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At Orleans Technical Institute, you can earn your Trades Diploma in just 6 or 13 months and take the first step toward an exciting career in Building Maintenance. Develop a wide range of handy skills—from carpentry and painting to plumbing and heating—needed to maintain and renovate residential properties and commercial buildings or work as a maintenance mechanic in apartment complexes, health care facilities, and industrial establishments.

Program Objective

Teaches diversified skills needed to maintain and renovate commercial and residential properties. Students are taught basic skills in electricity, carpentry, plumbing, heating and air conditioning maintenance. Training also includes painting, papering, and tiling. Students acquire skills in appliance repair.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for entry-level employment as maintenance mechanics in apartment complexes, healthcare facilities, industrial establishments, and commercial buildings.

Industry Certification

Students in this program are eligible to receive industry recognized certification from the Residential Construction Academy (RCA) of the Home Builders Institute upon successful completion of certification exams.

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