Public curriculum record · Version 2026.1
Standards, evidence, and the limits of the work.
A serious curriculum should make its claims inspectable. This page publishes the instructional model, mastery rules, source hierarchy, safety boundaries, and version record behind every course.
01 · Published standard
Competency model
The Academy organizes learning around decisions and observable work—not page views.
Understand
Explain the system, load or water path, vocabulary, sequence, and common failure modes.
Plan
Resolve assumptions, select controls, identify approval gates, and sequence the work.
Execute
Perform the operation or an approved mock-up with appropriate supervision.
Defend
Use evidence and reasoning to show why the result meets the stated criteria.
02 · Published standard
Evidence rule
A learner has not demonstrated a field competency until the work can be reviewed.
Record
Capture the governing drawing or brief, revision, constraints, assumptions, and planned hold points.
Measure
Record dimensions, diagonals, elevations, reveals, spacing, or operation-specific checks—not only finished photos.
Correct
Identify deviations, document the correction, and recheck the affected condition.
Release
Name the person or criterion that authorizes the next operation when work will be concealed or depended upon.
03 · Published standard
Assessment standard
Short checks confirm the lesson decision; weighted capstones evaluate integrated performance.
Lesson mastery · 80%
Every lesson includes three scored questions with an explanation for each decision. Because there are three questions, all three are required to pass the short check.
Capstone mastery · 80%
Each course publishes a weighted rubric. The learner supplies the listed deliverables and an instructor, foreperson, or reviewer scores the evidence.
Critical-defect gate
An unresolved safety, structural, code, or function-critical defect prevents completion regardless of the numerical score. Correct it, document it, and recheck it.
04 · Published standard
Source hierarchy
When two instructions conflict, the most authoritative instruction for that project controls.
- 1Applicable law, adopted code, permit and authority having jurisdiction
- 2Project-specific design documents and approved revisions
- 3Manufacturer instructions and equipment/product limitations
- 4Employer safety program, competent-person direction and site controls
- 5Build Academy lesson guidance and estimating aids
05 · Published standard
Primary references
These public sources anchor the program-wide safety and code context. Course-specific documents may add narrower requirements.
OSHA — Hand and Power Tools ↗
Tool condition, guarding and hazard recognition.
OSHA — Residential Fall Protection ↗
Residential fall-hazard planning and work-method guidance.
2024 International Residential Code ↗
Model-code framework; local adoption and amendments control.
American Wood Council — DCA 6 ↗
Prescriptive wood-deck reference; confirm edition and local acceptance.
06 · Published standard
Safety and code boundary
The Academy teaches how to think about the work; it cannot observe the jobsite or authorize construction.
Training is not permission.
Content does not replace employer training, a competent person, qualified supervision, engineering, project documents, permits, inspections, manufacturer instructions, or local code. Learners must stop when site conditions, materials, tools, weather, access, or unresolved details differ from the plan. Work involving structures, utilities, excavation, fall exposure, energized systems, lifting, or unfamiliar equipment requires the appropriate qualified control.
07 · Published standard
Version and review record
Material changes receive a visible version so instructors can identify what they reviewed.
Version 2026.1
2026-07-16
Initial public core: four courses, 22 lessons, 66 mastery questions, field-evidence briefs, four capstone rubrics, accessibility-reviewed diagrams, print field copies, and public standards record.
Suggested corrections can be sent to support@chargedtools.com. Include the course, lesson, statement, proposed correction, and supporting source.
Last reviewed 2026-07-16. The Charged Tools Build Academy is not accredited and does not issue licenses, certifications, apprenticeship credit, or continuing-education units. Schools and employers decide whether and how to use the materials.
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