Build hands-on skills in the construction industry. Learn hand and power tool use, blueprint reading, design, and basic carpentry skills to support successful careers in residential and commercial construction. This course provides a foundation to pursue a wide variety of construction pathways, including related apprenticeships, residential building, and commercial construction careers.

"Construction Trades has taught me skills that I never thought I’d be good at. That it’s ok to make a mistake as long as you learn from it and move forward, and where there’s a will there’s a way to accomplish the job." — Mitch Taber, Kalamazoo Central High School