practices are conducted in facilities and environments that are in compliance with current OSHA and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±×ÊÁÏ standards. We are the only higher education institution in the state offering a Carpentry Apprenticeship Program.

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±×ÊÁÏ Carpentry Apprenticeship Program is unique and will assure the student is prepared for their next steps to enter the workforce at a higher level. As an additional bonus, students will earn college credits which can be used for further education at University College through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA.)

Program Entry Requirements

The following requirements must be met before acceptance into the program:
  • Be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Have a High School Diploma, G.E.D., or High School equivalency Degree (H.S.E.D)
  • Be able to pass a drug test. 
  • Meet the physical and performance demands of the job. 
During your first year as a Carpentry Apprentice, you must complete:
  • First Aid/CPR (4 hours)                               
  • OSHA Construction 30 Hour (30 hours)    

OSHA 30 training approved and recommended sites:

A student and teacher work on a projectWage Scale

  • All working apprentices are eligible to be in paid apprenticeship placements, typically according to this wage-scale structure (estimated):

    Year 1: 45% of journeyperson rate
    Year 2: 60% of journeyperson rate
    Year 3: 75% of journeyperson rate
    Year 4: 90% of journeyperson rate

Apprenticeship Training Committee

The apprenticeship training committee consists of construction contractors who best represent a cross section of the industry and plan on having employees enrolled in the program. 

CompanyRepresentative
Bentley Builders LLCPaul Tierney
Pariseault BuildersKyle Lloyd
D.F. PrayScott Pray
C.E. Floyd ConstructionPeter Doucet ’01

Course Outline

The goal is to prepare students in the program for working as a journeyperson carpenter and to align the curriculum with the challenges and activities typically associated with carpenter tasks on construction projects. 

Classroom instruction will take place at the University College and Bristol campuses and will be taught by experienced journeyman carpenters either working in the industry or recently retired with augmentation by some construction management program faculty in specific areas of expertise.

Program Details

Program Dates:

  • Orientation - September 14, 2022
  • Classes Being - September 21, 2022
  • Program Completion - May 4, 2023

Classes meet:

Wednesdays & Thursdays
6-9 p.m.
University College / Providence Campus, 1 Empire Plaza, Providence RI 02903

Lab Class meets:

Saturdays
The School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management (SECCM), Bristol Campus, 1 Old Ferry Road 02809

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Cost: $2020

This program combines on-the-job training with classroom/lab instruction. 
Students must complete a total of 688 classroom instructional hours (164 hours per year)
Students must complete a minimum of 6,000 on the job working hours.

Upon successful completion of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±×ÊÁÏ Carpentry Apprenticeship Program, a participant is eligible to have the coursework transcribed for 21 college credits. A successful participant must apply and be accepted to University College | Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±×ÊÁÏ as a matriculating student and successfully complete one semester prior to the credit being transcribed.  

Carpenter Apprenticeship Program

First Year Curriculum

Fall 2022

Code

Competency

Hours

Date

Time

Location

Modality

Instructor

Notes

1

First Aid/CPR [1]

4

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1.1

OSHA 30 hour [2]

30

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4.3

Stair layout and construction

8

9/24

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Classroom (SELB 304), lab safety, platforms

4.3

Stair layout and construction

8

10/1

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Hands on lab

7.3

Welding

8

11/12

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

TBD

Hands on lab

8

Drawings and Specifications

3

9/21

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

Emmer

 

8

Drawings and Specifications

3

9/22

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

Emmer

 

8

Drawings and Specifications

3

10/5

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

Emmer

 

8

Drawings and Specifications

3

10/6

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

Emmer

 

8

Drawings and Specifications

3

10/19

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

Emmer

 

11

Math for the Trades

3

10/20

6:00-9:00 pm

Online

Online

Emmer

 

11

Math for the Trades

3

11/2

6:00-9:00 pm

Online

Online

Emmer

 

11

Math for the Trades

3

11/3

6:00-9:00 pm

Online

Online

Emmer

 

11

Math for the Trades

3

11/16

6:00-9:00 pm

Online

Online

Emmer

 

 

Total

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2023

Code

Competency

Hours

Date

Time

Location

Modality

Instructor

Notes

8.4

Green Building & Sustainable Construction

3

2/22

6:00-9:00 pm

Online

Online

TBD

 

8.4

Green Building & Sustainable Construction

3

2/23

6:00-9:00 pm

Online

Online

TBD

 

8.4

Green Building & Sustainable Construction

2

3/1

6:00-8:00 pm

Online

Online

TBD

 

