2022-2023 Course Information
IC00 Construction Core
Course Number | IC00 |
Course Title | Construction Core |
Course Description | This course covers the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core certification modules required for all of the NCCER curriculum-area programs, and an additional Green module. The course content includes basic safety, introduction to construction math, introduction to hand tools, introduction to power tools, introduction to construction drawing blueprints, material handling, basic communication skills, basic employability skills, and “Your Role in the Green Environment”. The additional Green module has been added to provide students with instruction in the green environment, green construction practices, and green building rating systems. Also, it will help students better understand their personal impacts on the environment and make them more aware of how to reduce their carbon footprint. English Language Arts and Mathematics are reinforced. * Due to potentially hazardous equipment, a maximum enrollment of 20 is recommended. |
Course Status | Standard |
Course Type | Adopted |
POL (Proof of Learning) | Credential |
Credential as POL | NC NCCER - Construction Core MUST PASS ALL Module Tests with 70 or higher AND meet Performance Profile (where required) using matching curriculum editions |
Curriculum Date | Summer 2020 |
Hours of Instruction | 135-150 |
Recommended Maximum Enrollment | 20 |
Course Credit | 1 |
Inherently Honors | No |
Math Option Credit | No |
Prerequisite Course(s) | None |
Career Cluster(s) | ARCH - Architecture & Construction |
Pathway Level(s) | ARCH - Carpentry (CARP) - Foundational PrerequisiteARCH - Electrical Trades (ELTR) - Foundational PrerequisiteARCH - HVAC/R (HVAC) - Foundational PrerequisiteARCH - Masonry (MASO) - Foundational PrerequisiteARCH - Plumbing (PLUM) - Foundational PrerequisiteARCH - Solar Photovoltaics (SOLR) - Foundational Prerequisite |
Work-based Learning | Apprenticeship Business and Industry Field Trip Cooperative Education Internship Job Shadowing |
Aligned Credential(s) or Certification(s) | NC NCCER - Construction CoreOSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry Certification |
CTSO(s)(Career and Technical Student Organization) | SkillsUSA |
SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) Code(s) | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) |