5503 Apartment and Home Repair/Remodeling
This instructional program provides individuals with the skills needed for making structural repairs to apartments and homes. It comprises hands-on training in carpentry, plumbing, electricity, plastering, painting, and flooring. In addition, individuals are taught how to interpret construction blueprints and estimate the costs of repairs and remodeling. A review of career opportunities in the building trades and necessary business management skills is included as part of the instruction.
5980 Applied Communications
Applied Communications is an instructional program designed for students planning technical careers. Fifteen modules emphasize that the workplace requires various communications skills, which seldom occur in isolation. Each module includes a variety of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and problem-solving skills involved in the life and work situations presented.
5985 Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics is an instructional program designed for students planning technical careers. It includes 25 units that emphasize the application of mathematical principles in the context of work-related situations, both in problem-solving exercises and in hands-on mathematics activities.
5504 Boat Building
This instructional program introduces individuals to the basics of line tables, offsets, lofting, and the general techniques used in building a boat from design drawings. It provides the basic knowledge required to evaluate boat construction and repair techniques. Individuals use hand and power tools to build or repair boats made of wood, fiberglass, ferrous metals, aluminum, or concrete.
5505 Brick, Block, and Stonemasonry
This instructional program prepares individuals to lay bricks and/or blocks. It includes instruction in laying out and/or spacing bonds; determining vertical and horizontal alignment of courses using gauges, plumb bobs, and levels; and cutting, notching, and shaping blocks, bricks, terra-cotta veneer, glass, and stone to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and fireplaces.
5506 Building, Mechanical
This instructional program prepares individuals to keep a building functioning and to service a variety of structures, including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. It includes instruction in the basic maintenance and repair skills required to maintain air-conditioning, heating, plumbing, electrical, and other mechanical systems.
5532 Cabinetmaking and Wood Products
This pathway prepares students in cabinet construction, millwork, and wood products and covers the construction of both custom and production products.
5507 Carpentry
This instructional program prepares individuals to lay out, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. It includes instruction in common systems of framing, construction materials, estimation, and blueprint reading.
5508 Concrete placing and Finishing
This instructional program prepares individuals to construct forms; cut, erect, and fasten steel reinforcing bars and wire mesh; compact concrete by hand or with pneumatic vibrators; and finish exposed surfaces during hardening and after forms have been removed. It includes instruction in the use of chemical additives and in the operation of hand and power concrete-handling equipment.
5509 Construction Equipment Operation
This instructional program prepares individuals to operate and maintain heavy equipment, such as crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, and shovels, including draglines, hoes, and cranes. It includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, backfilling, clearing, and excavating.
5950 Construction Technology (wood shop)
This course is a study of the information and skills involved with construction processes, organizations, and occupations. A variety of the materials, tools, and processes used in the construction industry are studied. The course introduces construction concepts and activities as well as management and production practices in current use in the construction industry and in other technical areas.
5510 Cooling and Refrigeration
This instructional program prepares individuals to install, operate, test, and service cooling and refrigeration systems. It includes instruction in various types of systems, control devices, thermal units, and refrigerators.
5511 Drywall Installation
This instructional program prepares individuals to install wallboard, plasterboard, or other interior surfaces in structures.
5533 Engineering and Heavy Construction
This pathway prepares students for careers in engineering and heavy industrial construction such as roads, highways, subdivisions and includes instruction in the way these structures are built.
5513 Floor Covering Installation
This instructional program prepares individuals to test and repair sub-floors and to install resilient tile, sheet goods, or carpeting. It includes instruction in installing underlayments; cutting, fitting, and gluing lining; tacking, stapling, or taping padding; planning, laying out, fitting, and installing resilient flooring by gluing or loose-lay methods; installing cover bases, self coving and carpet fasteners; trimming and seaming carpet; and installing stair treads, risers, and countertops.
5514 Furniture Making
This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble and finish wood furniture. It includes instruction in preparing freehand sketches; fastening wooden parts with glue; reinforcing joints with dowels, screws, staples, or nails using power screwdrivers, staple guns, or hammers; and finishing and/or refinishing new, used, damaged, or worn furniture according to specifications.
5515 Glazing
This instructional program prepares individuals to prepare, fit, and install glass in structural openings such as windows, doors, and partitions or in display cases and tabletops.
5516 Heating and Air Conditioning
This instructional program prepares individuals to install, operate, test, repair, and maintain commercial and domestic heating and air-conditioning systems.
5517 Insulation Installation
This instructional program prepares individuals to install batt, blanket, board, loose fill, and other forms of insulation in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings to enhance energy-efficient heating and cooling.
5501 Introduction to Construction
This instructional course deals with the tasks performed in the residential and commercial construction trades and is required for enrollment in advanced vocational and technical education courses. It comprises the study of safety, career opportunities, tools and machines, planning and design, economics, citizenship, management, applicable mathematics, blueprint reading, component nomenclature, trade vocabulary, residential and commercial construction standards, construction manufacturing standards, and specialized skills. Competencies related to each standard in the construction cluster are taught. Students' participation in the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
5519 Locksmithing
This instructional program prepares individuals to repair and open locks, make keys, change lock and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
5534 Mechanical Construction
This pathway prepares students for careers in plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC). This pathway also includes instruction in how these systems work in structures.
