In the First Year of the Bricklayer Program, students will complete twenty-one of twenty-nine courses required to complete their training and learn the essentials of the bricklayer trade.

FIRST YEAR

Occupational Health and Safety
WHMIS
Standard First Aid
Shop Fundamentals
Laying Brick to the Line
Laying Block to the Line
Mortar
Veneer Walls
Chimneys
Load and Non-Load Bearing Walls and Columns
Drawing and Sketching
Rigging
Introduction to Apprenticeship
Basic Math
Workplace Communications
Customer Service
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Introduction to Computers
Workplace Skills
Job Search Techniques
Entrepreneurial Awareness

AFTER THE FIRST YEAR

Upon completion of the First-Year, students will enter the workforce, become registered as apprentices with the Department of Education, and will be required to return to school occasionally for the completion of their advanced courses.

ADVANCED COURSES

Registed apprentices may be funded by Department of Education (Institutional and Industrial Education Division).

Block 2
Stone Facings
Glass Block
Restoration

Block 3
Conventional Fireplaces
Rumford Fireplaces
Introduction to CAD

Block 4
Refractory Units
Arches and Sculptured Masonry

INTERPROVINCIAL JOURNEYPERSON'S (IP) EXAM

Once all courses have been successfully completed and the student has obtained 7,200 hours of schooling and trade experience, they may write their Interprovincial Journeyperson’s (IP) Exam.

Interprovincial Certification is recognized throughout Canada.