Available at: Umlazi-V Campus
Programme Overview: This traditional trade qualification develops skilled carpenters capable of working with wood and related materials in construction, furniture making, and specialized carpentry applications.
Duration: 3 Years | Credits: 360 |SAQA ID: 94022
What You'll Learn
- Wood working techniques and joinery
- Construction carpentry methods
- Tool use and maintenance
- Blueprint reading and measurement
- Safety procedures in carpentry
- Finishing techniques and treatments
- Cabinet making and furniture construction
Minimum Entry Requirements
- NQF Level 3, Grade 11 or equivalent (the college may recognise RPL against the entry requirements)
- Physical ability for manual work
- Good spatial awareness
- Attention to detail and precision
Career Opportunities
- Construction industry
- Furniture manufacturing
- Cabinet making shops
- Restoration and renovation projects
- Custom carpentry services
Certification: QCTO Occupational Certificate leading to Red Seal Trade Certificate.
Financial Aid: NSFAS funding available for qualifying students.
Knowledge Modules
- Health, Safety, Quality and Legislation, NQF Level 3, 10 Credits.
- Environment, Energy Efficiency and Ethics NQF Level 4, 5 Credits.
- Tools, Equipment, Materials and Workshop Practice, NQF Level 3, 20 Credits.
- Drawings and Applied Sciences, NQF Level 4, 10 Credits.
- Industry Contexts, NQF Level 3, 5 Credits.
- Communication Theory, NQF Level 3, 5 Credits.
- Carpentry Formwork and cutting, NQF Level 4, 5 Credits.
- Shoring trenches/excavations, NQF Level 4, 4 Credits.
- Roofing, NQF Level 4, 3 Credits.
- Partitioning/ceiling, NQF Level 4, 2 Credits.
- Carpentry finishing, NQF Level 4, 3 Credits.
Total number of credits for Knowledge Modules: 72 Credits.
Practical Skill Modules
- Set out work area
- Cut materials according to specifications using hand and power tools
- Install structures
- Fabricate erect and strip steel and timber formwork, NQF Level 4, 18 Credits.
- Prepare and erect ceilings, roof trusses, partitions and panelling
- Clad roof structures
- Finish carpentry activities
Total number of credits for Practical Skill Modules: 108 Credits.
Work Experience Modules
- Processes and procedures to plan and prepare for carpentry activities in a construction environment,
- Processes and procedures for constructing, erecting and installing roofing and partitioning within the construction environment
- Processes and procedures for fitting, assembling and altering internal and external fixtures of buildings
Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 180 Credits. << Back |
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