Woodworking and Cabinetmaking Job Skills
Certificate Industrial Technology and Transportation · Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Woodworking and Cabinetmaking Job Skills Certificate
This certificate covers the principles of woodworking to include materials, hand tools, wood cutting machinery and wood finishing. Emphasis will be put on designs to include modular construction, new materials, and processes. Advanced bidding techniques are discussed. Career Opportunities: Cabinetmaker, Carpenter. To Achieve the Job Skills Certificate: Upon completion of the required courses with at least a "C" or "P" grade in each course, the student will be awarded a Job Skills Certificate.
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to demonstrate proficiency in technical skills and safety principles required for industrial employment in a commercial cabinet shop.
2. Students will demonstrate problem solving skills used in industrial design and product development. Assessment:Students will be assessed by either keeping a Weekly Journal or by taking a mid-term and final examination of materials introduced in the required text readings as set forth in the course syllabus, white-board notes, lecture/demonstration notes and reflective writing exercises relative to the students weekly learning experiences. Final projects will be assessed by utilizing a technical rubric given to each student the first day of class.
2. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to demonstrate problem solving skills used in a commercial cabinet shop.
1. Students will demonstrate proficiency in technical skills and safety principles required for industrial employment. Assessment:Safety exam pass rates and track VTEA core indicators.
3. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to evaluate a bill of material and a construction plan for use in a commercial cabinet shop.