Building Trades
Enrolling in ACTI’s Building Trades program gives students hands-on opportunities to explore many different aspects of the construction trades. Students learn to operate tools and equipment safely, read blueprints, lay block, frame a house, install shingles and siding, wire a house, plumb/heat/cool a house and install all of the interior finishes—from flooring to paint to trim.
Industry Certifications
OSHA 30 – Construction
Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MWEP) Operator
Postsecondary Connections
Articulation Agreements
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology – 9 credits in Residential Remodeling Technology
- RMDL106 Remodeling Hand and Power Tools – 3 credits
- CARP182 Blueprint Reading – 3 credits
- RMDL111 Building Materials – 3 credits
Pre-Apprenticeship Agreements
Advanced placement in PA registered apprenticeships:
Instructor:
David Snyder
Adams County Technical Institute
1126 Old Harrisburg Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Building Trades
Learn how ACTI’s Building Trades program prepares students for a successful future in various construction trades.
Units of Study
- Construction safety
- Hand tools
- Power tools and equipment
- Reading plans and prints
- Site and building layout
- Block masonry
- Floor framing
- Wall framing
- Roof framing
- Roof coverings
- Insulation materials
- Exterior finishes
- Basic plumbing
- Residential electric circuits and components
- Wall components
- Interior finishes
- Stairways
