Timber Products A/M/V develops the knowledge, understanding and skills that underpin the creation of timber products. In broad terms, students learn about industry practices, processes, procedures and concepts such as technical information, materials, sustainability, ethics, equipment and work health & safety (WHS). Key concepts and ideas in the Timber Products A/M/V course include a focus on future directions, and trends.

Students gain an in depth understanding of the properties and characteristics of the material itself, as timber is very particular and unusual as a material that continuously moves, bends, expands, contracts throughout its product life, and it is a material with differential and heterogeneous properties unlike other materials.

Through both individual and collaborative learning experiences, students learn to meet expectations and establish productive and appropriate work habits. Participating in industry specific tasks promotes the development of adaptable, competent, self-motivated individuals who consider safety and work collaboratively with colleagues. Students develop skills communicating orally, and in written and graphical modes. They learn about industry practices and participate in essential design processes including developing plans, applying specifications, communicating for purpose, calculations and the use of specialised machinery and tools. They reflect on their own and other’s practices in meeting desired outcomes and evaluate learning to make considered improvement. Students plan, select, and organise materials to achieve desired timber making outcomes when planning and producing projects, taking into consideration sustainable practices and environmental considerations. They develop relevant technical, vocational, and interpersonal capabilities suitable for employment and further training.
Timber Products A/M/V develops transferable skills relevant to further education and employment. Timber Products A/M/V makes provision for a Statement of Attainment from the Visual Arts Package.

The Timber Products course is written under the BSSS INDUSTRY AND SERVICES Framework.

Achievement Standards for INDUSTRY AND SERVICES courses can be found within the Framework.

In courses written under the Industry and Services Framework, students learn about industry practices, processes, procedures, and concepts. They develop knowledge of technical information and equipment and understand how to apply technical specifications to the specific problems of the area of study. They develop an understanding of traditional and emerging materials or services and the innovative procedures and thinking that supports the identification of, and adaption to, new ways of working. They investigate and analyse opportunities and challenges in their area of study raised by the demands for increased sustainability and ethical conduct. Students analyse principles of work health & safety (WHS) applying them to solving problems and undertake practical work and develop an understanding of the importance of respect and care in the workplace.

Creating with Timber

This unit is designed to familiarise students with the fundamentals of the nature of timber, and of design and aesthetic theories in working with timber. Students learn the fundamentals of workshops practices and procedures for working safely with timber products, using selected tools and materials correctly. They learn to use selected hand and power tools, machinery, make joints and follow a given design to create projects undertaken in this unit. Students learn transferable work skills for effectively working through projects and problems and communicating with others.

Timber Manufacturing Contexts

This unit is designed to develop skills in the workshop using timber and other materials for selected manufacturing context/s. Students analyse timber products from a selected manufacturing context/s. They learn technical information, specifications and techniques for manufacturing, including the use of jigs. Students analyse the selected context and the nature of timber to make decisions about appropriate jointing techniques according to the chosen product. They develop transferable work skills such as digital skills, reading plans and drawings, measurement and scale, as well as justifying the selection of particular materials for a given task.

Creating to a Design Process

This unit focuses on creating products using a design process. Students consider sustainable and ethical workshop practices and procedures and digital skills, including interpretation of plans. Students explore the nature and properties of materials to fulfil a design brief. They learn about the selection of appropriate materials and calculate cost of production and labour within the scope of the design process. Students learn communication skills such as to actively listen, and to reflect on and implement feedback from clients and co-workers.

Timber Project

In this unit students follow the design process to create their own project, or modify an existing design, to meet a particular need. Using a project timeline, students learn to manage the entire construction of a project, from conception to delivery. They develop manual and digital design and planning skills. Students consider the choice of appropriate materials, finishes and techniques, in accordance with the project requirements, proactively managing risks associated with constructing the product in the workshop. They learn communication skills such as maintaining an ongoing record of evaluation of production processes and techniques.

Independent Study

An Independent Study unit has an important place in senior secondary courses. It is a valuable pedagogical approach that empowers students to make decisions about their own learning. An Independent Study unit can be proposed by an individual student for their own independent study and negotiated with their teacher. The program of learning for an Independent Study unit must meet the unit goals and content descriptions as they appear in the course. Independent Study units are only available to individual students in Year 12. A student can only study a maximum of one Independent Study unit in each course. Students must have studied at least three standard 1.0 units from this course. An Independent Study unit requires the principal’s written approval. Principal approval can also be sought by a student in Year 12 to enrol concurrently in an Independent Study unit and their third 1.0 unit in this course of study.

Timber Products A/M/V

Timber Products A/M/V

The previous course taught until 2024 is below:

Timber Products A/M (660 KB)

Timber Products A/M (282 KB)