Kaipara College Kaipara College

L2 Carpentry

2CAR
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: S. Hale.

NCEA Level 3 Carpentry 

Students will gain knowledge and skills in Carpentry and and gain an industry/trade qualification.

This course provides Industry Unit Standards in Carpentry at Level 2. The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation has developed these unit standards.  This course builds on the skills and knowledge developed in Level 1 Materials.  Students are instructed in the correct and safe use of a range of portable power tools, such as, jigsaw, router, and the portable power saw.  Students construct an item of timber garden furniture.

Students can go on to consider apprenticeships in a variety of building and construction industries, such as, carpentry, brick and blocklaying, joinery, painting and decorating and so on.



Learning Areas:

2024 NCEA Level 2 Courses, Technology


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway

L3 Carpentry

Students can go on to consider apprenticeships in a variety of building and construction industries, such as, carpentry, brick and block-laying, joinery, painting and decorating and so on.
Students could go on to consider careers in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering and so on

Career Pathways

Carpenter, Cabinet Maker, Joiner, Building and Construction Manager, Boat Builder, Furniture Finisher, Building and Construction Labourer, Building Contractor, Flooring Installer, Saw Doctor, Wood Processing Worker, Ranger, Fabrication Engineer, Coachbuilder/Trimmer, Stonemason


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

There will be a cost associated with taking projects home. This will be determined on a project-by-project basis.


Disclaimer

IMPORTANT: Selection of a course does not guarantee entry into the course. Courses may not run due to low numbers, and timetable clashes may occur. Entry into a course may depend on prior performance in the subject area at the Dean and/or Head of Faculty's discretion. In any of the above listed situations, the student will be consulted about alternative courses during the course confirmation process.