This program concentrates on training scaffold erector apprentices to the specific levels required for the construction industry and has been approved by the State of California Division of Apprenticeship Standards. It includes safety, blueprint reading, commercial construction processes, building codes, estimation, welding, and proper scaffold erection.
Upon completion of this certificate, students may find employment in the following sectors: government, residential and commercial construction and maintenance, utilities, and facilities management.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ demonstrate safe working practices in a field construction environment.
✔ demonstrate proper selection, use, care, preparation, and handling of the scaffold erector's tools of the trade.
✔ interpret and apply national building codes relating to scaffold erection.
✔ interpret residential and commercial construction blueprints.
✔ evaluate, lay out, and construct various project types.
✔ identify and select appropriate materials for each phase of construction.