Introduction

The Wood Work department is one of the oldest departments in the history of COIC Buea. From inception, there has been a lot of changes in the management of the unit; Africans, Europeans and Americans have been part of management in the past. It’s a two year program designed to prepare trainees of the department to enter the field of carpentry, and work as a carpenter.

Presently the head of department is a Cameroonian working in collaboration with very talented and qualified technicians.

Training concentrates on the following:

• Carpentry
• Joinery
• Wood work machinery
• Upholstery
• Cabinet marking

 

The tasks include:

• Understanding different building materials
• General Safety rules
• Carpentry tools
• Plan specifications
• Construction of frames of all sorts
• Roofing and types of Roofing and materials for roofing
• Installation of windows, doors, interior trims and cabinetmaking
• Stair construction
• Installation of finished materials