This self-paced student training module on introduction to the trowel trades is part of the course, Trowel Trades, which was developed for Preapprenticeship Phase 1 Training. (A companion instructor's guide is available separately as CE 032 868.) The course is designed to provide students with an orientation to the trade and an opportunity to explore it. The purpose of the module is to provide an introduction to the trowel trades, including history, trends, working conditions, hiring practices, training, employment opportunities, and wage scale of the trowel trades. The module may contain some or all of the following: a cover sheet listing module title, goal, and performance indicator; study guide/checklist with directions for module completion; introduction; information sheets providing information and graphics covering the module topic(s); supplementary references; self-assessment; self-assessment answers; post assessment; and post-assessment answers. (YLB)