Materials and Design

To be successful in this course you need to: • develop an understanding of the design process • demonstrate safe working practices • problem solve • produce projects in timber and other materials.

In this course you will: • use the design process to find suitable outcomes to set your own projects • work from set drawings or produce working drawings for your own projects • develop practical skills using hand tools and equipment to produce worthwhile projects in a variety of materials • gain an understanding of the properties of materials you use.

Class activities include: • creating set projects • designing and creating your own projects in a variety of materials such as wood, leather, glass, vinyl and plastics • using hand tools, power tools, larger wood working machines, sand blasting equipment,

CNC router and vinyl cutter.

This course could lead to: • enhanced skills in working with a variety of materials • Senior School subjects of Design and Production (Wood) • the opportunity to undertake some units or part-units in Certificate I in VET Building and

Construction, offered as an introduction to a pathway in the building and construction industry.