Carpentry and Renovation Technician

The Carpentry and Renovation Technician diploma at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario gives you the hands-on skills to build, renovate and finish residential and light-commercial structures. Over two years you will learn framing, foundations, roofing, interior and exterior finishing, cabinetry, blueprint reading, building codes, and the safe use of hand and power tools. With strong emphasis on shop and site practice, you spend significant time building real projects and developing genuine trade craftsmanship.

You will learn to interpret drawings, estimate materials, construct and renovate spaces to code, and complete quality finishing work. The program also covers renovation-specific skills that are in high demand as homeowners and builders upgrade existing buildings. Graduates are well prepared to enter the construction industry, pursue apprenticeship pathways toward Red Seal certification, and work as carpenters, renovation technicians and finishing specialists. With a sustained shortage of skilled trades across Canada, employment prospects are excellent. International students gain practical Canadian site experience and a credential aligned to a recognised skilled trade. If you enjoy working with your hands and seeing tangible results, this diploma launches a stable, well-paid and respected career in the building trades.

With Fleming’s hands-on facilities and strong industry links in Peterborough, graduates leave ready to step confidently into roles such as Carpenter, equipped with the practical, Canadian-ready skills today’s employers actively seek.