Cabinet Making (Continuing Education Certificate) - Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningCabinetmaking Education in CanadaCarpentry and Woodworking Programs -- Community College Programs
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Cabinet Making (Continuing Education Certificate) - Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Cabinetmaking, sometimes called joinery, primarily involves assembling, constructing, designing, finishing, refinishing, repairing, and/or restoring products made of wood, wood substances, or wood substitutes such as cabinets, furniture, interior finishes, millwork, stairs, and various fixtures, among others. Cabinetmaking is a skill in which practitioners must possess precision, particularly in measuring and cutting, and strong mathematics and problem-solving abilities and work habits. Professions related to Cabinetmaking include Carpentry, Millwork, Planermill, Refinishing, Wood Products and Manufacturing, and Woodworking. Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning's Cabinet Making (Continuing Education Certificate) is designed to provide students 'with the knowledge and skills required to construct cabinets and fine furniture using recognized trade practices.' Students will 'sign up for one section per week and learn under the guidance of qualified instructors' including 'short lectures, demonstrations and hands-on learning.' The Program will include instruction on the use and care of manual, power, and stationary tools. Learners will have 48 hours of lab time per semester. A students will not have 'access to woodworking machines until' he/she has fulfilled the necessary safety requirements including attending a demonstration, passing 'a written test,' and completing 'a practical exercise.' These 'requirements will take at least one semester to complete.' In order to attain the Certificate, students must 'complete a number of designated projects involving various types of woodworking joints, techniques and processes.' Graduates 'will be able to produce simple shop drawings, make material calculations, machine, assemble and finish a cabinet or piece of fine furniture.' The Program is based on the full-time Cabinet Making day program but with 'fewer tests and project requirements' and less lab time. The Program also offers independent student and section 52. The former is for 'students who have already earned a certificate or for the person who may have a shop at home and simply want access to our equipment.' To qualify for independent student, the candidate must have a record of his/her 'safety tests and machine demonstration attendance' which will 'be kept on file using the same progress chart as the CE certificate program.' Section 52, which is held on Tuesday evenings, is geared towards 'students who have completed a minimum of three semesters including safety training completed at Humber on all required machines.' The Section will have no safety training and will focus primarily on chair-making including several 'entry-level chair projects' designed to 'prepare students for more difficult projects.' Graduates who aspire to advance their careers in cabinetmaking may be interested in pursuing further educational opportunities to refine and enhance their abilities, particularly via an apprenticeship. The advantage of completing an apprenticeship is not only that one acquires in-depth knowledge and skills in a trade but also that, within the latter, one's career opportunities and salary potential are normally increased. Furthermore, once an individual has obtained journeyperson status, he/she may be eligible to have his/her certification as such endorsed by the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program (Red Seal). The latter enables the journeyperson to practice his/her trade throughout Canada, provided the trade is designated in that locale, without undergoing further examinations. Cabinetmakers who earn journeyperson status can, after obtaining years of several experience beyond an apprenticeship, become supervisors, trainers, and/or educators of their trade. Graduates of the Cabinet Making program may qualify for advanced credits towards an apprenticeship.
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