Part Time Wood Occupations (Machine Woodworking) NVQ Level 3

Wood Occupations (Machine Woodworking) NVQ Level 3

• School:
  • School of Technology
• Attendance Type:
  • Part Time
• Course Level:
  • Level 3
• Course Keywords:
  • wood machining
• Qualification:
  • NVQs

Summary:

This Work-Based Learners course is designed for supervisory operatives who have normally already completed NVQ Level 2 and who are currently employed within the machine woodworking area.

Entry Requirements:

You should already have completed the NVQ level 2 in Machine Woodworking and you should also be currently employed within the machine woodworking industry as it will be necessary for you to produce evidence from your workplace across a range of machine woodworking tasks.

Academic Progression:
You may continue your studies by undertaking any of the courses from the Short Course programme.

Or you may progress, taking the first steps into the professional and managerial levels of the construction industry, by undertaking the Edexcel National Certificate in Building Studies qualification.

Full Description:
The qualification covers practical aspects of machine woodworking as well as considering the planning, organisation, monitoring, control and evaluation of on-site operational activities.

Mandatory Core Units

• Conform to General Workplace Safety
• Confirm Work Activities and Resources for the Work
• Develop and Maintain Good Working Relationships
• Confirm the Occupational Method of Work

Option List A (any four units)

• Produce sawn wood and wood-based products
• Resolve wood machining problems
• Produce planed wood and wood-based products
• Produce profiled wood and wood-based products
• Produce wood and wood-based products using Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) and Numerically Controlled (NC) machinery
• Produce curved wood and wood-based products

Option List B (any two units)

• Produce jointed wood and wood-based products
• Produce sanded wood and wood-based products
• Produce bored wood and wood-based products
• Produce and maintain wordworking tooling
• Deal with product enquiries
• Machinery and equipment maintainance