Joseph,
During High School and College I did a lot of construction work, but the majority of the stuff, I have taught myself. Do you know the basics? If so, then you can teach yourself by doing the following. Figure out what project you want to do, start small, do a google search on the topic, and you will find a bunch of how-to's. Print some of those off, go to your local home improvement store, and start looking around and asking question of the people in the store. They will help, typically a local hardware/lumber yard can answer quetions better, but they don't have the selection. Buy the materials and get started. Take your time, and don't move on to the second step until the first one is right. Don't worry if you mess it up, just go buy some more materials and start over.
That is how I learned most of the stuff I know. Once you know how to find the informaiton you need, there are lots of projects you can do.
Josh
