Last fall was the start of an exciting build, the extension of our existing shop for the Carpentry Department at CVCEC. Unfortunately the early arriving and long cold winter, delayed the completion of the extension by a couple months as the ground went into a deep freeze. But now summer is here and the building...Read More

The Chateauguay Valley Career Education Centre offers students a learning environment that is up to date with all of the latest technologies, tools, equipment, and learning opportunities available in Vocational Education today. The Carpentry and Landscaping shops are well-stocked with tools and equipment that Carpenters and Landscapers would be expected to work with and maneuver...Read More

I want to: take a vocational program, finish my high school, become a student for the day, see if I’m eligible for loans & bursaries or know if Emploi-Quebec cover the cost of my studies? Are these some of the questions you have? If so take a quick look at our Frequently Asked Questions video,...Read More

There’s nothing like seeing it to believe it. You can explain it all you want and even draw it, but there is nothing like seeing an actual house under construction to understand the relationship between architectural blueprints and someone’s future home. I had the fortunate occasion to bring a group of Carpentry students to one...Read More

Six years ago, I started teaching at CVCEC, I was a substitute teacher. Although I had many years of work experience in the construction field, the complexity of teaching was a new task for me. At the end of the module, I was offered and accepted to teach another module and once again my practical experience...Read More

The Carpentry and Health Care programs at the Chateauguay Valley Career Centre (CVCEC) are traditionally male and female dominated programs. Every school year we have a few female students registered for the Carpentry program and a couple of male students registered in the Health Care programs. While speaking to our current students, it was nice...Read More

Welcome back to our CVCEC team from the mountains of the Dominican Republic. This year the team consisted of students and teachers from our Health Care programs and a Carpentry teacher. Everyone had an amazing experience volunteering at clinics, shadowing in hospitals, visiting a women’s shelter and a diabetic clinic and finally visiting construction and greenhouse...Read More

Do you know how to install vinyl siding on your home or shed? In this “HOW TO” segment, John Hodges from our carpentry department, will go over step-by-step the best way to make this home renovation project a success. Cost effective and durable, installing vinyl siding has some best practices to be aware of when tackling...Read More

Our homes, for the most part, are taken for granted. We walk into the front door of our homes never thinking about what is underneath the gyprock and paint. We need to look behind the finished goods to see the skeleton of our homes. Our students are taught the fundamentals of footings and walls in...Read More

“Every multilevel home needs safe and comfortable stairs. The right measurements for landings, treads, risers and railing heights are an exact science…” – Mike Holmes Who is the professional responsible for most of the stairs built? – the carpenter. Students in CVCEC’s Carpentry Program spend over one hundred and thirty hours studying and practicing the...Read More