{"id":37,"date":"2020-11-12T20:15:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.sd71.bc.ca\/career-programs\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:39:01","slug":"construction-trades-sampler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/construction-trades-sampler\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Trades Sampler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1r38x-b8a2d2b26e4d0fa316915f4ae9c7868c\">\n.flex_column.av-1r38x-b8a2d2b26e4d0fa316915f4ae9c7868c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1r38x-b8a2d2b26e4d0fa316915f4ae9c7868c av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kjd1i64p-fd29d6fcbe31fd527f14ee09bf3b2de4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"pageTitle \"><\/h1>\n<div class=\"right-aligned pages-content-wrapper style-overwrite \">\n<div class=\"pages-left-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pages-left-column pages-column\">\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text \">\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\">\n<table class=\"ms-rteTable-default\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableEvenRow-default\">\n<td><strong>Instructor:\u200b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Michael Orlandi &#8211; Red Seal Cabinet maker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableOddRow-default\">\n<td><strong>\u200bLocation:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u200bG.P. Vanier Secondary School &#8211; Construction Building<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableEvenRow-default\">\n<td><strong>\u200bProgram start\u00a0date:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u200bSemester 2, full time Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:15 pm<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">One Work Experience Day &#8211; Wednesday<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableOddRow-default\">\n<td><strong>Course Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Up to 20 graduation credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Trades Sampler 12A (\u200b\u200bTSITA12A)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Trades Sampler 12B (\u200b\u200bTSITA12B)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Trades Sampler 12C (\u200b\u200bTSITA12C)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Workplace Math 11 (WPM 11)<\/span>*Workforce Training Certificate (WTC 12)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">*Work Experience 12A (WEX 12A)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableEvenRow-default\">\n<td><strong>\u200bField Trips:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Industry field trips to residential construction job sites, commercial construction job sites, truss shop, etc.<\/p>\n<p>NIC trade program Tours at both Campbell River and Comox Valley Campuses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableOddRow-default\">\n<td><strong>\u200bApplication:\u200b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u200bInterested students should fill out a District Trades Sampler Application and note Construction Sampler for the program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ms-rteTableFooterRow-default\">\n<td><strong>\u200bCo-op portion:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>After the initial part of the program is complete and a few tours of industry taken, students will be set up on Work Experience 12A placements to make industry connection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note: This program follows the school district calendar<\/p>\n<h3>COURSE DESCRIPTION<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/23.files.edl.io\/4ab6\/18\/07\/30\/170035-8f9da6c3-7423-4702-a55d-346cf1f4ca9f.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The Construction Trade Sampler is a cohort group that is immersed into the many careers related to the construction industry. Students will explore interested career areas around the following trades: Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Roofing, Drywall, Flooring, Siding, Concrete and Painting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The course is mainly \u201chands on\u201d by building skills, knowledge and the right attitude that employers are looking for. There will be a focus on SkilledTradesBC (formerly the Industry Training Authority or ITA) essential skills, field trips to businesses that employ trades people, project building in the shop, and practical experiences with North\u00a0 Island College Trades instructors. Drafting and math will be interspersed with day to day learning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\">\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\">\n<div>\n<p>This course is open to all grade 11 and 12 students in the Comox Valley. Grade 10 students may be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<strong>Applying:<\/strong>\u00a0See your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/staff-directory\/\">Careers Office<\/a> to be put on the list and to receive a district application.<\/p>\n<p>Space is limited to 16 students.<\/p>\n<h3>PATHWAY TO A NIC TRADES PROGRAM<\/h3>\n<p>Below is a sample timetable showing the pathway and required courses needed between Grade 10 &#8211; 12 so a student could take the Construction Trades Sampler Program in Grade 11 followed by a North Island College Trades Program for Semester 2 of their Grade 12 year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text\">\n<div>\n<table style=\"height: 497px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"787\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"201\"><strong>Grade 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"211\"><strong>Grade 11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"199\"><strong>Grade 12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"201\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">English 10<br \/>\nMath 10<br \/>\nCLE 10\/Elective 10<br \/>\nElective 10\/Elective 10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"211\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">English 11<br \/>\nScience 11*<br \/>\nSocials 11 or 12 *<br \/>\n|Elective 11 (CLE11*)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">English 12<br \/>\nCLC\/Capstone<br \/>\n*Grade 11 Required Academic?<br \/>\nElective 11 or 12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"201\">Socials 10<br \/>\nScience 10<br \/>\nPE 10<br \/>\nElective 10\/Elective 10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"211\"><strong>Construction Trades Sampler<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Includes WorkPlace Math 11)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"199\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NIC Trades\u00a0Program<br \/>\n(Comox Valley)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Count as Grade 12 Electives)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* Could be done in Grade 12<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2dg1-4e0d65c507caf6fd6054c1764e1da614\">\n.flex_column.av-2dg1-4e0d65c507caf6fd6054c1764e1da614{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2dg1-4e0d65c507caf6fd6054c1764e1da614 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kjd1kfkh-e3bc532580d914307a7d5929f96753fb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a 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