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PLANNED PROJECTS & TRAINING CONCEPTS

See the skills
you can build.

Explore the kinds of practice projects we are developing for Construction Guys Training Academy. Each example connects a hands-on task with the skills and courses behind it.

Training is in development. These are planned learning examples and concept illustrations, not completed student projects or confirmed class assignments. Final activities, tools, and prerequisites will be listed with each class.
CARPENTRY / PLANNED PRACTICE

A framed wall section

Skills: measurement, layout, assembly sequence, and checking the result for accuracy.

Tools to get familiar with: tape measure, square, level, and course-appropriate fastening tools.

Why it matters: careful layout supports the work that follows.

Framing & Carpentry
Framing Fundamentals

FINISH WORK / PLANNED PRACTICE

A trim or baseboard detail

Skills: planning cuts, fitting joints, preparing materials, and reviewing finish quality.

Tools to get familiar with: measuring tools, an angle guide, and instructor-selected cutting and fastening tools.

Why it matters: small details have a big effect on the finished space.

Finish Carpentry

WALL FINISHES / PLANNED PRACTICE

A drywall practice panel

Skills: planning sheet layout, fastening, preparing joints, and learning the finishing sequence.

Tools to get familiar with: straightedge, cutting tools, taping knives, and sanding equipment.

Why it matters: preparation helps create a consistent finished surface.

Drywall Installation
Drywall Finishing & Texture

TILE / PLANNED PRACTICE

A tile layout sample

Skills: measuring, planning a balanced layout, spacing, setting, and reviewing the result.

Tools to get familiar with: measuring tools, spacers, trowels, and course-appropriate tile-cutting tools.

Why it matters: planning the layout before installation helps prevent avoidable rework.

Tile Installation Fundamentals

BUILDING SYSTEMS / PLANNED PRACTICE

Understand a system before working on it

Skills: identifying components, reading a basic layout, understanding connections, and recognizing hazards.

Learning setting: instructor-led demonstrations and appropriate training equipment. Electrical and plumbing activities will depend on the confirmed course.

Electrical Basics
Plumbing Basics

BUSINESS / PLANNED PRACTICE

A project plan and estimate

Skills: reading the scope, identifying tasks, listing materials, estimating time, and comparing the plan with the result.

Tools to get familiar with: sample plans, a calculator, a project notebook, and estimating worksheets.

Why it matters: good planning connects the craft to a sustainable business.

Blueprint Reading
Estimating & Project Management

VISUALIZING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Training-space concepts

These existing illustrations show ideas for hands-on training stations. They do not show a current campus, actual students, or a confirmed venue. Our planned classes will be hosted at Bay Area job-site locations.

Concept illustration of an electrical teaching station
Electrical training concept · Illustration
Concept illustration of hands-on construction training booths
Hands-on training booth concept · Illustration
Concept illustration of multi-trade practice stations
Multi-trade practice concept · Illustration

Watch the learning take shape.

As classes launch, this page will grow with clearly identified demonstration work and student projects shared with permission. For now, explore the planned courses and tell us which skills you want to practice.

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Tell us what you want to learn and where you are in your construction journey. View tuition in the course catalog and get launch updates as class dates and locations become available.

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