Year 11 Furniture and Construction (BCITO)

Year 11 Furniture and Construction assessed against BCITO

For 2026  we will be offering a Furniture and Construction course using BCITO standards.

This course will continue to be a practical, heavy course with theory work that goes alongside what the students are making. 

This course offers students an opportunity to produce a furniture outcome using construction standards. It develops students' skills in joining, manufacturing, and finishing timber, as well as their understanding of working drawings and how to produce a cutting list.

It is a trade-related course designed to introduce students to the skills and knowledge required to pursue a career in the construction industry, such as Joinery, Building, Construction, Carpentry, Flooring, etc.

Students will learns skills in:

Accuracy in marking out timber:

• Working in mm, students will learn to follow a working drawing

• Students will learn to use a variety of hand tools for marking out to ensure accuracy.

Joining timber:

• To create wider sections with a biscuit machine.

• To create intricate wood joints like dovetail joints, mortice and tenon, housing joints, and halving joints.
  

Finishing timber:

• To create a natural finish.

• To create a high-quality finish so that the furniture item is ready to be sold or used.

This course prepares students for trade based apprenticeships. We recommend this to be a 2 year course with students continuing the course on into Year 12, building on skills learnt at year 11. See the BCITO link below for more information.

https://bcito.org.nz/

Please speak with Miss Penfold or email [email protected] if you would like to either see what students produce or chat about the course.