This chart is designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for the Cabinetmaking & Millwork program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. For additional information, please visit the program webpage.

Program Safety & Physical Considerations

• High degree of self-discipline and focus needed for safety in and around cabinetmaking equipment and tools
• Coordination ability to adjust actions in relation to other actions
• No fear of heights or working in close spaces
• Ability to work in all weather conditions
• Ability to lift 50 pounds overhead
• Physical strength and stamina that requires considerable use of arms, legs, and whole body
• Ability for learning and work environment with dust, dirt, and debris and various chemical odors found in the cabinetmaking industry

Essential Aptitudes Recommended

• Eye/hand/foot coordination
• Finger dexterity
• Manual dexterity
• Spatial acuity
• Forms perception
• Arm-hand steadiness

Reading & Language Arts Levels

• College Prep Reading and Language Arts
• Text written on 11th grade level
• Follow oral and written instruction
• Technical reading
• Ability to outline, paraphrase, and summarize

Math Level

• Basic math skills
• College Prep Algebra
• Ability to measure to the 32nd of an inch
• Ability to visualize in 3 dimensions
• Ability to work with fractions, decimals, and conversion of decimals and fractions 

End of Year – 12th Grade Assessment Test

• NOCTI

Industry Certifications

• Students will have the opportunity to earn industry certifications in the program

Program Requirements & Related Costs

• Uniform requirements
  • Shirt: $8.50
  • Tan or green pants:$ 25-30
  • Work boots: $25-30

Cooperative Education

• Students who meet all the requirements, including teacher recommendation, grades, attendance, and discipline record
• Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site

Articulation Agreements

• Statewide Articulation Agreements

Other Skills

• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Ability to use computer skills and software skills as related to the equipment
• Ability to read blueprints