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1 Curricular Area: Design Course Title: Practical Woodworking Skills National 4/ 5 Course Description The course is of a practical nature, workshop based and provides many skills which are appropriate to a wide range of applications. The course will develop skills in marking out, cutting, shaping and finishing wood as well as adjusting and maintaining a range of hand tools. Apart from giving an insight into industrial practice and standards, such studies help with the development of safe practice in a workshop environment, self-confidence, manual dexterity and control, perseverance and spatial awareness. This course comprises 3 mandatory units Flat Frame Construction Carcase Construction Machining and Finishing Assessment Each unit will be assessed individually and students must be successful in each unit assessment to pass the course. In addition For National 5 candidates there is also a final course assessment or Added Value Unit which must also be passed to complete the course. The majority of the learning on this course takes place practically, however occasional lessons will be required in the classroom to all for a deeper understanding. Home Study Expectations Home study may be issued weekly or fortnightly depending on the demands of the task. Tasks will often include working on planning activities Possible next level of study National 5 Metal work Possible Career Paths The building trade, cabinet making and joinery. This course also provides a foundation for those considering further study of woodworking or joinery skills at college or apprenticeship

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Page 1: Practical Woodworking Skills National 4 and 5tynecastlehighschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Practical... · 1 Curricular Area: Design Course Title: Practical Woodworking Skills

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CurricularArea:DesignCourseTitle:PracticalWoodworkingSkillsNational4/5

CourseDescription

The course is of a practical nature, workshop based and provides many skillswhich are appropriate to awide range of applications. The coursewill developskillsinmarkingout,cutting,shapingandfinishingwoodaswellasadjustingandmaintaining a range of hand tools. Apart from giving an insight into industrialpracticeandstandards,suchstudieshelpwiththedevelopmentofsafepracticeina workshop environment, self-confidence, manual dexterity and control,perseveranceandspatialawareness.

Thiscoursecomprises3mandatoryunits

• FlatFrameConstruction

• CarcaseConstruction

• MachiningandFinishing

AssessmentEachunitwillbeassessedindividuallyandstudentsmustbesuccessfulineachunitassessmenttopassthecourse.InadditionForNational5candidatesthereisalsoafinalcourseassessmentorAddedValueUnitwhichmustalsobepassedtocompletethecourse.

The majority of the learning on this course takes place practically, howeveroccasional lessons will be required in the classroom to all for a deeperunderstanding.

HomeStudyExpectations

Homestudymaybe issuedweeklyor fortnightlydependingon thedemandsofthetask.Taskswilloftenincludeworkingonplanningactivities

Possiblenextlevelofstudy

National5Metalwork

PossibleCareerPathsThebuildingtrade,cabinetmakingandjoinery.Thiscoursealsoprovidesafoundationforthoseconsideringfurtherstudyofwoodworkingorjoineryskillsatcollegeorapprenticeship