A career in joinery can offer job satisfaction with practical hands-on manufacturing. The Certificate in Joinery programme can provide a direct pathway into the joinery and furniture making industries.
SIT has a well-appointed training facility with some of the most modern equipment available. Students manufacture full-size, quality, practical projects throughout the duration of the programme and have the opportunity to use a wide range of traditional and advanced computer controlled machinery.
JOIN101 Joinery Core Skills
- First aid
- Trade calculations
- Creating sketches
- Operating joinery machinery
JOIN102 Joinery Trade Skills 1
- Power tools
- Health and safety
- Joinery work documents
JOIN103 Joinery Trade Skills 2
- Hand tools
- Setting and using joinery machines
- Storing and handling joinery
JOIN104 Joinery Trade Skills 3
- Adhesives and fixing
- Selecting timber
JOIN105 Joinery Trade Skills 4
- Operating and maintaining joinery machinery
JOIN106 Joinery Trade Skills 5
- Manufacturing kitchen carcasses
- Manufacturing flush panel doors
JOIN107 Joinery Trade Skills 6
- Manufacturing kitchen bench tops, doors
JOIN108 Joinery Trade Skills 7
- Operating and maintaining specialist joinery machinery
Successful completion of our Certificate in Joinery programme will help you establish your career in kitchen manufacture, furniture, joinery or timber machining. Graduates of this programme will have the knowledge and skills required for entering the joinery or furniture industries, and will be able to employ safe working practices appropriate to the industry. Graduates will be competent in a wide range of skills and knowledge required for joinery and furniture making.
Applicants should be a minimum of 16 years of age. NCEA achievements will be taken into consideration at selection. Desire to work in the joinery industry. Mature students are welcome, intending students over the age of 20 years should provide evidence of previous study or relevant work experience that is indicative of likely successful completion. Sponsored students with a letter of intent from an employer will have automatic entry.
Certificate in Joinery
For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and to be eligible for award of the qualification Certificate in Joinery they must have:
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Completed required practical and theoretical course work and assignments.
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Attended for not less than 80% of the timetabled class hours and other scheduled learning activities.
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Shown competence in the following scheduled modules, to a minimum of 120 credits:
Module Unit standard/local module
JOIN101 All Unit standards
JOIN102 All Unit standards
JOIN103 All Unit standards
JOIN104 All Unit standards
JOIN105 All Unit standards
JOIN106 All Unit standards
JOIN107 All Unit standards
JOIN108 A minimum of 15 credits
National Certificate in Joinery (Introduction)
For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and to be eligible for award of the qualification National Certificate in Joinery (Introduction) they must have: Shown competence in the following scheduled modules, to a minimum of 65 credits, and upon application to NZQA:
Module Unit standard/local module
JOIN101 All unit standards
JOIN102 All unit standards
JOIN103 All unit standards
JOIN104 US2555, US2556, US2557
JOIN108 US19605