Domestic Work

Introduction

Have you ever imagined yourself being an excellent housekeeper?

Housekeepers who can create an aura of a house spotlessly clean with little or no real help from others. It may seem rude awakening to face the day –today task of dusting, sweeping, dishwashing and doing all other operation that demand attention. But your problem is everyone’s problem too. Instead of spending more time thinking about it, worry no more!

Here is a learners material that will help you find ways to maintain your home through quick fixes and perform your daily task effectively. It is a learners material that covers Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies, Environment and Market and the core competencies namely Cleaning living room, dining room, bedrooms, toilet and kitchen and; washing and ironing clothes, linen and fabric.

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) section help the learners recognize their own entrepreneurial traits and characteristics that leads or engage them into entrepreneurial world and Environment and Market (E&M) that give learners a good overview on seeking and assessing business opportunities in the area of household services.

The core competencies in this book deals with the proper care and maintenance of different parts of the house, doing and performing laundry and ironing with the effective utilization of its cleaning tools and equipment that helps lead in providing quality, efficient and effective household services as prescribed by industry work standards.

Lesson in every learning outcome has been prepared with varieties of assessment activities, which both teachers and learners will grasp fully while enjoying learning. Indoor and Outdoor activities are also provided that prepared learners exposed in the industry of work.

Source: Household Services Grade 9 Module