Carpentry 101 — Start Here (Free)
Tools, safety, blueprints, and framing math
Course description
A free intro track for anyone starting carpentry: jobsite safety and OSHA basics, hand and power tools, reading construction drawings, framing math with a framing square, and lumber/fastener selection.
Course information
- Trade
- Carpentry
- Exam prepared for
- Beginner intro
- Format
- Self-paced online — read, quiz, timed practice exam
- Seat time
- 1.5 hours (6 lessons)
- Assessment
- 1 quizzes, 0 timed practice exams
- Prerequisites
- None — written for total beginners
- Instruction
- Written lessons with code and standard references, plus a 24/7 AI instructor in every lesson
- On completion
- Certificate of completion (not a license or a state credential)
Syllabus
7 units · 1025 min- 01
Welcome to Carpentry
Lesson240 min
Free preview - 02
Jobsite Safety, OSHA 10/30 & Fall Protection
Lesson90 min
- 03
Hand & Power Tools and Saw Setup
Lesson180 min
- 04
Blueprint Reading & Construction Drawings
Lesson120 min
- 05
Framing Math: Framing Square, Rafters & Stairs
Lesson180 min
- 06
Materials: Lumber Grades, Sheathing & Fasteners
Lesson180 min
- 07
Intro Quiz
Quiz35 min
Instructor support
Every unit opens with an instructor panel. Ask a question and the answer is grounded in that unit's text and cited back to it — the same way an instructor points you to the code article instead of guessing. Diagrams are drawn on request.
It tracks the topics you keep missing and drills them, runs timed exam simulations under real time pressure, takes voice questions and photos of your work, and teaches in Spanish.
Career prep, not a license.
Fieldora Academy provides exam preparation and trade education. Completion does not grant a state license and is not a substitute for required apprenticeship hours or board-administered exams. Always verify current requirements with your state licensing authority before you sit for an exam or accept work.
Beginner course • No payment required
- ✓ Built for total beginners — no experience needed
- ✓ Real day-in-the-life, pay, and tools
- ✓ Safety fundamentals + system basics
- ✓ Step-by-step path to licensing
- ✓ Free forever