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Introduction to Agricultural Construction

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Introduction to Agricultural Construction provides students with an overview of framing and building a structure. Topics include lumber, metal, material estimation, floor systems, framing systems (ceiling, wall, roof), and roofing materials for various structures.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Agriculture, Food and Natural ResourcesFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Introduction to Agricultural Construction provides students with an overview of framing and building a structure. Topics include lumber, metal, material estimation, floor systems, framing systems (ceiling, wall, roof), and roofing materials for various structures.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Compare applications of types and styles of materials that can be used in agricultural structures
  • Compare the use of hardwood and softwood lumber in agricultural structures
  • Determine which metal materials are best suited to various applications in structures, considering appearance, gauge
  • Calculate a bill of materials for the framing of a structure
  • Discuss the purpose and setup of a builder’s level
  • Compare advantages of concrete flooring systems and wood flooring systems
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Carpenters47-2031.00
  • Construction Laborers47-2061.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-1011.00
  • Structural Iron and Steel Workers47-2221.00
  • Painters, Construction and Maintenance47-2141.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Hand and power tools (circular saw, miter saw, drill, nail gun) — identify and use safely under a journeyman's review.
  • Lumber selection and grading — recognize basic species and grade stamps on a residential job site.
  • Measuring and marking (tape, square, chalk line) — execute accurately to a journeyman's layout.
  • Stud and joist installation — perform per layout marks on a residential rough-in.
  • Sheathing and subfloor — install per spec with appropriate nail patterns under supervision.
  • PPE and fall-protection basics — apply consistently on a residential or light-commercial job site.
  • Job-site cleanup and material staging — maintain to a foreman's expectations daily.
  • Blueprint reading basics — interpret dimensions and elevations on residential floor plans.
  • Basic concrete-form work (footings, walls) — set up under a senior carpenter's direction.
  • Tool maintenance and battery management — handle for personal kit on a daily basis.

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