This assignment has a number of objectives. In completing it you will
 

• Have an opportunity to discover the wealth of woodworking and carpentry related resources the internet has to offer.
• Learn about apprenticeship in Alberta and what it means to be an apprentice
• Learn about the Trade of Carpenter and what you could expect if you decided to pursue Carpentry as a career.
• Learn about WHMIS and complete a test on Whmis safety that is a pre-requisite to all CTS modules and is required knowledge in most Alberta industries.
• Have an opportunity to choose a personal project (to be completed later in the course) from the many free project plans that are available on the internet.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON PAPER AND HAND IN TO COMPLETE THIS PORTION OF THE MODULE.

Part One: Apprenticeship   (click for linked information) & Carpentry trade (Click for linked information)

1.  What two elements are combined in apprenticeship training? How much of your time is spent in each element?
 
 

2. How much are apprentices paid?
 
 
 

3. How do you get started in an apprenticeship?
 
 
 

4. How long is the Carpentry apprenticeship?
 
 
 

5. Can taking construction technology courses at Bev Facey Help you if you plan to become an apprentice? How?
 
 
 

6. What is a Journeyman?
 
 
 

6. What are the educational requirements to become a journeyman  Carpenter?
 
 

7. What are three things a Carpenter may be called upon to do?
 
 

8. What kind of pay could you expect as a Journeyman Carpenter?
 
 

Part two: WHMIS

To answer these questions, go to the WHMIS site at

  http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/HSAFETY/WHMIS.HTM

or

http://www.cbsc.org/fedbis/bis/1753.html
 
 

Using the information at these sites, answer the test questions provided in your
module booklet and hand in.
 

Part three: Projects and woodworking sites on the internet.
 

Go to the LINKS page and explore a few of the sites listed there. Can you find any woodworking sites
that aren’t listed? If you’ve never “searched” on the internet before, ask your instructor for help. There are
5 bonus marks available for any three woodworking sites you find that aren’t already on con tech’s home page.
 

Finally, look at some of the plans that are available on the net. If you find one you think you might like to build, write down its location and print the plan out on the computer in construction tech. You can then build it as one of your projects in the optional projects module.