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WHAT IS CARPENTRY AND JOINERY WHO IS A CARPENTER OR JOINER?
Carpentry is a skilled trade or a craft in which the main work that is done is the cutting, shaping and installing furniture for buildings and building materials such as roofs and stairs during the construction of buildings. Carpentry and joinery also involves skilled work using timber either in a work shop or at a construction site. You can divide carpentry into residential (involving things in a household), commercial (constructing schools, hospitals, malls etc.) and industrial (building tunnels, dams etc.) carpentry. A carpenter is a person who has the skill to work with wood and is able to make or repair things that are made out of wood. A joiner is a person that joins pieces of wood using various means to produce more complex items. Some carpenters/joiners never actually go to school for this trade but learn through apprenticeship. In this article we will refer to both carpenters and/or joiners simply as carpenters.
WHERE DO CARPENTERS WORK?
When you do carpentry you will most likely work for yourself or you may form a group with others who have done carpentry and work for yourselves at a workshop. Sometimes carpenters do some work with builders or construction companies so that they help with doing things such as roofing and furniture. You can also work for an interior decorating company so that if they have to make something wooden as they are decorating you can be the one to do it.
WHAT TASKS ARE INVOLVED IN THE WORK?
As a carpenter the tasks that you will have to do could include making wooden furniture, doors and floors. Carpenters also do renovating and refitting in buildings that have already been built. When they do these things they measure, mark, cut, shape, fit and finish up (mostly by vanishing) the timber. They do this by using hand tools such as chisels and, power tools. When working in construction, carpenters not only make furniture and other fittings but they also help in making the frames for the buildings. The kinds of furniture that carpenters make includes shelves, cupboards, chairs, beds, window frames, and doors. These items are made either in a workshop or at the construction site.
WHAT IS THE WORK SCHEDULE OF A CARPENTER?
There is no fixed schedule in this profession because most carpenters are self-employed. Work is done depending on the projects that someone is working on.
WHAT SORT OF CAREER-PERSONALITY MATCH IS REQUIRED?
Carpenters should generally be outgoing and enjoying working with their hands. This is because the job itself is manual and so you have to enjoy doing things that involve cutting and joining. You also need to have good problem solving skills and with a good imagination that will help you come up with creative designs that you will use to make various kinds of furniture. You also need to be someone who pays attention to detail and aesthetic in order to make something that is pleasing to the eyes.
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WHAT SUBJECTS WILL THE PROGRAM COVER?
Some of the courses that will be done when you decide to go to a school that offers carpentry and joinery include drawing, identification and measurement of materials, hand tool selection, care and use, machine woodworking, project management and estimating, framing and finishing, roofing, door and window layout and construction among others. During the times when you will be in school you will do a lot of practical work because this program is very practical rather than theoretical.
WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS?
The entry requirement at craft level is a full grade 12 certificate (5 O’ levels). The minimum entry requirement at Trade-test level is a grade 7 or grade 9 certificate.
WHAT OTHER PROGRAMS OF STUDY CAN MAKE SOMEONE A CARPENTER?
There are no other programs that will train someone to be a carpenter apart from carpentry and joinery
WHAT ARE THE FUTURE ADVANCED QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABLE AND WHY?
There is currently no advanced program at degree or master’s level in carpentry that is being offered in Zambia.
INSTITUTIONS THAT OFFER CARPENTRY AND JOINERY
LIVINGSTONE INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING STUDIES
Programme duration: 1 year (Trade-test)
Mode of study: Full-time and Part-time
Admitting school: Engineering Department
Intakes: January, May and September
Location: Livingstone
Contacts
Tel: +260 977 576286 or +260 960 949041
E-mail: libes@libescollege.edu.zm
Website: www.libescollege.edu.zm/
LUSAKA VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE
Programme duration: 1 year (Trade-test) / 2 years (Craft Certificate)
Mode of study: Full-time and Part-time
Admitting school: Construction Department
Intakes: January, May and September
Location: Lusaka
Contacts
Tel:+260 979 527976 / +260-211-242270
E-mail: admissions.office@lvtc.edu.zm / tupasambwa@gmail.com
Website: www.lvtc.edu.zm/
UKWIMI TRADES TRAINING INSTITUTE
Programme duration: 1 year (Trade-test) / 2 years (Craft Certificate)
Mode of study: Full-time and Part-time
Intakes: January, May, September
Location: Petauke
Contacts
Tel: +260977137727 / +260977946851 /+260978016050 / +260955658264
E-mail: utti@zamtel.zm
Facebook: Ukwimi Trades Training Institute
MONGU TRADES TRAINING INSTITUTE
Programme duration: 1 year (Trade-test) / 2 years (Craft Certificate)
Mode of study: Full-time and Part-time
Admitting school: School of Construction
Intakes: January, May, September
Location: Mongu
Contacts
Tel: 0977288109 / 0963406985 / 0978514997
Facebook: Mongu Trades Training Institute
KABWE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Programme duration: 2 years (Craft Certificate)
Mode of study: Full-time and Part-time
Admitting school: Construction Department
Intakes: January, May and September
Location: Kabwe
Contacts
Tel: +260 977 759307 or +260 977 143641
E-mail: kabweit@gmail.com
Website: www.kit.edu.zm/index.php/downloads/fees
LUANSHYA TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS COLLEGE
Programme duration: 1 year (Trade-test) / 2 years (Craft Certificate)
Mode of study: Full-time, Part-time and Distance
Intakes: January, May, September
Location: Luanshya, Zambia
Contacts
Tel: +206978395180
E-mail: info@ltbc.edu.zm
Website: www.ltbc.edu.zm/index.php/full-time-programmes/
THORN PARK CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRE
Programme duration: 1 year (Trade-test)
Mode of study: Full-Time and Part-time
Intakes: January
Location: Lusaka
Contacts
Tel: +260 211 231970 / +260 977 852938
E-mail: bchitenge@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.lbtc.ac.zm/tctccourses.php