Building Trades & Construction Design Technology

Program Overview

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Architecture and Construction career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Architecture and Construction career cluster.

The content includes but is not limited to applying construction techniques; reading plans and specifications; and developing trade skills in carpentry, masonry, electricity, plumbing and air conditioning.

Program Admission Requirements

AGE: 16 years or older

BASIC SKILLS LEVEL: Computations (Math) 9.0 & Communications (Reading & Language Arts) 9.0

*Or met other basic skill requirements

Admission Requirements

Industry Certifications

Employment opportunities

Maintenance worker
Carpenter
Mason
Electrician Helper
Plumber
Paint Technician
Construction Worker
Fencer
Laborer
Millwright
Pile Driver
Plasterer

What You'll learn

Demonstrate safety practices and follow disaster plans.
Identify and use basic hand tools.
Identify power tools and describe their proper operation.
Research, identify, classify and present construction components, materials, hardware and characteristics.
Demonstrate an understanding of the construction industry and related occupations.
Explain the importance of employability and entrepreneurship skills.
Demonstrate rough and finish carpentry skills.
Demonstrate masonry skills.
Demonstrate painting and decorating skills.
Demonstrate mathematics and science knowledge and skills.
Explain all that the built environment encompasses.
Demonstrate an understanding of the natural environment, built environment and green built environment.
Research laws applicable to the construction industry.
Develop a basic understanding of construction contracts and how they apply to the construction process.
Demonstrate electrical rough in skills, finish electrical skills, plumbing rough in skills and finish plumbing skills.
Demonstrate heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) rough in skills.
Demonstrate design technology.

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Students in the workforce

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BUILDING TRADES & CONSTRUCTION ENROLLMENT INCREASE '25-'25

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HVAC ENROLLMENT INCREASE '24-'25

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FAQs

Common questions about our program.

Employers of graduates

meet your instructors

Travis Barlar

Instructor

(850) 487-7402

Travis.barlar@leonschools.net

Program Requirements

Total Clock Hours: 900

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Course Length	SOC Code
A	BCV 0080	Building Construction Assistant	450	49-9071
B	BCV 0081	Carpentry and Masonry Technician	150	49-9071
C	BCV 0082	Electrical and Plumbing Technician	150	49-9071
D	BCV 0083	Building Maintenance Technician (formerly ‘A/C and Painting Technician’)	150	49-9071

See the Course Catalog for detailed program cost and fee information.

Total Clock Hours: 900

Fee	Details
2628.00	Florida Resident Tuition ($2.92 x 900 hours)
90.00	Registration Fee ($45.00 per semester x 2)
100.00	Facility Usage Fee ($50.00 per semester x 2)
600.00	Lab Fee ($300.00 per semester x 2)
739.00	Miscellaneous Fees ($639.00 paid during 1st semester)

Occupational Advisory Committee

Kenneth Taite

Hagan Construction

Chris Sumner

Culpepper Construction

Brandi Faison

ABC Construction

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This application could change your life in amazing ways! We’re here for you and we want you to success, so let us know if you need help with the application process. (850)-487-7473.

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