CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (CARPENTRY)-LEVEL 1

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 1 YEAR

CREDITS: 70

CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (CARPENTRY)-LEVEL 2

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 1 YEAR

CREDITS: 77

CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (CARPENTRY)-LEVEL 3

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 1 YEAR

CREDITS: 73

CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION (CARPENTRY)-LEVEL 4

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME/DISTANCE

DURATION: 1 YEAR

CREDITS: 75

Programme Description

This Qualification has been developed to assist with the advancement of people across general construction industry in which carpentry operations are carried out. The intention of this qualification is to assist:

• Those who have been in the workplace for a long time, by using the recognition of prior learning process to assess and recognize workplace skills acquired without the benefit of formal education and training;
• New entrants, by describing the learning outcomes required to participate effectively, e.g. in a structured workplace programme;
• Education and training providers, by providing guidance for the development of appropriate learning programmes and assessment documentation;
• Employers, by enabling skills gaps to be identified and addressed ensuring that productivity levels are increased and business objectives achieved

Qualification Requirements

This qualification will be awarded to people who are credited with 70 credits and have met the requirements of the compulsory sections.

Programme Description

This Qualification has been developed to assist with the advancement of people across general construction industry in which carpentry operations are carried out. The intention of this qualification is to assist:

• Those who have been in the workplace for a long time, by using the recognition of prior learning process to assess and recognize workplace skills acquired without the benefit of formal education and training; 
• New entrants, by describing the learning outcomes required to participate effectively, e.g. in a structured workplace programme;
• Education and training providers, by providing guidance for the development of appropriate learning programmes and assessment documentation;
• Employers, by enabling skills gaps to be identified and addressed ensuring that productivity levels are increased and business objectives achieved.

Qualification Requirements

Holders of this qualification are able to perform basic carpentry tasks. It is awarded to people who have demonstrated the skills and knowledge required to select and fit hardware; use and maintain machines; construct complex timber joints by hand; read and produce sectional drawings; install and replace windows and doors; construct wooden doors and door frames; construct timber products; set out and transfer levels using different techniques; erect and dismantle system access scaffolding; construct and erect roofing; construct and strip different formwork, provide basic first aid, apply basic financial literacy skills, apply fundamental computer literacy skills and apply basic entrepreneurship skills.

Programme Description

This Qualification has been developed to assist with the advancement of people across general construction industry in which carpentry operations are carried out. The intention of this qualification is to assist:

• Those who have been in the workplace for a long time, by using the recognition of prior learning process to assess and recognise workplace skills acquired without the benefit of formal education and training;
• New entrants, by describing the learning outcomes required to participate effectively, e.g. in a structured workplace programme;
• Education and training providers, by providing guidance for the development of appropriate learning programmes and assessment documentation;
• Employers, by enabling skills gaps to be identified and addressed ensuring that productivity levels are increased and business objectives achieved.

Qualification Requirements

Holders of this qualification are able to performing basic carpentry tasks. It is awarded to people who have demonstrated the skills and knowledge required to manufacture and install timber products; install complex doors and door frames; manufacture complex timber windows and window frames; perform glazing; construct timber joints using machines; plan and estimate cost of products; set out timber doors, windows and frames; construct and erect advance roofing; set out and install partitions; set out and construct advance formwork; demonstrate formwork reinforcement techniques; demonstrate formwork propping techniques; interpret and apply scaffolding health and safety legislative requirements and demonstrate scaffold reinforcement techniques

Programme Description

This Qualification has been developed to assist with the advancement of people across general construction industry in which carpentry operations are carried out. The intention of this qualification is to assist:

• Those who have been in the workplace for a long time, by using the recognition of prior learning process to assess and recognise workplace skills acquired without the benefit of formal education and training;
• New entrants, by describing the learning outcomes required to participate effectively, e.g. in a structured workplace programme;
• Education and training providers, by providing guidance for the development of appropriate learning programmes and assessment documentation;
• Employers, by enabling skills gaps to be identified and addressed ensuring that productivity levels are increased and business objectives achieved.

Qualification Requirements

This qualification will be awarded to people who are credited with 75 credits and have met the requirements of the compulsory sections.