Bentol City, Montserrado, Liberia
info@gvtc-liberia.org
+231-778-436-154Carpentry and Joinery
Overview
Carpenters & Joiners and furniture & cabinet makers make, install, and repair custom and factory-made structures and products made from wood and wood substitutes. They also redesign and refinish products made from wood.
Where do Carpenter, Joiners and Furniture & Cabinet Makers Work?
homes, shops, factories, office buildings, hospitals, mills, mines, furniture or cabinetry businesses, repair shops, construction sites.
What do Carpenter, Joiners and Furniture & Cabinet Makers do?
- Plan, build and repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, stairs, ceilings and other wooden structures.
- Plan and build furniture such as tables, chairs, sofas, wardrobes and beds.
- Measure, layout, cut and assemble materials made of wood and wood substitutes such as laminates.
- Join pieces of wood using adhesives, screws, nails, and joints.
- Attach fittings such as handles, latches, locks and hinges.
- Read and make sketches, plans and technical drawings.
- Finish wooden surfaces by sanding, staining, painting and decorating.
- Develop creative ideas for products and projects. Re-design and re-finish wooden structures and furniture.
Skills and Personal Characteristics:
- Enjoy practical hands-on work
- Good manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination
- Good physical condition
- A careful and methodical approach to work
- Able to work with a high degree of accuracy
- Good spoken communication skills
- Able to read technical drawings
- Good problem-solving skills
- Good basic math’s and measurement skills
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Requirements
Candidates applying for this course should possess a Grade 10 certificate.
