Construction Trades
Video Overview
Construction Trades
Program Overview
Construction Trades courses are designed to provide students with theory as well as practical experience in all areas of construction. Students will be involved in the construction of a home from start to finish. Related occupations include architect, engineer, draftsman, realtor, interior designer, developer, supplier, and skilled trades such as carpenter, mason, plumber, electrician, cabinetmaker, floor/tire installer and painter.
Program Location:
- Boyne City High School
- Central Lake High School
- Charlevoix High School
- Ellsworth High School
- Pellston High School
- Petoskey High School
Articulation Agreements:
Related Occupations
- Carpenter
- Architect
- Engineer
- Draftsman
- Realtor
- Interior Designer
- Developer
- Mason
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Painter
- Floor Installer
- Drywaller
- General Contractor
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Program News & Information
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Collin Lang, Harbor Springs graduate, and Declan McNulty, Petoskey graduate, at Wentworth Builders
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Collin Lang, Harbor Springs graduate, and Declan McNulty, Petoskey graduate, at Wentworth Builders Two recent local graduates are adding to the construction workforce in Northern Michigan and to Wentworth Builder’s growing...
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Ryan Meier, Harbor Springs High School graduate, with Bay Water BuildersÂ
Standing in the living room of a 6,400-square-foot home overlooking Lake Michigan on a secluded stretch of shoreline north of Harbor Springs, Ryan Meier took in all the stunning details that he had a hand in shaping. “I really love this job. I get to build cool...
Career Tech to Careers Follow-up: Jared Kortman, Wentworth Builders of Harbor Springs
In September 2020, Char-Em ISD first met up with Jared Kortman and his Wentworth Builders’ supervisors and colleagues at the building site of a sprawling, beautiful home going up on the shores of Walloon Lake. Kortman had just graduated from Petoskey High School,...
Career Tech to Careers: Parker MacDonald, 2024 Petoskey High School graduate, at Corble Builders
On a recent summer afternoon, Parker MacDonald and his coworkers at Corble Builders carried 59 sheets of drywall to a job site on Walloon Lake, where no delivery trucks were allowed due to the property’s sensitive setting. MacDonald, 18, appeared no worse for wear...
Career Tech triple crown: 2024 Pellston grad Xavier Schmalzried celebrated at Career Tech to Careers signing event with Wentworth Builders Â
Xavier Schmalzried is likely one of a small number of students who have the opportunity to put skills from three high school career tech courses all to work right after graduation. Schmalzried, 17, is a 2024 graduate of Pellston High School who took construction,...
WENTWORTH BUILDERS WITH JARED KORTMAN
On Sept. 24, 2020, ISD staff held a Career Tech to Careers signing event with Jared Kortman, a 2020 graduate of Petoskey High school. Kortman, 18, has started a career as a builder with Wentworth Builders, of Harbor Springs. The job involves a number of skills...
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