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Construction Technology - Advanced

Gadsden State Community College

Short-Term Certificate

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Construction Technology Advanced Short-Term Certificate provides advanced construction skills.

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In-Person

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Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingMonitoringActive ListeningCoordinationReading ComprehensionSpeakingQuality Control AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime Management

Knowledge

Building and ConstructionAdministration and ManagementMathematicsDesignEngineering and TechnologyMechanicalCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish Language

Abilities

Problem SensitivityNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInformation OrderingOral ComprehensionVisualizationManual DexterityFinger DexterityArm-Hand SteadinessTrunk StrengthOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionInductive ReasoningSpeech ClarityWritten Expression

Tasks

  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
  • Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
  • Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails,
  • Use drones for site surveying and to inspect hard-to-reach areas of a structure.
  • Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifica
  • Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedure
  • Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareProject management softwareAccounting softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareDocument management softwareFacilities management softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareGraphics or photo imaging software

Tools

A-frame levelsAir compressorsAuger bitsBaluster jigsBand sawsBandsawsBeam sawsBeam-lifting jacksBelt sandersBiscuit joinersBrad tackersBubble levelsBullseye levelsCalibrating electronic levelsCalipersAcetylene welding equipmentAdjustable wrenchesAerial personnel liftsAllen wrenchesAmmetersAnalog temperature analyzersArc welding equipmentBackhoesBench visesBlasting machinesBrick trowels

Work Values

SupportIndependenceWorking ConditionsAchievementRelationshipsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Carpenters47-2031.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-1011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • 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.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
64%
Placement Rate
17%