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Construction and Carpentry in Pennsylvania
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Pennsylvania CTC carpentry students earn the NOCTI-based PA Skills Certificate and NCCER credentials; paid woodworking or roofing by a minor needs a student-learner training agreement.
State program: CIP 46.0201 Carpentry/Carpenter, SOAR Program of Study 3
What a high school can deliver
The PA Skills Certificate, NCCER credentials and SOAR credit where it applies; Pennsylvania has no state contractor license.
Credentials students can earn
NOCTI Job Ready Carpentry (test 4215) end-of-program assessment (); PA Skills Certificate; PDE credential list for 46.0201 ()
Age and hour requirements
No state contractor license; municipal only. Under-16 barred from all construction; apprentice federal floor 16 (state minimum: Confirm with the agency).
Other agencies involved
None. Municipal licensing where it exists.
Who can teach it
Career and Technical Instructional I: 8,000 hours, or 4,000 plus bachelor's; carpentry occupational competency assessment; 18 credits (Experience-Based Type 24 while finishing, 5 years).
Child labor rules for work placements
Work permit for every minor; 28 hours a school week at 16-17. 34 Pa. Code ch. 11 bars power woodworking and roofing for all minors except apprentices, student learners and approved graduates: training agreement and plan. HO 2, 7, 15 barred.
College credit after high school
SOAR POS 3 per PA profile (at least 9 technical credits, 2.75 technical GPA, Competent/Advanced, 16 months); Construction guide says status not confirmed during the revision ().
Where to go next
- The full Construction and Carpentry guide, showing Pennsylvania
- The Pennsylvania state profile
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