Construction Trades - Mt. Pleasant

The Building Trades program provides students with a solid foundation in residential building. Construction skills and techniques taught include: framing, insulation, roofing, drywall hanging and finishing, deck building, window and door installation, and finish trim work. Students learn and apply these skills in the classroom and in lab situations. Hand and power tool use, safety, teamwork, and employability skills are emphasized. The Building Trades program is valuable for students thinking of going into a construction field and for others wanting to learn valuable life skills. When students have completed this class, they should be prepared to join the workforce as laborers, apprentices, and possibly tradespeople: and/or be prepared to further their education at the university, college or trade school level.

(Construction Trades is held at the GI-TEC Mt. Pleasant Campus).

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Entry Level Careers

(with program completion)

Bricklayer
Building Superintendent
Cabinet Maker
Cable Installer
Concrete Mason
Construction Laborer
Drywaller
Flooring Installer
Glazier
Insulator
Roofer
Demolition Expert

Doug Sickles

Construction Trades Instructor

(989) 775-2210 x 20711

dsickles@gi-tec.net

With over two decades of hands-on industry experience—including running my own licensed contracting business since 1999 and spending six years in corporate project management and estimating—I bring real-world construction straight into the classroom.

My favorite part of teaching is playing an active role in my students' lives and helping guide them toward fulfilling, successful careers in the trades. I believe the best way to learn is by doing, which is why my premier teaching resource is the GI-TEC School House Project. By placing students directly on an active job site to build a house from the ground up, they get an an authentic, hands-on foundation in the construction industry that no textbook can match.

Doug Sickles | Construction Trades Instructor