Cabinetmaking and Furniture Technician

Comments about Cabinetmaking and Furniture Technician - At the institution - Ottawa - Ontario

• Objectives
  The Cabinetmaking and Furniture Technician graduate is trained to work in the cabinetmaking and woodworking industry, producing both traditional and contemporary furniture as well as commercial cabinetry. Technicians design components using hand and power tools to build cabinetry to industry specifications. At the end of this hands-on program, graduates are equipped with skills that can earn them employment locally, nationally or internationally.
  
  In the first level of the program, students acquire a sound knowledge of wood technology and develop skills in wood machining practices, geometric layout, and joinery. In the second level, these skills are applied to the construction of traditional and contemporary furniture. Students begin to use more advanced machining practices, computers, and CNC equipment to design and manufacture component parts. The final level of the program emphasizes production and provides practice in the construction of commercial cabinetry and millwork, kitchen cabinets, plastic laminate work, and furniture finishing. The Cabinetmaking and Furniture Technician program is supplemented by courses in mathematics, science and English as they relate to the trade.
  
  Graduates who wish to become journey-person cabinetmakers may be eligible for advanced standing in the Cabinetmaker apprenticeship program, through the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
• Course description
  
  Level 1
  
  DRA8909 Drafting I
  
  ENL1813X Communications I
  
  GED8000 Is That Ethical?
  
  MAT8584 Mathematics
  
  WOO8930 Joinery
  
  WOO8937 Wood Technology
  
  WOO8938 Hand Tools and Machine Basics
  
  Level 2
  
  CAM8901 CNC for Cabinet and Furniture Manufacturing
  
  DRA8912 Drafting and Plan Reading
  
  WOO8939 Furniture Making
  
  WOO8940 Advanced Machining
  
  WOO8941 Furniture History and Construction
  
  WOO8944 Furniture Finishing Fundamentals
  
  Choose one from equivalencies:
  
  GED0575 General Education Elective
  
  Level 3
  
  ENL2003 Communications II for Technicians
  
  HIS8482 History of Architecture I
  
  WOO8900 Applied Business Practices
  
  WOO8910 Furniture Finishing and Touch-Up
  
  WOO8942 Furniture and Commercial Cabinetry
  
  WOO8943 Commercial Cabinetry
  

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