Local 397 General CArpenter Apprenticeship

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A General Carpenter apprenticeship includes three levels of theoretical training, which includes but is not limited to instruction in:

• safety, materials and tools
• plans, specifications and building codes
• estimating, calculations and layout
• metal cutting and welding
• residential, institutional, commercial and industrial construction
• excavation, shoring and re-shoring
• footings, foundations and drainage systems
• formwork and concrete structures
• wall and ceiling framing and floor systems
• roofs and trusses
• exterior and interior finishing represents thousands of members across the country.