Year 10 Wood Building Skills

Building Skills - Introduction to Construction is a pathway for employment opportunities in the Building Construction and Building Design industries by providing the skills and knowledge required by the carpentry and building trades. During the course you will gain experience in using hand and power tools, and learn a wide range of carpentry skills including how to install windows and doors, wall framing, interior fixing and roofing. This course is designed to enhance the prospects of getting an apprenticeship in carpentry and building trades.

Learning Standards: 

INVESTIGATING AND DESIGNING

• Prepare a design brief for variety of client groups to satisfy these needs
• Develop solutions to the design brief
• Identify a range of criteria for evaluating their products
  

PRODUCING

• Carry out a range of processes accurately, consistently safely and responsibility using a variety of complex tools and equipment
• Explain decisions about the suitability of the materials and techniques used
• Produce a production plan with logical sequences of production stages
• Make products and explain any modifications
  

ANALYSING AND EVALUATING

• Evaluate the finished product using the previously established criteria
• Critically analyse the product and make appropriate suggestions for improvements
• Drawing conclusions of the impact of their design on others

Assessment:

Assessment across the year will include a range of tasks such as:

• Design Folio
• Safety
• Production Work
• Examinations

Contribution to class discussions and completion of class work will also be considered.