HI All,

I have a question. My Neighbor is currently in school for residential construction and he is debating if he should go ahead and get a degree in construction management or if he should just settle for his certificates . I Suggested a plan on starting his own company this year and he is taking his builders exam in April.

Also, would a certifcate or degree mean anything to any of you as a potential employer? Or would the experience be useful for owning a company.
Thanks

He has rough carpentry skills and a good understanding of print reading. He is receiving a certificate in residential construction and he has built two houses with a crew and some small work on my own. During the building of the two houses he was considered the lead carpenter, which isn't much because it was a learning environment. He feels confident in rough framing and the basic building of a home. His instructor is a retired union carpenter and he is not a people pleaser and makes no friends with his students, but he has told him on more than one occasion that he would recommend him to anyone for a job and told him that he have the skills to compete with most 3-5 year residential carpenters. He plan on starting very small and doing this work right know almost as a hobby. he have a current full time job to pay the bills and if he can find one maybe two jobs a month then he can take his time on, do a good job, learn from his mistakes and develop good customer recommendations. I hope one day to be able to do this full time but right now he just want to get started right and learn as much as he can.