Cabinet Maker / Joiner, Foundation-Level
• Full-time • Starts: September •
Selection process
grade or better will be awarded
3 points.
Fees, entire program: $3,765 •
Students are encouraged to submit a
25 weeks • Fort St. James
resumé and handwritten statement indi-
9. Credit for submitting a resumé and
cating reasons for wishing to enter the
personal handwritten statement
program as well as complete two pre-
indicating their reasons for wishing
Careers
Trades evaluations: a test of mechanical
to enter this program will be
Joiners build, repair and restyle
reasoning skills, and the College
awarded a maximum of 3 points.
wooden furniture, cabinets, fixtures
English/Math Achievement Test
Maximum points = 28
and other products. There are many
(EMAT). Both of these items are
Note: High school graduation with
similarities with the carpentry trade,
included in the selection criteria listed
and both involve primarily working
below and will be awarded points.
English 12, Math 11 and Physics 11
(where applicable) is recommended and
with wood. Joinery, however, tends to
If the program is over-subscribed,
be more specialized. A joiner is desig-
required by some employers in order to
students will be selected based on the
be indentured as an apprentice.
nated as a cabinetmaker under the
selection criteria listed below.
Inter-provincial Red Seal program.
1.
The letter grade for English 10,
Using architectural drawings, joiners
Provincial apprenticeship programs
English 030 or Communications 11
often operate woodworking machines
or equivalent will contribute its
An apprenticeship is a formal written
to cut and form parts, which they then
actual points to the selection
agreement between an employer, an
assemble into finished products. Some
process: e.g., “A” = 4.0, “B+” = 3.33,
employee and the Industry Training
specialize in custom-made furniture.
etc.
Authority (ITA). Typically, 80-85% of
Preparation of cost estimates is often a
an apprenticeship is work-based
2.
The letter grade for Principles of
key skill and responsibility.
training; the rest is technical training in
Math 10, Math 030, Applications of
the classroom/shop.
Math 10, Applied Math 10 or Math
Admission requirements
030 or equivalent, will contribute its
Most apprenticeships take four years.
actual points to the selection
To earn a certificate or ticket, appren-
1. Recommended education: Grade 10
or equivalent, including English 10
process: e.g., “A” = 4.0, “B+” = 3.33,
tices must complete both work-based
etc.
training and technical training,
or ENGL 030, Math 10 or MATH
030, and Science 10.
including examinations. After working
3.
Credit in Physics 11 or equivalent
as apprentices for the period specified
2. Preferred: Grade 12
with a grade of “C” or better will be
by the ITA, graduates can write the
awarded 4 points.
Students who do not meet the above
Interprovincial Standards Examination.
requirement, and think they may be
4.
The mechanical reasoning portion
Graduates of the Foundation-Level
admissible as a mature student should
of the EMAT will be awarded a
Cabinet Maker / Joiner program
consult a CNC counsellor/advisor.
maximum of 5 points.
(Entry Level Trades Training) at CNC
5.
The English portion of the EMAT
receive an ITA Certification of
will be awarded a maximum of 1
Program outline
Completion and credit for level one
point.
technical training of their apprentice-
• Safe work practices
6.
The Math portion of the EMAT will
ship.
• Organizational skills
be awarded a maximum of 1 point.
Apprentices who want to schedule their
• Material selection
7.
Credit in one or more trades-related
technical training at CNC should
courses at the Grade 12 level with a
contact CNC’s Trades Division.
grade of “B” or better, or successful
Apprentices and employers must
Costs
completion of any foundation-level
register apprenticeships with the ITA.
• Tuition fees: $3,765
trades training program or docu-
For application forms or more informa-
• Application fee: $15
mented experience of one year in a
tion, call 1-866-660-6011 or visit
trade will be awarded 3 points.
• Registration fee: $15
8.
Credit in any of the following:
• Lab supply fee: TBA
English 11, Principles of Math 11,
• Technology fee: $52
or equivalents, or Trades Math 041
• Textbooks: TBA
and Trades Math 042 with a “C”
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