Level 3 Furniture Making (ITO)

This year students will have the opportunity to make a slightly larger furniture item. There will be a working drawing provided to follow for a wooden side unit that will have some requirements to meet units identified below. These skills include:

-Producing solid wood shelving.

- Assemble of cabinet doors.

Students who wish to come up with their own design to meet the criteria above, will be given the opportunity for this. Otherwise students can follow the working drawing provided.

The wooden side unit could be:

- For a kitchen.

- For a living room

- For a bedroom.

This course is a trade related course. As a Level 3 course, independence and confidence within the workshop is expected on entry to the course. 

Introduction projects allow for students who have not had experience to develop these skills. Opportunity is given for own design however a list of skills are required. 

The project produced will be demanding in terms of skills students will demonstrate. The skills students demonstrate will use a variety of hand tools, machinery and equipment. These skills will continue to develop practical furniture making skills using hand and machine tools common to the trade. If students have taken the level 2 course it builds on those skills learnt. If students have not completed the Level 2 course, they are given the opportunity to through practice work to develop new skills and then build on them. Credits go towards a New Zealand Certificate in Furniture Making.

The units focus on accuracy in use of tools, machinery as well as health and safety. Then quality of finish in a practical outcome is expected to be of a high standard. Independence within the workshop and confidence is a significant part of assessment.

Students develop practical furniture making skills using hand and machine tools common to the trade. Credits go towards a New Zealand Certificate in Furniture Making.

This course prepares students for trade based apprenticeships. See the Competenz link below for more information.

http://www.competenz.org.nz/