-Students should have the ability to listen, understand and follow directions.

-Students must be able to work calmly and safely around power tools and woodworking machines.

-Students should be able to read a ruler using standard units of measurement.

-Students should be mechanically inclined and be able to think logically through building a solution when things don’t go as planned.

-Students should be self-motivated to stay on task and work well individually and with others.

-Students will need to develop fine motor skills to be able to operate the variety of hand tools, portable power tools and machines used in the trade.