Kitchen Units School

Kitchen units training course teaches skills, techniques, and safety practices for designing, building, and installing cabinets and furniture—especially for kitchens, bathrooms, offices, and custom interiors.

Unit Standard No: 119066
Unit Standard Credits: 15
NQF Level: 2
Unit standard title : Install carpentry finishing components
Kitchen units Training cost: R8000
Kitchen units course Duration : 4 weeks

Kitchen units Training course.

Cabinet making Training Course Content

Theory Training 20%: Kitchen units knowledge and skills conveyed in simplified manner.
Practical Training 80%: Hands-on training where Kitchen units learners do project based learning under supervision to demonstrate the understanding of the concepts they have learnt.
Assessment: Assessors and moderators assess Kitchen units learners to whether they are competent or not

Introduction to Kitchen Units

  1. Understand kitchen cabinet types and functions
  2. Identify key components of a kitchen unit
  3. Types of Kitchen units
    1. Base Units
    2. Wall Units
    3. Tall Units
    4. Corner Units
    5. Drawer Units
    6. Open Shelving Units
  4. Carcass, Face Frame, Drawer, Toe Kick, Countertop
  5. Sketch a basic kitchen layout and label the unit types.
  6. Kitchen design principles (zones, ergonomics, workflow)

Tools & Materials

  1. Learn names and uses of essential tools(cutting tools, assembly tools)
    1. Table saw, drill, clamps, sander, jigsaw, square Material
      1. Understand materials used in unit construction
        1. Plywood, MDF, melamine, hinges, screws, drawer slides, fasteners, solid wood
          1. Match each tool to its function in cabinet making.

          Measuring & Cutting

          1. Reading and interpreting kitchen plans
          2. Using a tape measure, square, marking gauge
          3. Marking layout lines on walls and floors
          4. Cut list planning
          5. Prepare a cut list for a 600mm-wide base unit

          Assembly Techniques

          1. Learn cabinet joinery and construction
            1. Butt joints, dowels, pocket screws
            2. Using wood glue and clamps
              1. Box construction (screw & glue, dowel, cam lock)
              2. Assemble a mini cabinet box using pre-cut panels
              3. Making toe kicks, reinforcing base units
              4. Quality control checks

              Fitting Doors & Drawers

              1. Install doors and drawers with correct alignment
                1. Using concealed hinges (Euro hinges)
                2. Installing drawer slides and runner installation
                3. Installing fixed and adjustable shelves
                  1. Drill hinge holes and mount a cabinet door

                  Installation Basics

                  1. Planning unit positioning
                  2. Leveling units and securing worktops
                  3. Understand cabinet leveling and wall fixing (anchors, stud fixing)
                    1. Mark layout lines
                    2. Start with corner units
                    3. Use shims and clamps for alignment
                    4. Fix to wall studs securely
                  4. Practice leveling a base unit on a sloped surface

                  Finishing & Edge Banding

                  1. Sanding, sealing, painting, or laminating
                  2. Applying edge banding manually or with a machine
                  3. Surface protection and cleaning

                  Kitchen Unit Systems and Layout Planning

                  1. Standard kitchen unit sizes (base, wall, tall)
                  2. Work triangle concept (sink, stove, refrigerator)
                  3. Appliance integration
                  4. Design a kitchen layout using unit modules
                  5. Apply ergonomic and aesthetic principles to kitchen planning

                  Final Project Assignment

                  1. Build a fully functional base cabinet (600mm wide) with one shelf and one door
                    1. Accurate cuts and measurements
                    2. Clean assembly and fitting
                    3. Proper hardware installation
                    4. Smooth opening door and adjustable shelf

Semi skilled kitchen units certification

A competence certificate is awarded to the kitchen units.

What to do with a kitchen units certificate

  1. Apply for jobs.
  2. You can start a business.
  3. Register as a quilified artisan(Trade test/Red seal)
  4. Apply for apprenticeship programs.

Carpentry trade test or red seal can be written after having atleast 3-4 years of working exprience (Optional) Take the Trade Test to become a qualified artisan, take a national trade test through QCTO (South Africa), Red Seal

Kitchen units certificate renewal

Kitchen units certificate renewal or refresher course is required every after 2 years of certificate expiry every 2 years.

Kitchen units Course requirements

  1. A copy of id/passport
  2. 2 colour id photos
  3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  4. Physically able

Key Benefits of kitchen units Training at Cranes training Center:

  1. Increased Safety
  2. Improved Productivity
  3. Compliance
  4. Cost Savings
  5. entreprenuership

Kitchen units Jobs Opportunities

After the course you submit you CV to cv@cranestraining.com. There are recruitment agencies and employers who contact Cranes training centre for carpenters.

Kitchen units can get jobs in these departments like building construction, ship building etc

The competent a kitchen units can submit CV to advertising sites like indeed, career junction, linkedin etc.

Kitchen units training price are affordable for any one. A comptent cabinet making certificate holder earns an average salary of R17263 per month or R104 per hour depending on the exprience of the kitchen units maker.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a kitchen units training course cost?

Kitchen units course price is R7000

How long is a kitchen units couse?

Kitchen units training takes 4 weeks.

How much does a kitchen units earns in South Africa?

Kitchen units salary is at the average of R17263 per month

When do I renew my kitchen units certificate?

After 2 years

Where do I find kitchen units jobs in south Africa?

Try to identify contractors and construction companies companies/departments then contact then to you CV. Or Upload CVs site like career junction, indeed, pnet and Linkedin.

Do you help to get jobs?

Yes, kitchen units school assist in finding a job, cv writing. By encouraging employers contact us on +27738519937.

How do I become a kitchen units?

By atteng school, apprenticeship etc.

Kitchen units training academy offers accommodation to students willing to travel from all these locations like Durban, Pinetown, Richardsbay, Empangeni, Port shepstone, Ladysmith, Newcastle, Kokstad, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith, Vryheid, Ulundi, Stanger, Eshowe, Amanzimtoti, Isipingo, Umkomaas in KwazuluNatal(KZN).

Different provinces of South Africa(sa) Mthatha/Umtata, Butterworth, East London and Port Elizabeth in Eastern cape, Bloemfontein in free state, Pretoria, vereeniging, kempton park, alberton, Germiston and Johannesburg(JHB) in Gauteng, Polokwane and Lephalale in Limpopo, Nelspruit, Witbank, Secunda in Mpumalanga, Kimberley in Nothern cape, Rustenburg and Mafikeng in North West, Cape town in Western Cape etc.

We train students from other southern African countries Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana, DR.Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Chadi, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Burkina faso, Guinea, Madagascar and Uganda etc. Since we free accommodation and job assistance.

Kitchen units training academy equip learners with the knowledge, hands-on skills, and safety practices to design, build, finish, and install functional cabinetry and wood-based furniture