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Why should I choose Carpentry & Joinery SERC?
Carpentry and Joinery is delivered by CCEA and its qualification Value is 1 GCSE. This is a 2 Year Course delivered alongside Plumbing.
This unit is designed to provide vocational skills in carpentry and joinery.
This unit includes:
• consideration of health and safety issues with respect to activities in carpentry and joinery;
• consideration of career opportunities related to working with wood in the construction industry;
• an appreciation of environmental issues relating to timber;
• the appropriate use of basic carpentry and joinery hand tools and hand-held power tools;
• construction of a range of carpentry and joinery models relating to site-based activities, incorporating a wide range of joints and jointing methods;
• a review and evaluation of performance.
How will I be assessed in this subject?
The importance of a safe working environment and a clean and tidy work area should be emphasised.
Careful use of sharp tools should be stressed at all times.
Learners should be encouraged to clean, maintain and correctly store all tools that they have used.
Practical occupational tasks selected should reflect the breadth of opportunity for learners to be stretched and challenged when demonstrating their skills in line with the specification.
What will I study?
Section 1:
Section 1:
Health and Safety, Basic Hand Tools and Safety of Hand-Held Power Tools
Health and Safety, Basic Hand Tools and Safety of Hand-Held Power Tools
Learners should be able to:
• understand the implications of the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 in relation to this occupational area;
• wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), for example safety boots and goggles;
• identify and name the parts of the following basic hand tools: – ruler; – steel measuring tape; – square; – marking gauge; – wooden mallet hammer; – nail punch; – panel saw; – smoothing plane; – tenon saw; – chisel; – screwdriver; – bradawl; – boring and drilling tools; – cramping devices; – battery-operated hand-held drill; and – battery-operated screwdriver;
• demonstrate the safe use and maintenance of basic tools;
• follow correct accident procedures should an incident occur;
• describe three career opportunities within carpentry and joinery;
• select timber and manufactured board from suppliers who are committed to sustainable resources;
• evaluate their own performance in practical tasks.
Section 2:
Section 2:
Craft Techniques
Craft Techniques
Learners should be able to:
• interpret drawings;
• create a cutting list of materials required including solid timber and manufactured board;
• measure, mark and set out dimensions from drawings provided;
• cut timber to length;
• cut sheet material to size;
• use chisels for paring;
• use a smoothing plane as necessary;
• bore holes with drill bits;
• manufacture secure joints;
• use screws and a screwdriver or a battery screwdriver;
• keep tools in good working order and store in a safe manner;
• understand the reason why sharp edges must be covered;
• understand the methods used to sharpen chisels and plane irons including grinding and sharpening angles;
• evaluate their own performance in practical tasks.
Section 3:
Section 3:
Manufacture of Joinery Components Using Basic Joints
Manufacture of Joinery Components Using Basic Joints
Learners should be able to:
• manufacture a carpentry or joinery item incorporating: – solid timber and manufactured board, minimising waste; – halving joints; – housing joints; – mitre joints; – butt joints; – screws; – adhesives; and – appropriate manufactured fixings;
• tidy up work area and dispose of waste cuttings in an environmentally friendly way;
• evaluate their own performance in practical tasks;
• carry out an end-of-unit evaluation.
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