School Center Ljubljana Mechanical and Chemical Engeneering High School Gimnazija Antona Aškerca Higher Vocational College European School Ljubljana
CARPENTER
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It is a traditional Slovenian profession. Wood is a rewarding and pleasant material to work with, as it holds the warmth of the years when the tree grew and drew on the sun's energy. It can be used to create indispensable objects for our everyday lives. A carpenter who has developed a sense of precision, skilful hands, the ability to imagine space and a flair for the use of colour can produce not only useful but also aesthetic products that brighten up domestic and commercial spaces. In addition to the independent manufacture and assembly of various wood products (furniture, windows, doors, wooden stairs, etc.) from solid wood or panels, a joiner may also be involved in the restoration of old furniture, music-making, wood turning, carving, modelling.
The carpenter training programme is a three-year vocational training programme which offers:
- Secondary vocational education for the profession of joiner/carpenter,
- The national vocational qualification of woodworking machine operator.
| Course of education | Number of weeks |
|---|---|
| Education in school | 82 |
| Practical training in a company | 24 |
| Extracurricular activities | 5 |
| Together | 111 |
Conditions for joining
Successful completion of primary school or a lower vocational education programme.
We advise against enrolment in this programme for pupils with respiratory problems, epileptics and pupils with colour blindness.
Performance
In our experience, students who do well in maths, Slovenian, foreign language and physics in primary school and who have good work habits tend to perform better.
Implementation
The training programme is provided in a school organisation with a collective learning agreement or an organisation with an individual learning agreement. The two forms of programme delivery are equivalent.
Completion
Education for this profession takes 3 years.
The training ends with a final examination in Slovenian, basic professional knowledge and professional theory, with practical work (product and a presentation).
After finishing school, further education or employment is possible. You will have many job opportunities. Carpenters are employed by woodworking companies and craftsmen.
When you decide to continue your education, you can choose between regular education in a vocational technical program (3 2) for a wood technician or education in work. Later, it is possible to continue studying at a higher level.
The educational program enables the acquisition of national professional qualifications. You can obtain the national professional qualification of operator of woodworking machines with a passing grade from the content sections of the professional part of the educational program: woodworking basics, woodworking, molding processing.
A - General education subjects
| Label | Subject | O/E | Number of lessons | Number of credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Slovene | Obligatory | 213 | 12 |
| P2 | Mathematics | Obligatory | 213 | 12 |
| P3 | Foreign Language | Obligatory | 164 | 9 |
| P4 | Art | Obligatory | 33 | 2 |
| P5 | Integrated Science | Obligatory | 132 | 6 |
| P6 | Human Science | Obligatory | 132 | 6 |
| P7 | PE | Obligatory | 164 | 7 |
| Total for A | 1051 | 54 |
B - Professional modules
| Label | Subject | O/E | Number of lessons | Number of credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Basics of woodworking | Obligatory | 125 | 5 |
| M2 | Wood treatment | Obligatory | 248 | 14 |
| M3 | Wood panel treatment | Obligatory | 178 | 9 |
| M4 | Joinery | Obligatory | 178 | 9 |
| M5 | Living furniture | Obligatory | 180 | 9 |
| M6 | Product design | Obligatory | 164 | 9 |
| Total for B | 1073 | 55 |
Other
| Programme | Number of lessons | Number of credit points |
|---|---|---|
| C -Practical lessons | 827 | 33 |
| Č - Practical training with work at the employer | 912 | 37 |
| D - Extracurricular activities | 160 | 7 |
| E - Open part of the curriculum | 582 | 25 |
All together
| Programme | Number of lessons | Number of credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Lessons ( A+B+E) | 2706 | 134 |
| Practical lessons (C+Č) | 1739 | 70 |
| In school education ( A+B+D+E) | 2866 | 141 |
| A+B+Č+D+E | 3778 | 178 |
The final examination (product/service and presentation) is worth 2 credit points.
Open curriculum content for a Carpenter
TEXTBOOK FUND - Carpenter
Buying new textbooks is a significant expense for students and their parents, so we offer the possibility to borrow school textbooks. Our textbook stock includes all textbooks approved in the catalogue of textbooks for vocational, technical and other professional schools. We have sets of textbooks for all programmes in all years of study, and students can also borrow individual textbooks.
The loan fee is one third of the value of the textbooks.
The list of textbooks and the loan notices for the 2021/22 textbook fund and other teaching materials developed by the teachers' professional bodies are available at the links below:
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Woodwork High School Ljubljana
Aškerčeva 1, 1000 Ljubljana
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Monday to Friday 10:00 - 12:00
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