National 4/5 Woodwork |
Course Descriptor |
Important Course Changes: See Bottom Of Page |
The Course is practical, exploratory and experiential in nature. It combines elements of technique and standard practice with elements of creativity.
The Course provides opportunities for learners to gain a range of practical woodworking skills and to use a variety of tools, equipment and materials. It allows them to plan activities through to the completion of a finished product in wood.
The Course will also give learners the opportunity to develop thinking, numeracy, and employability, enterprise and citizenship skills.
The aims of the Course are to enable learners to develop:
The workshop based Course gives an insight into industrial practices, and helps develop self-confidence and mature attitudes for the world of work.
The Course provides opportunities for learners to gain a range of practical woodworking skills and to use a variety of tools, equipment and materials. It allows them to plan activities through to the completion of a finished product in wood.
The Course will also give learners the opportunity to develop thinking, numeracy, and employability, enterprise and citizenship skills.
The aims of the Course are to enable learners to develop:
- skills in woodworking techniques
- skills in measuring and marking out timber sections and sheet materials
- safe working practices in workshop environments
- practical creativity and problem-solving skills
- a knowledge / understanding of sustainability issues in a practical woodworking context
The workshop based Course gives an insight into industrial practices, and helps develop self-confidence and mature attitudes for the world of work.
COURSE CHANGES
As of 2017-18 SQA have made some changes to the National 5 wood work course. These changes include:
- Course Assignment is worth 70 Marks
Course award is split: Question paper - 30%
Assignment - 70%
As of 2017-18 SQA have made some changes to the National 5 wood work course. These changes include:
- The removal of course units. However pupils will still need to complete the course work throughout the year to ensure they are gaining the correct knowledge, understanding and practical ability to then complete their course assignment to the required standards.
- The introduction of an end of year written question paper will now be apart of the course to assess the pupils knowledge and understanding of the wood work course.
- A new course assignment will now be issued to pupils by SQA each year.
- The overall course award is now determined by completing the course assignment and the question paper.
- Course Assignment is worth 70 Marks
Course award is split: Question paper - 30%
Assignment - 70%
There are no changes to the National 4 course.
- Pupils are still required to complete and pass all course units
- Pupils still have an added value project to complete
- National 4 pupils have NO EXAM
Leads On To:
This course will prepare pupils to undertake the following courses
- NPA Lvl 5 Furniture Manufacture Course
- Higher Design & Manufacture Course
- N4/5 Practical Metal Work Course
- NPA Lvl 5 Furniture Manufacture Course
- Higher Design & Manufacture Course
- N4/5 Practical Metal Work Course
Why Choose To Do Wood Work?
Click on the link opposite to see some of the different career
paths that National Wood Work can lead you on to. |