Enhanced Construction Program - E.C.P.
The Enhanced Construction Program, a partnership between Carpenters’ Local 494, Tecumseh and the Greater Essex County District School Board, gives students an opportunity to spend a semester learning the ins and outs of the trade and preparing for apprenticeships.
While attending the Enhanced Construction Program, they learn all of the necessary skills to have a competitive edge on a construction site, as well as receive certification in the essential health and safety courses to keep them safe on a job site. The ECP covers general shop safety and participants learn how to do basic layouts, some formwork, drywall, steel stud framing and the operation of equipment such as forklifts and articulating booms. In addition, safety training covers working at heights, confined space awareness and hoisting and rigging.
While onsite for construction-related courses, the GECDSB also supplies math and English teachers to ensure students receive all the necessary credits to graduate on time and receive their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
Students are required to:
- Have 14 credits (including Grade 9 and 10 Math and English) before the start of Grade 11
- Be 16 years old before the CO-OP placements starts
- Be punctual and have a good attendance history
- Follow an OYAP Code of Conduct
- Arrange their own transportation to the CO-OP placement
- Become Registered Apprentices with M.L.I.T.S.D.
Benefits of Enhanced Construction Program:
- Develop skills related to construction
- Acquire certifications recognized by industry (Working at Heights, Scaffolding Training and more)
- Earn up to 8 CO-OP credits
- Graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
- Begin a career, not just a job
- SHSM and Dual Credit
Employment Opportunities:
- Inspector
- Construction Foreperson
- Field Engineer
- Surveyor
- Project Manager
- General Carpenter
- Drywall and Acoustics Installer