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Wood Product Manufacturing Technician

Carpenter of Construction Products

Computerized Woodworking Machine Operator

Wood Product Manufacturing Technician

QUALIFICATION Wood Product Manufacturing Technician
EDUCATION TO BE ACQUIRED Secondary Professional Education (Level 4 of the Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF)
PREVIOUS EDUCATION Basic Education (after 9th grade)
DURATION OF STUDIES 4 years

AFTER OBTAINING THE QUALIFICATION
The wood product manufacturing technician plans, organizes, supervises, and controls the wood product manufacturing process, manages the reception of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products, ensuring the compliance of finished products and the technological process with regulatory acts and technical documentation, prepares technical documentation and drawings, and is capable of operating woodworking technological equipment. They can work in various woodworking companies (e.g., sawmills, plywood and chipboard, and furniture factories) or as a self-employed individual or sole trader.

PROGRAM CONTENT
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY MODULES/COURSE SUBJECTS (in the basic part)

Basic Processes of a Wood Industry Company
Individual Wood Product Manufacturing
Non-mechanized Wood Gluing
Non-mechanized Wood Product Finishing
Mechanical Wood Processing
Organization of Mechanical Wood Processing
Mechanized Wood Gluing
Mechanized Wood Product Finishing
Manufacturing of Parts with Computerized Woodworking Equipment
Flow of Raw Materials and Materials in a Woodworking Company
Organization of Production Processes in a Woodworking Company

GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION SUBJECTS (basic course)
Latvian Language I and Literature I
Mathematics I
Foreign Language I (B2)
Sports

ADVANCED (optional ) SUBJECTS / COURSES
Foreign Language II (C1)
Mathematics II
Physics II

OTHER SUBJECTS
National Defense Studies

OPPORTUNITIES
Practical Training / Internship / Work-based Learning / Work

Carpenter of Construction Products

QUALIFICATION Carpenter of Construction Products
EDUCATION TO BE ACQUIRED Secondary Professional Education (Level 4 of the Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF)
PREVIOUS EDUCATION Basic Education (after 9th grade)
DURATION OF STUDIES 4 years

AFTER OBTAINING THE QUALIFICATION
A construction product carpenter makes construction products (windows, doors, stairs) and interior decorative construction parts from wood and wood-derived materials, as well as performs their assembly and repair. A construction product carpenter works in workshops, construction sites, woodworking and construction product factories or as an individual worker.

PROGRAM CONTENT
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY MODULES/COURSE SUBJECTS (in the basic part)

Basic Processes of a Wood Industry Company
Individual Wood Product Manufacturing
Non-mechanized Wood Gluing
Non-mechanized Wood Product Finishing
Mechanical Wood Processing
Organization of Mechanical Wood Processing
Mechanized Wood Gluing
Mechanized Wood Product Finishing
Manufacturing of Parts with Computerized Woodworking Equipment
Flow of Raw Materials and Materials in a Woodworking Company
Organization of Production Processes in a Woodworking Company

GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION SUBJECTS (basic course)
Latvian Language I and Literature I
Mathematics I
Foreign Language I (B2)
Sports

ADVANCED (optional) SUBJECTS / COURSES
Foreign Language II (C1)
Mathematics II
Physics II

OTHER SUBJECTS
National Defense Studies

OPPORTUNITIES
Practical Training / Internship / Work-based Learning / Work

Computerized Woodworking Machine Operator

QUALIFICATION Computerized Woodworking Machine Operator
EDUCATION TO BE ACQUIRED Secondary Professional Education (Level 4 of the Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF)
PREVIOUS EDUCATION Basic Education (after 9th grade)
DURATION OF STUDIES 4 years

AFTER OBTAINING THE QUALIFICATION
The computerized woodworking Machine operator performs mechanical processing of wood and wood panel materials independently or as part of a team with other industry specialists using computerized woodworking machines. Operators work in woodworking and furniture manufacturing companies.

PROGRAM CONTENT
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY MODULES/COURSE SUBJECTS (in the basic part)

Basic Processes of a Wood Industry Company
Manufacturing of Individual (simple) Wood Products
Non-mechanized Wood Gluing
Non-mechanized Wood Product Finishing
Mechanical Wood Processing
Organization of Mechanical Wood Processing
Mechanized Wood Gluing
Mechanized Wood Product Finishing
Manufacturing of Parts with Computerized Woodworking Equipment
Computerized Woodworking Equipment Programming

GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION SUBJECTS (basic course)
Latvian Language I and Literature I
Mathematics I
Foreign Language I (B2)
Sports

ADVANCED (optional) SUBJECTS / COURSES
Foreign Language II (C1)
Mathematics II
Chemistry II
Physics II

OTHER SUBJECTS
National Defense Studies

OPPORTUNITIES
Practical Training / Internship / Work-based Learning / Work

Wood Product Manufacturing Technician

QUALIFICATION Furniture carpenter
EDUCATION TO BE ACQUIRED Secondary Professional Education (Level 4 of the Latvian Qualifications Framework (LQF)
PREVIOUS EDUCATION Basic Education (after 9th grade)
DURATION OF STUDIES 4 years

AFTER OBTAINING THE QUALIFICATION
The furniture carpenter manufactures, assembles, and installs various types and constructions of furniture on-site, as well as performs furniture repair and restoration work. Depending on the company’s work organization, if necessary, they may collaborate with clients – accept orders, consult, develop sketches, prepare estimates, and deliver the work to the client. Furniture carpenter work in carpentry workshops, woodworking, and furniture manufacturing companies, as well as on-site for furniture installation or fitting.

PROGRAM CONTENT
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY MODULES/COURSE SUBJECTS (in the basic part)