10.1

Stepping up to be Foreman

3

3/2

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

10.1

Stepping up to be Foreman

3

3/15

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

10.1

Stepping up to be Foreman

2

3/16

6:00-8:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

4.8

Suspended Ceilings

8

2/18

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Hands on lab

5.1

Fire stopping

4

3/4

8:00a -12:00p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Hands on lab

6

Light-gauge metal framing

8

3/18

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Hands on lab

6

Light-gauge metal framing

8

4/1

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Hands on lab

6.1

Drywall-Tape-Finish

8

4/15

8:00 a -4:30 p

Bristol

In-Person

Emmer

Hands on lab

8.1

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

3

3/29

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

8.1

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

3

3/30

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

8.1

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

3

4/12

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

8.1

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

3

4/13

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

8.1

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

3

4/26

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

9

Construction Software and Technology

3

4/27

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

9

Construction Software and Technology

3

5/4

6:00-9:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

9

Construction Software and Technology

2

5/5

6:00-8:00 pm

PVD

In-Person

TBD

 

11

Math for the Trades

4

4/29

8:00 a-12:00 p

Online

Online

Emmer

 

 

Total

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Year 1    164 hours      

 

Orientation will be on Wednesday, September 14th from 6-8 p.m. in PVD


[1] Coordinated by UC, must be complete NLT 9/22/2022

[2] Students sign up individually. Must be complete NLT 9/22/2022

Code Competencies

1.0    First Aid/CPR    (8 hours)                               
1.1    OSHA 30 Hour    (30 hours)                               
2.0    Aerial Lift Training    (8 hours)                               
2.1    Forklift Training    (8 hours)                                
3.0    Rigging    (8 hours)                                 
3.1    Scaffolding and Staging Erection    (12 hours)                               
3.2    Fall protection    (8 hours)                                 
4.0    Wood framing: floors and walls    (40 hours)                                 
4.1    Roof framing and trusses    (40 hours)                                 
4.2    Overhang-soffit framing    (16 hours)                                 
4.3    Stair layout and construction    (16 hours)                              
4.4    Roof shingles and flashing    (12 hours)                                 
4.5    Exterior Finishes    (16 hours)                                
4.6    Timber framing    (32 hours)                              
4.7    Doors, frames, hardware, & windows    (24 hours)                              
4.8    Suspended ceilings    (8 hours)                                 
4.9    Interior trim and millwork    (24 hours)                               
5.0    Insulation    (8 hours)                              
5.1    Fire-stopping    (4 hours)                            
6.0    Light-gauge metal framing    (16 hours)                             
6.1    Drywall-tape-finish    (8 hours)                              
7.0    Concrete forming systems    (40 hours)                                
7.1    Concrete mix design, testing, and placement    (16 hours)                               
7.2    Concrete reinforcement    (4 hours)                                
7.3    Welding   (8 hours)                             
8.0    Drawings and specifications    (16 hours)                               
8.1    Building Information Modeling (BIM)    (26 hours)                               
8.2    Planning and scheduling    (16 hours)                              
8.3    Contract documents & construction law    (16 hours)                             
8.4    Green building and sustainable construction    (8 hours)                               
8.4    Surveying and building layout    (48 hours)                              
8.5    Productivity and cost management    (16 hours)                              
8.6    Risk Management and problem solving    (16 hours)                            
8.7    Communication-correspondence-documentation    (16 hours)                             
9.0    Construction software and technology    (24 hours)                               
10.0    Supervisor training    (16  hours)                             
10.1    Stepping up to be foreman   (32  hours)                              
11.0    Math for the trades    (24 hours)                              
Total:  688 hours
                            
Notes to Table
-    Topics may be shifted between semesters based on the needs of the program

A person works on a project

Competency Measurement/Program Assessment

The program will measure skills acquisition thru a combination of written and hands-on proficiency assessments. Data collected from the assessments will be utilized for overall program assessment and be plugged into the program quality improvement plan.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for all participants shall be one year from entry into the program. At the end of the probationary period, the Program Director, in consultation with the Apprenticeship Committee, will make a determination of ongoing participation and notify the participant in writing. 

Instructor

Dr. Michael EmmerDr. Michael Emmerreceived his B.S. in Construction Management, Suma Cum Laude, from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston in 2002, his M.S. in Construction Science and Management from Clemson University in South Carolina in 2004 and his Ph.D. from the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction, and Planning in Gainesville in 2009. His areas of research and interest are sustainable construction with a focus in material extraction/reuse and deconstruction, estimating, and is also active in promoting and exploring owner training and productivity in the AEC industry. He has been teaching full-time for over ten years and before that worked in the construction industry for over 25 years in a variety of positions to include laborer, carpenter, carpenter foreman, superintendent, project manager, and owner’s representative.
 
Dr. Emmer is a member of the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) as a trustee, the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), United States Green Building Council (USGBC), City of Attleboro Planning Board & Historical Commission, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), and Housing Works of Rhode Island (HWRI) board of directors.

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