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Code 5819
DiplomaDVS
SectorBuildings and Public Works (07)
Number of credits90
Length of training1350 hours
StatusProgram approved in 2008.
Educational organizations offering the program
Note(s)
This program is offered in French: 
5319 - Charpenterie-menuiserie
  • Objectives and targeted professions
  • Admission conditions
  • Program content

Program objectives

The Carpentry program prepares students to practise the trade of carpenter in different sectors, mostly in residential, institutional and commercial construction and in civil engineering and road works. Carpenters carry out a variety of tasks, such as laying out projects and buildings; pouring concrete footings, foundations and walls; making concrete columns, slabs, beams and stairs; building wood or metal floors and walls; building roofs; setting up scaffolding and temporary structures; installing doors and windows; insulating building envelopes and various other building elements; building permanent and temporary divisions; finishing the interior and exterior of a building; building wood stairs; installing modular furniture; and coordinating, analyzing, collecting, calculating and comparing data, particularly when establishing an estimate for repairs or remodelling. They are also required to develop skills in communication, teamwork and interpersonal relationships with people outside the company. Finally they must adjust, control, handle and operate machinery and materials with precision.

Targeted professions (find out more about a trade or an occupation on Québec.ca)

Carpenters (7271)
Residential and commercial installers and servicers (7441)

Job titles

carpenter-joiner
kitchen cupboard and vanity installer

Admission conditions

To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor's degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who have obtained Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister are required to pursue general education courses, concurrently with their vocational training, in order to obtain the Secondary IV credits they lack in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister.

Functional prerequisites

This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn't require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( - ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).

Specific prerequisites
Language of instructionSecond languageMathematics
AdultsYouthAdultsYouthAdultsYouth
ENG-3101-1 et ENG-3102-2 ou (ENG-3070-3)632-306 ou (630-316)----

Program content

Code Statement of competency Hours Credits
754-992 To protect health, safety and physical integrity on construction sites 30 2
761-651 To determine their suitability for the trade and the training process 15 1
761-665 To use hand tools and portable electric tools to join materials 75 5
761-676 To process information contained in drawings, specifications and sketches 90 6
761-683 To do planning calculations 45 3
761-694 To perform alignment and levelling operations 60 4
761-703 To perform scaffolding, lifting and handling operations 45 3
761-716 To build and install furniture and finishing accessories 90 6
761-727 To construct forms for footings, foundation walls and concrete walls 105 7
761-732 To perform operations related to the construction of deep foundations 30 2
761-747 To construct forms for concrete columns, beams, slabs and stairs 105 7
761-754 To frame floors 60 4
761-766 To frame walls 90 6
761-777 To build roofs 105 7
761-783 To perform insulating, soundproofing and ventilation operations 45 3
761-797 To do exterior finishing work 105 7
761-808 To do interior finishing work 120 8
761-818 To build wood stairs 120 8
761-821 To prepare to enter the work force 15 1
1350 90
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