7 Carpenter APPRENTICESHIP May 2021
7 Carpenter APPRENTICESHIP May 2021
7 Carpenter APPRENTICESHIP May 2021
Purpose
The purpose of this qualification is to train the learner to operate and qualify as a Carpenter artisan. The
Carpenters construct, erect, strip, install, renovate and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood,
panelling, timber and steel formwork and access materials, hang and fir doors to frames and install wooden
windows to buildings.
The learners will attend institutionalised training at our centres which are situated in Cape Town, Kya
Sands and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). The course is broken up into three sessions of 8 weeks per year
over a period of three years.
In year 1 they will focus on Hand skills and tools, the introduction to carpentry industry, interpreting
drawings, preparing and erecting branded ceilings, set out and construct Howe roof trusses, wall
panelling and cut and fir architraves and skirting’s.
In year 2 they focus on fit and hang single doors to steel door frames, nail plates roof truss, timber
tongue and groove ceilings, formwork for columns and L-shaped wall and L-Shaped Roof Truss.
Then in year 3 they will focus on more Advanced form work which includes lift shaft, walls and steps.
Construction of the semi-circular and circular arches form work. Installation of the wooden windows
and sills and hanging the Double Door to a wooden door frame.
Modules
Description
Orientation
Introduction to the building industry
Safety and management
Elementary first aid
Interpret basic building drawings
Set out and construct basic joints
Determine and transfer levels
Setting out a building
Erect and dismantle scaffolding
Erect purpose made circular steel formwork
Erect steel formwork for walls
Erect timber and steel formwork for beams and slabs
Erect steel formwork for a lift shaft
Prepare and erect timber formwork for a rectangular column
Prepare and erect timber formwork for an l-shaped wall
Prepare and construct formwork for return stairs
Set out and construct a Howe roof truss
Erect an l-shaped roof
Clad a roof structure with concrete tiles
Clad a roof structure with corrugated galvanised sheeting
Clad a roof structure with corrugated fibre cement sheeting (big six)
Prepare and erect a brandered ceiling and install insulation
Prepare and erect a timber ceiling
Prepare and erect a timber framed partition
Cut and fit architrave and skirting
Prepare and fit tongue and groove wall panelling
Fit and hang a single door to a steel door frame
Prepare and install open shelving
Optional tasks
Construct a formwork for a semi-circular arch
Set out and construct a nail plate roof truss
Set out and erect gable roof trusses
Install a domestic type wooden window and sill
Fit and hang a double door to a timber door frame