Occupational Studies - Construction

The Technology and Design department offers two CCEA Occupational Studies Units that provide an increased practical vocational approach to learning.

• Unit 16 Bench Joinery Step Stool – completed in Year 11

• Unit 18 Carpentry & Joinery Bird House – completed in Year 12

To achieve a full qualification, you must complete both units. The final grade is based on the combined scores of both units.

The two units include:

• Consideration of health and safety issues with respect to workshop activities.

• Consideration of career opportunities related to working with wood in the construction industry

• An appreciation of environmental issues relating to timber.

• The appropriate use of hand tools, and basic hand held power tools

• Techniques of cutting, jointing, boring, and planing to produce construction related components.

• Construction of projects made out of wood.

• Evaluating your own performance at the end of each task and at the end of each project.

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTINGS OF EACH UNIT

• AO1 THEORY (20%)

Recall knowledge and understanding of the specified context. A Theory Portfolio to include weekly diary entries is how this is section is assessed.

• AO2 PRACTICAL (60%)

Apply knowledge, understanding and skills in occupational contexts through undertaking practical tasks.

-Unit 16 Bench Joinery in Year 11 – Step Stool Project

-Unit 18 Carpentry & Joinery in Year 12 – Bird Feeding House

Observation of workshop activities and marking of the accuracy of work completed is how this section is assessed.

• AO3 EVALUATION (20%)

Analyse and evaluate each stage of your work and make judgments about your performance, indicating where improvements could be made.