This curriculum provides skills and knowledge necessary for “Wooden Handicraft Maker”. There will be both demonstration by trainers/instructors and opportunity by trainees to carry out the skills/tasks necessary for this level of technical workforce. Trainees will practice and learn skills by using typical tools, materials and equipment necessary for this curricular program.
Aims
The main aim of this curricular program is to produce skilled workforce in the field of wooden handicraft making by providing training to the citizen of the country and link them to employment opportunities in the country. The aims of this curriculum are:
- To produce lower level technical workforce in the field of wooden handicraft making
- To produce such technical workforce who will be able to provide service through the application of the skills and knowledge of wooden handicraft technology being as an entrepreneur.
Objectives
After the completion of this training program, the trainees will be able:
- To apply safety measures in the work place
- To handle tools/equipment/materials necessary for making wooden handicraft items/products
- To perform basic (fundamentals) works related to making wooden handicraft items/products
- To make various types of Joints necessary for making wooden handicraft items/products
- To draw free hand sketches of (butta)/designs necessary for making wooden handicraft items/products
- To develop/prepare formats/templates necessary for making wooden handicraft items/products
- To trace Butta (Carves)/ designs on work piece necessary for making wooden handicraft items/products
- To make handicraft items/products
- To perform project works related to making wooden handicraft items/products
- To perform works necessary for finishing wooden handicraft items/products
Salient Features
Duration: The total duration of the course will be of 390 hours (three months) of specialized modules plus 70 hours of common module.
Target group: The target group for this training will be all the interested individuals of the country with the minimum qualification of class five passed or equivalent.
Group size: The group size of this training program will be not more than 30
Medium of Instruction: The medium of instruction for this training program will be Nepali or English or both.
Pattern of attendance: The trainees should have 80% attendance in theory classes and 90% in practical/ performance to be eligible for internal assessments and final examinations.
Focus of the curriculum: This is a competency based curriculum. This curriculum emphasizes on competent performance of the task specified in it. Not less than 80% time is allotted to the competencies and not more than 20% to the related technical knowledge. So, the main focus will be on the performance of the specified competencies/tasks /skills included in this curriculum.
Follow up suggestion:
This is not a training program only for training sake. The ultimate success of this program will rest on the proficiency of the graduates of this training program in providing services in the community either by wage employment or by self-employment.
In order to assess the success of this program and collect feedbacks/inputs for the revision of the program, a schedule of follow up is suggested as follows:-
First follow up: Six months after the completion of the program
Second follow up: Six months after the completion of the first follow up
Follow up cycle: In a cycle of one year after the completion of the second follow up for five years
Grading System
The trainees will be graded as follows based on the marks in percentage secured by them in tests/ evaluations.
- Distinction: Passed with 80% or above
- First Division: passed with 75% or above
- Second Division: passed with 65% or above
- Third Division: passed with 60% or above
Certificate requirement: The related training institute will provide the certificate of “Wooden Handicraft Maker” to those individuals who successfully complete all the tasks with their related technical knowledge specified in this curriculum.
Admission Criteria
Individuals who meet the following criteria will be allowed to enter in this curricular program:
- Minimum of five class pass or equivalent
- Physically and mentally fit
- Minimum of 18 years of age
- Should pass entrance examination
- Preference will be given to female, Dalit, Janjati, and Conflict affected people
Job Prospects
On successful completion of this training, the trainees will be able to carry out skills related to basics of wooden handicraft (timber, seasoning and wooden handicraft; tools, equipment, materials and safety; & fundamental works), joints, sketches, designs and templates (sketches & designs; & templates/formats), wooden handicraft items/products (designs tracing; making handicraft items/products; & finishing, grading, packaging, costing and storing handicraft items/products), applied math, occupational health and safety, first aid, HIV/AIDS, communication and small enterprise development.