COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Woodworking Vocational Skills
Practical hands-on technical skills training to prepare for entry-level positions in the wood products manufacturing and solid surface fabrication industries, includes: stationary machine set-up and operation, portable power tools and hand tools, skills for basic cabinetmaking and furniture manufacturing.
Woodworking Computational Skills
Contextualized basic skills in preparation for entry- level positions in Woodworking. Includes computer applications, arithmetic, pre-algebra, and problem-solving appropriate for the woodworking industry.
Woodworking Career Development
Contextualized employment skills preparation for entry-level positions in Woodworking. Includes lecture and practical group and individual exercises and discussion in on-the-job leadership, problem solving, conflict resolution, time management, priority & goal setting; completing job applications, resume writing, interview techniques, mock interviews and how to succeed on the job.
Woodworking Reading, Literacy, and Communication Skills
Contextualized basic skills for technical training to prepare for entry-level positions in Woodworking, includes: basic English grammar, reading and writing skills, woodworking terminology, and procedures appropriate for the woodworking industry.
Woodworking Blueprint Reading
This course includes spatial relations and 3-d visualization, identifying and calculating numerical values for dimensions and construction details, understanding and determining geometric relationships within component parts and assemblies.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION:
The Woodworkers Training Course is operated on the first floor of a brick building in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor on the Nearwest Side of Chicago. The woodshop includes an advanced machining center with a CNC Router, Edgebander and sliding table saw. Infrastructure includes a classroom with video equipment, eraser board, chairs and tables, technical materials library, and instructors’ office. Equipment used in the hands-on training includes: table saws, jointer, planer, band saw, pin router, drill press, sanders, veneer press, portable power tools, and hand tools.
The Woodworkers Training Course covers the following topics over a typical fifteen-week course period required for completion with a maximum of thirty students in the course.
Course Topics
Hours Of Instruction
A. Basic Skills 70
· Business Writing
· English Grammar
· English Vocabulary
· Reading Comprehension and Reasoning
· Writing Skills
· Mathematics
B. Job Specific Skills 360
· Safety for Woodworkers
· Wood Technology
· Hand Tools
· Fasteners
· Portable Power Tools
· Stationary Power Tools
· Assembly Techniques
· Finishers and Laminates
· Blueprints and Instructions
· Shop Operations
· General Maintenance
C. Employment Skills 20
TOTAL CLOCK HOURS 450
