Level 1 Carpentry
11CAP Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr G. Vallely.
Recommended Prior LearningAchievement at the expected curriculum level in Year 10 Materials Technology, or with HOF approval.
The course is assessed against BCATS Unit Standards and suits students looking to move into carpentry or joinery trades via an apprenticeship or Toi Ohomai after completing level 2.
In this course students will undertake projects which align with BCATS unit standards. The first project is a garden chair, the second a tool box. Within these projects students will gain an understanding of shaping and joining timber, using multiple types of joints. They will also gain experience in how to act and work safely in a workshop environment, how to care for and maintain tools and equipment and the correct use of the same.
Written work addresses an understanding of safety in the workshop, timber, workshop practices, fixed machinery and hand tools.
Faculties:
Pathway
Students recieve skills in how a Trades workshop operates. These include Building/Carpentry, Joinery/Cabinetmaking, Boatbuilding, Flooring.
Career PathwaysBuilding Insulator, Brick and Blocklayer, Boat Builder, Building Contractor, Building and Construction Labourer, Electrical Engineer, Cabinet Maker, Carpenter, Flooring Installer, Painter and Decorator, Quantity Surveyor, Crane Operator, Plasterer, Furniture Finisher, Joiner, Roofer, Wood Processing Worker, Scaffolder
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryCost: $160.00 includes consumables and materials costs.