Year 11 Technology - construction

This course offers students the entry into building, construction and allied trades pathway  This course offers unit standard credits which include both theory and practical knowledge and skills from an external provider; Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO).

In this course you will learn basic cabinet making, building and construction skills to a level 1 BCATS level. Students will be assessed through practical and theory based work. 

Students will:

• learn safety practices in the school wood workshop

• use a range of cabinet making and building practices and procedures, hand tools and fixed machinery to make a range of practical projects which include: tool caddy, step ladder, a project of their own choice and an option of co-construction of school and wider community projects

• use their knowledge and skills, learnt during their first couple of projects, to design, develop, manufacture, test and evaluate a level one project

Your work will be assessed through both practical and written internal unit standards.

• Standard US12927 - Select, use, care and maintain Hand tools during BCATS projects (internal)

• Standard US24355 - Knowledge and use of Materials for a BCATS project (internal)

• Standard US24356 - Workshop processes (internal)

• Standard US25915 - Hardware and fasteners (internal)

• Standard US25920 - Use joints for a BCATS project (internal)

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