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Tongue Point Job Corps Center
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
 		Cement Mason


Cement Instructor and Students - All photos provided by courtesy of Job Corps center operators under contract to the US Department of Labor.
To complete his or her Cement Mason training, a student must master dozens of skills in the following categories:

Cement masonry as a trade
Know and understand basic cement masonry techniques.

Safety
Use safety on the job and with tools.

Tools and equipment
Proper use of hand, power, and forming tools.

Fundamental theory in cement masonry
Demonstrate trade terminology, math skills, blueprint knowledge, and concrete fundamentals.

Methods
Lay out and set forms, place and strike off concrete and finish concrete using a bull float or darby, edger, jointer, and hand float and trowel.

Special operations
Set forms and place concrete to create curbs, gutters, sidewalks, slabs and steps.

Sealing, patching, and repairing


Special duties and tasks
Use reinforcement materials, color, expansion joints and scaffold building skills.


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
offers these vocational training programs on campus:
| Accounting Clerk | Carpentry | Cement Mason | Computer Service Technician | Culinary Arts | Dental Assistant | Electrician Trainee | Facilities Maintenance | Architectural Metal and Glass Works | Landscape Technician | Medical Assistant | Nursing Assistant | Office Assistant | Painter | Plasterer | Seamanship | Welding | Word Processor |


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
"Employability is our business."
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
Fax: 503-325-5375
E-mail: Tita Montero at montero.tita@jobcorps.org
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