NCCER Carpenter study plan

Match 20 common hand and power tools to their safe operating procedures and required PPE.

Apply OSHA fall-protection, ladder, and scaffold rules to 10 written jobsite scenarios and state the correct control for each.

Solve 15 trade-math problems converting fractions and decimals and computing area, volume, and board feet.

Identify plan, elevation, section, and detail views in a drawing set and locate a specified building feature in each view.

Compute board feet, concrete volume, and stud and plate quantities for a small structure using trade-math formulas.

Lay out sill plates, girders, and floor joists at 16 in. and 24 in. on center for a 24 ft x 32 ft floor, marking joist direction and splices.

Select joist size, span, and bridging from a span table for three different floor-load conditions.

Sequence the installation of tongue-and-groove subfloor decking with adhesive and the correct fastening schedule.

Lay out a wall with top and bottom plates, studs, headers, and rough openings at 16 in. on center, including king, trimmer, and cripple studs.

Detail corner, T-intersection, and partition intersections and name the framing members each requires.

Identify ceiling-joist spacing, blocking, and bracing requirements for a given ceiling framing plan.

Describe the procedure for plumbing, aligning, and bracing walls before sheathing.

Set up batter boards and apply the 3-4-5 method to square a building corner to within 1/8 in.

Use a level or transit to transfer and verify elevations for footings and finish floor.

Read working drawings to determine footing size, foundation wall thickness, and reinforcement from plan notes and details.

Interpret line types, symbols, and drawing scale to measure three dimensions from a 1/4 in. = 1 ft plan.

Compute concrete volume with a waste allowance and describe form setup for footings and a foundation wall, including keyways and form ties.

Place and tie reinforcing steel and state curing and form-stripping time requirements.

Calculate roof slope, unit rise and run, and common rafter length using the Pythagorean theorem and rafter tables.

Identify common, hip, valley, jack, and ridge members on a roof framing plan.

Lay out and cut common, hip, and jack rafters for a specified slope, marking ridge and birdsmouth cuts correctly.

Sequence sheathing, underlayment, and flashing installation at ridge, valley, and wall intersections.

Select and describe installation of siding, soffit, and fascia including the weather-resistive barrier and drainage plane.

Explain flashing and installation of windows and exterior doors within a wall assembly.

Lay out and hang drywall with correct fastener spacing, joint treatment, and corner details for a room.

Hang and adjust slab and prehung interior doors in rough openings, checking plumb, square, and reveal.

Install interior casing, base, and shoe molding with mitered and coped joints.

Identify common millwork items and their installation tolerances for cabinets, shelving, and stair parts.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions and score 75% or higher on each.

Rank the five domains by practice-exam score and re-drill the two weakest with 30 targeted items each.

Recite from memory the key formulas for board feet, concrete volume, rafter length, and 3-4-5 squaring, plus 10 safety thresholds.