Course Description

Students customize a year or semester of construction exploration to match their interests by choosing from a variety of quarter long courses which offer a solid foundation of basic knowledge and experience. Upon completion of the course, students can continue into an Advanced Construction course senior year.

Prerequisites at the Time of Junior Year Enrollment

Minimum of 7 core credits (1.5 must be English), on track to graduate

Credits & Certifications Offered

How Will My Time Be Spent? 

Tech is Real World Learning

Students in this program learn through the use of a variety of industry grade tools and equipment and texts. Their real world labs also require uniforms and personal protective equipment.

Tools & Equipment

The Construction Innovations program allows students to rotate through a variety of courses introducing them to all of our construction offerings. They will use a variety of powered and non-powered tools and equipment. For a complete list, please review the following programs:

• Carpentry
• Construction Trades
• HVAC
• Floor Layers Middle Apprenticeship
• Electrical Trades
  
  

Academic Materials

• The PACT CORE Instructinal Guide - a postsecondary text
• The PACT CORE Student Workbook - a postsecondary text
  
  

Uniform Requirements

• Work pants with a belt (no shorts or athletic pants)
• Cotton shirt
• Hard-soled, leather work boots
• A high visibility vest will be provided
• Hardhats and safety glasses will be provided and must be worn in the lab at all times.

Essential Skills Needed for Success

Students learn the entry level skills necessary to prepare for post-secondary education and the highly competitive world of work. Traditionally, successful students have mastered the processing and/or physical skills listed below prior to enrollment.

Core Essential Skills

• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry as well as their application

• Demonstrate familiarity with tools

• Have an awareness of personal safety in the shop, adhere to safety procedures and assume personal responsibility

• Grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects and quickly move hands together with arm, or move two hands together

• Make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects

• Able to climb, lift and carry objects of 50 pounds or more, and handle taxing physical activity

• Tolerate a construction environment which includes high places, small spaces, extreme temperatures, dirty spaces, loud noises, and a variety of construction-related smells

• Able to see up close clearly

• Able to stand and move for extended periods of time
  
  

For a complete list of essential skills please review the Course Overview Guide.