Carpentry and Joinery Artisan Certificate at Bunyala Central Vocational Training Center
Carpentry and Joinery Artisan Certificate program.
This Carpentry and Joinery course offered at Bunyala Central Vocational Training Center, is a 1 year Artisan Certificate program accredited by KNEC.
Carpenters are trade craftsmen that work with wood to create furniture, house fittings, and construction structures.
This carpentry and joinery artisan certificate program is an entry level program that will provide you with the hands-on skills required in both big wood working construction projects as well as the skills required for smaller projects such as furniture and fittings.
As a carpenter you will be involved in the design, cutting, and building of furniture using different types of wood. You could be working on site, in clients homes, or in a workshop. The job role of a carpenter involves the following duties: Measuring, marking up, cutting, shaping, fitting and finishing timber.
As an artisan carpenter, your duties may include the following:
- Building foundations, installing floor beams, laying sub-flooring and installing walls and roofing systems
- Fitting and installing trim, doors, stairs, molding and hardware
- Measuring, cutting and joining materials made of wood or wood substitutes
- Repairing and renovating wooden structures
- Preparing cost estimates for clients
- Reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings and sketches
Entry requirement
- KCPE Certificate
- Equivalent qualification approved by KNEC.