Furniture Design & Making
This one year, full-time course offers an exciting opportunity to design and make your own furniture. The practical nature of the course enables students to learn the essential techniques in furniture making and design, providing a solid set of skills, both hand skills and machinery use.
| Award Name | Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full-time.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate: O6/H7 in 5 subjects or Leaving Certificate Applied or QQI Level 4. Equivalent qualifications will be accepted. Mature applicants who may not meet the above requirements are welcome to apply.
Portfolio
Students will be required to provide samples of their work such as drawings or made objects.
Careers / Further progression
Progression and Career Prospects
This course provides students with pos-sible progression routes to study at higher level at Institutes of Technology. Depending on results, students may avail of the Higher Education Links Scheme to access courses such as:
TU Dublin:
• Architecture
• Interior Design
• Timber Product Technology
• Architectural Technology
• Product Design
SETU CARLOW:
• Architectural Technology
ATU Connemara:
• Furniture Design and Manufacture
• Furniture and Wood Technology
Further information
Start Date: September 2024.
All our courses have had the charges reduced to a €50 registration charge which you will need to pay to accept your offer. This charge covers your full course costs for the year.
Portfolio
Students will be required to provide samples of their work such as drawings or made objects.
Apply Online
You apply online (see "Application Weblink"). You can apply at any time.
When you complete your application, you will receive an acknowledgement email with login details, username and password, for your new account on our college applications system, MIT. You will log into the college applications system regularly to manage your application to ICFE. If you have any problems logging in please contact our Admissions office at info@inchicore.cdetb.ie
Can’t decide which course?
Our system only allows you to apply once, but you can change your mind any time. If you are interested in applying for more than one course, please contact our admissions office at the email address above and they will advise you on what to do.
About the Course
This one year, full-time course offers an exciting opportunity to design and make your own furniture. The practical nature of the course enables students to learn the essential techniques in furniture making and design, providing a solid set of skills, both hand skills and machinery use.
The course has a strong emphasis on process and design, essential disciplines for the generation of design ideas and the production of finished pieces of furniture.
You will have the opportunity to develop a unique range of skills thanks to classes in metalcraft and finishing techniques.
Course Director: Suzanne Rogers
Subjects:
Furniture Making
Wood Finishing
Art Metalcraft
Combined Materials
Design Skills
Drawing
Communications
Work Experience
Course content may be revised for educational or organisational reasons.
5M52012 - Furniture Design and Making
Certification: QQI Furniture Design and Making 5M2012
Inchicore College of Further Education,
Emmet Road,
Dublin 8,
Ireland
t: 01 453 5358
e: info@inchicore.cdetb.ie