Year Two, Wood Industry Specialty Core

Year two contains curriculum for specialized core competencies necessary for entering occupations in the Wood Industry: secondary manufacturing industry and construction carpentry. The competencies identified for the Wood Industry, year two, bridge the first year core competencies with the specialty competencies in the third year. Year two builds on the year one core competencies and prepares students for the rigorous third year competencies leading to entry-level positions in the Wood Industries or related postsecondary experiences, which may include advanced credit opportunities.

Curriculum is in the form of planning guides that have competencies in the following areas:

• Safety
• Hand tools
• Power tools
• Wood species characteristics
• Workplace skills
• Applied math
• Applied communications
• Applied technology
• Drafting
• Manufacturing machines
• Cognitive framing skills
• Wall and partition framing skills
• Cabinetmaking in construction

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