Construction Trades

Welcome to Okanagan College's Construction Trades Department.

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Okanagan College (OC) has been providing trades training since 1963 The steady up turn in the construction industry, in combination with the aging journeyperson population, have resulted in increased employment opportunities for construction trades persons. New workers coming into the trades are finding it easier to find employment, especially those workers with training in the latest advances in building technology. Increased public expectations regarding design and workmanship favour those with pre-employment construction skills as well as training in safe work practices. Ongoing journeyperson upgrading and training also insures a knowledgeable and skilled workforce.

Construction trades present challenges, diversity, and opportunities - attractive criteria for any career.

WorkSafe BC

Held their Conference this spring in the Construction Trades Department Shop and carpentry students helped build some staging for the event, which showcased the importance of safety on the job site. Watch CHBC coverage of the event.

Fourth-year Cabinetmaking students showcase final projects

Sixteen Okanagan College fourth-year Cabinetmaking/Joinery apprentices presented their final projects to staff this week. The class is the first group to complete the program at the fourth-year level. As part of the curriculum, apprentices are tasked with creating their own project, which must be a freestanding piece of furniture. joinery

Students create the concept, engineering, design, layout, drafting and actual construction and finishing. The projects are required, through a set of guidelines, to incorporate some complex technique and materials. They combine solid wood joinery techniques with hand laying domestic and exotic veneers in complicated geometric patterns. Projects included curved panels and structures in every piece. Contact instructor Tim Diebert for more information.

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