5520 Millwork and Cabinetmaking
This instructional program prepares individuals to engage in the mass production of such articles as window frames, moldings, trim and panels, and such products as store fixtures, kitchen cabinets, and office equipment. The program includes instruction in cutting, shaping, assembling, and refinishing articles; installing hinges, catches, drawer pulls, and other hardware; and planning and drafting layouts.
5521 Painting and Decorating
This instructional program prepares individuals to finish exterior and interior surfaces by applying protective or decorative coating materials such as paint, lacquer, and wallpaper. It includes instruction in scraping, burning, or sanding surfaces; making, mixing, and matching paint colors; applying coatings with brush, roller, or spray gun; and cutting, pasting, and hanging wallpaper.
5522 Pipefitting and Steamfitting
This instructional program prepares individuals to lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems. These skills are applied on the basis of a knowledge of systems operations and the study of building plans or working drawings.
5523 Plastering
This instructional program prepares individuals to apply plaster, stucco, and similar materials to interior and exterior surfaces. It includes instruction in lathing and in surface preparation, smoothing, and finishing.
5524 Plumbing
This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems according to specifications and plumbing codes
5975 Principles of Technology
Principles of Technology is a course designed for students planning technical careers. It includes 14 units presented over two years. Each of the 14 units deals with one principle as it applies in the four energy systems (mechanical, fluid, thermal, and electrical) that provide power for both simple and complex technological devices and equipment. The units also cover the mathematics needed to understand and apply the principles. They focus on work, rate, resistance, energy, power, and force transformers. The second year of instruction covers momentum, waves and vibrations, energy converters, transducers, radiation, optical systems, and time constraints. These studies complete the program.
5502 Residential and Commercial Construction
This instructional program provides individuals with the competencies and information needed in residential and commercial construction. It comprises the study of fasteners and hardware, finishes and coatings, materials, installation techniques, laminating and bending methods, new and emerging technologies, mapping and surveying, levels and transits, foundations and floors, walls and partitions, roof systems, electrical wiring, interior and exterior finishes, floor coverings, metal construction, heating and cooling, plumbing, concrete and brick masonry, insulation, glazing, maintenance, and landscaping. Also included is the study of hoisting cranes, earth-moving equipment, ditching and trenching equipment, pump and compressor operation, piaster and trim operations, and the related mathematics, vocabulary, physical science, and management skills. Students' participation in VICA is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category. Courses in the following or similar areas of instruction should be reported under this CBEDS code: Building Maintenance; Construction; Construction Inspection; Construction Math; Ceiling Acoustics; and Landscape Construction.
5525 Roofing
This instructional program prepares individuals to cover roofs and exterior walls of structures with waterproofing or insulating materials such as asphalt, aluminum, slate, wood, and related composition materials.
5527 Stage Technology
This instructional program emphasizes the techniques and processes involved in stage management, prop construction, lighting, the setup and operation of sound systems, and the operation of projection equipment. The program develops basic construction techniques for stage property and scenery; affords practice in stage crew work, which includes the erection and striking of scenery; and provides an overview of related occupations in radio and television.
5528 Structural and Reinforcement Metalwork
This instructional program introduces individuals to reinforcing steel used in footings, foundations, walls, columns, poured beams, bridges, and other structures that are used in the infrastructures of private and commercial buildings. This program acquaints individuals with the use of steel in high-rise buildings. It includes instruction in the use of hand and power tools and in the processes and procedures used in the construction industry.
5970 Technology Core, Level 1
This course represents a contextualized, laboratory-based, integrated curriculum opportunity for all high school students to learn about communication, transportation, energy, production, biotechnology, and integrated technology systems and processes that affect their lives. Students develop critical thinking skills through a variety of multimodal, problem-solving techniques. Integrated content focuses on demystifying technology; increasing student literacy, confidence, and competence in an age of rapidly advancing technology; and providing students with the basis for making wise academic and career choices.
5972 Technology Core, Level 2
This course represents a contextualized, laboratory-based, integrated curriculum opportunity for all high school students to learn about communication, transportation, energy, production, biotechnology, and integrated technology systems and processes that affect their lives. Students develop critical thinking skills through a variety of multimodal problem-solving techniques. Integrated content continues to focus on demystifying technology; increasing student literacy, confidence, and competence in an age of rapidly advancing technology; and providing students with the basis for making wise academic and career choices.
5529 Tile Setting
This instructional program prepares individuals to apply tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks. It includes instruction in fastening lath to walls; spreading plaster and/or concrete; leveling to the desired depth; spreading mastic or adhesive base; and cutting, shaping, and positioning tile.
5530 Upholstering
This instructional program prepares individuals to engage in all aspects of upholstering furniture, automobile seats, caskets, mattresses, and bedsprings. It includes instruction in installing, repairing, arranging, and securing springs, filler, padding, and covering material of mattresses and bedsprings; cutting, sewing, and trimming; cushion filling, tufting, and buttoning; and wood refinishing.
5531 Woodworking
This instructional program prepares individuals to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles; and use a variety of hand and power tools.
5549 Other Construction Technology Course
This designation is for an instructional program/course in Construction Technology not described above.
