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The course also teaches students good housekeeping practices.
indicate that they anticipate an upsurge in the industry now
that South Africa’s General Elections are behind us.
Here is what Herman van Boom has to say…
AFTER COMPLETING THE WOODWORK
COURSE, WHAT CAREER OPTIONS ARE
AVAILABLE?
There are employment options in the manufacturing
industries such as the manufacture of office furniture,
domestic furniture, customised home installations, board
component supply companies, shop fitters, furniture
repurpose business or re-workers.
entry level employment in the woodwork and cabinetry
industry. The theory and practical projects prepare students
to become employees as well as equip them to become
self-employed. The course is accredited by the FPM SETA as
NQF Level 2.
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HOW SUSTAINABLE ARE THESE CAREERS? •
These industries all have seasons, when the one quiets down
the other seems to gain momentum. •
CAN THE SKILLS LEARNT DURING THE
WOODWORK COURSE BE USED IN OTHER
INDUSTRIES APART FROM THE TIMBER
INDUSTRY?
Yes, the machines used in the timber industry are larger
versions of machines used in furniture industry. Learners
who complete the course would need to be coached and
exposed to these machines in conjunction with an
experienced person.
WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE OF THE
STUDENTS UPON COMPLETION OF THE
WOODWORK COURSE?
The graduates of this course either open up their own
businesses installing kitchen and bedroom cupboards in their
communities or go into the workplace. Here they find
employment in companies manufacturing wood-based items or
in local timber suppliers. Employment opportunities available
do depend on what is currently happening in the industry.
PLEASE GIVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE COURSE.
The course material is taken from the official learnership
programme of the Forest Industries SETA (now incorporated
within the Fibre Processing & Manufacturing or FPM SETA)
and is adapted to suit this short course. It prepares students
to either go on a learnership, or to be skilled enough to seek
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Learn to Earn woodwork course outline
Perform breakout operations
Produce basic hand-crafted furniture
Produce machine sanded timber and board product
components and products
Produce planed timber product components and
products
Produce sawn timber and board product components
and products
Produce straight laminated timber and board
components
Apply health and safety standards to a work area
Comply with good housekeeping practices
Read and interpret basic engineering drawings
Offered: Learn to Earn Khayelitsha
Entry Requirements: Grade 10
Course Duration: 19 weeks full time
Cost to student: R750
Cost to Learn to Earn: R23 200 to train one person,
which is funded by donations from corporates and
individuals. As a Level 1 BBBEE entity Learn to Earn can
offer companies a comprehensive, simple and
meaningful way of improving their company's B-BBEE
scorecard. The organisation is also a registered Public
Benefit Organisation (PBO), so a section 18A tax
certificate can be supplied for donations to the
organisation.
Training is conducted in line with Learn to Earn’s philosophy of
development. With its motto of ‘a hand up – not a handout,’
Learn to Earn seeks to develop people, especially unemployed
people, socially, economically, emotionally and spiritually. The
vision is ‘to eradicate unemployment and other legacies of
injustice in South Africa and Africa’. Through providing a
programme that recognises human dignity and the human
right to live a meaningful life, with the aim to assist individuals
to regain their self-respect. This is done by empowering them
to provide for themselves and for their families.
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