Cabinet Maker and Mill Worker Cluster

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

I390  WOODWORKING  TRADES  I  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course is a one year program that introduces the student to machine woodworking.  Emphasis will be placed on safe and proper machine set – up and usage in a modern, up to date, production woodshop.  Students will have the opportunity to refine their skills through both required and elective projects.  Some of the projects will be made on an individual basis, while others will be on a mass production basis and will require cooperative teamwork skills.  Students will study and perform case construction, frame and panel construction, and learn and construct various woodworking joinery techniques along with various finishing and finish repair techniques.

I391  WOODWORKING  PRODUCTION  IA

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course covers basic hand tools and basic machine operations, furniture construction methods, and finishing methods necessary in the carpentry trades.  Skills will be developed through projects completed by the students.  Emphasis is placed on proper use and safe operation of woodworking and carpentry equipment.

I392  WOODWORKING  PRODUCTION  IB

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This is an advanced woodworking production course in which students refine their skills through projects and group work.  A student may increase their knowledge of machine operations, furniture construction methods, and application of finish by spraying.  Special attention will be given to those machine operations necessary in the carpentry trades.  Particular emphasis is placed on the correct use and safe operation of woodworking and carpentry equipment.  Group work includes the construction of cabinet furniture or other kinds of mass produced wooden products as a medium for training.

I393  WOOD  TECHNOLOGY  IV

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: .5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course in advanced machine woodworking is for those students that have done well in Wood Tech II and III and wish to increase their skill and knowledge further, particularly in furniture construction.  Projects must be challenging and a high degree of accuracy will be required.  More sophisticated processes of joinery are studied.  The properties and uses of woods, together with some of the newer materials and wood substitutes are used.

I325  BUILDING  MAINTENANCE

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Building Maintenance I has as its major objectives the development of awareness and the manipulative skills which are necessary to handle the day to day challenges of maintaining a home.  Redecorating, plumbing, electrical systems, and basic building and home repair are only a few of the areas which will be covered.

I490  WOODWORKING  TRADES  II  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 12

This program prepares students as entry – level cabinetmakers and millworkers.  This class introduces students to both entry – level and advanced levels of cabinetry and the precision phases of the cabinetmaking trade.  Units of study include machine set – up and safety, small box construction projects, kitchen cabinet construction, lathe – turned projects, furniture refinishing and repair, advanced joint techniques, use and production of jigs and fixtures used in mass production, and use of a CNC lathe to produce multiple shaped spindles.  Life skills for career success are taught and include team building, problem solving, and career exploration.

I491  ADVANCED  WOODWORKING  PRODUCTION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 12

This course is one in which students refine their skills through individual and group work,  Group work includes the construction of cabinetry, furniture, and other kinds of mass produced wooden products.

I401 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Industrial Technology Cooperative Education is designed for junior and senior students interest in pursuing careers in Industrial Technology.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience.  They participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction focusing on job survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, and human relations skills. 

A qualified industrial technology instructor is responsible for supervision and is given 30 minutes per student per week to do so.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.  The coordinator also needs to have taken six semester hours of organization and administration of cooperative education.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis:  further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job seeking skills, personal development, human relationship, legal protection and responsibilities, economics of the job, organization and job termination.

Z401  INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION         

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.