Fine Furniture/Joinery Trades Foundation (Certificate)

Admissions

All of:

• Successful completion of an assessment test in applied mathematics, English, and 3-D visualization.
• Submission of a portfolio (samples, slides or photographs of craftwork indicating design and handskills). 

Note: Fine Furniture Readiness Test is completed through the Camosun Assessment Centre, this three hour test has section sections: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Measurement, Visualization & Mechanical Aptitude, and a written paragraph. The first two sections, Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary, relate directly to course content.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Use creative problem solving to come to innovative yet practical solutions in the design and building of fine furniture.
• Understand how furniture history and principles and elements of design inform contemporary fine furniture construction.
• Work effectively as part of a team or group in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and achievement of goals.
• Use the materials, tools and equipment required for fine furniture construction and finishing in a safe, effective manner.
• Present self to the external world as a creative, skilled, business-like beginning woodworker.

Curriculum