Our Curriculum

The primary purpose of the Exploratory Year is to excite students through “hands-on” projects to choose Construction Craft Laborer (CCL) as their High School CTE track. These projects will allow students to build and create as a Construction Craft Laborer, generating enthusiasm and introducing these potential CCL CTE students to the work and career opportunities.

The Tools Identification unit addresses the fundamental skills and job responsibilities of a construction craft laborer working with common hand, power, and gasoline-powered tools.

The Basic Safety and Standard PPE unit addresses the fundamental safety knowledge of noise and hearing safety, fall protection, heat stress and prevention, and back injury safety. This unit also provides the opportunities to practice donning and doffing standard Personal Protective Equipment.

The Materials Identification unit addresses the fundamental knowledge and skills to identify, use, and store lumber, nails, and reinforced steels.

The Additional Health and Safety unit addresses the fundamental safety knowledge of fire prevention, electric safety, hazardous substance awareness, signs/signals/barricades, vehicle and crane safety, and demolition safety. This unit also provides opportunities to practice inspecting electricals and handling hazardous substances safely.

The Concrete Skills Unit builds upon the Introduction to Concrete and expanded on the skills and job responsibilities of a construction craft laborer working in concrete forming, placement, and finish work.

The Introduction to Jobsite Layout unit addresses the fundamental skills and job responsibilities of a construction craft laborer responsible for establishing reference points, operating leveling instruments, and placing reference stakes on a jobsite for excavation.

The Scaffolds unit addresses the fundamental skills and job responsibilities of a construction craft laborer responsible for building and dismantling scaffold.

The Landscaping unit addresses the fundamental skills and job responsibilities of a laborer responsible for identifying site soil and terrain, performing erosion control and ground shaping, and planting trees, shrubs, and grass (including sod).

The Work Zone Safety unit addresses the fundamental skills and job responsibilities of a construction craft laborer responsible for installing signs and channeling devices for lane closures, flagging in a traffic control zone, and working safely around heavy equipment and parked cars.

The Environmental Protection unit addresses the fundamental skills and job responsibilities of a construction craft laborer working with erosion control, hazardous waste, and improving energy efficiency of buildings with air sealants.

The Employability unit addresses the fundamental skills for professional conduct at a workplace. It also provides the opportunity to create employment materials and practice skills necessary to explore career paths.