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Participation is open to young people studying for a qualification in vocational education who have been born in 1991 or after. The vocational basic degree training refers to an education that will lead to a basic degree, or that is a preliminary training in an institute or as an apprentice.

General Description of the Category

The carpenter competition is an individual competition. The tasks are based on the curriculum-based training of a basic vocational degree in Construction. The tasks are based on the requirements of level 3 (on a scale of 1-3).

-Stages of Framework work
-Stages of Interior work

Semi-Finals:

Updated information on the Semi-Finals can be found on the Semi-Finals web page

Description of the Semi-Finals

The carpenter competition is an individual competition. The tasks are based on the curriculum-based training of a basic vocational degree in Construction. The tasks are based on the requirements of level 3 (on a scale of 1-3).

The competition task will be a skills demonstration by the competitor that will be evaluated by a point scale. The evaluators will be 2-3 building professionals.

The competitor, if necessary, and depending on the task, will have the use of a helper to be arranged by the organisers. The notification of the helper is to be made separately.

The competitors will have the use of the hand tools they have brought with them, and in addition, if needed, will have the use of a turntable circular saw and a cordless drill. The machines, devices, and equipment to be used in the competition will be strictly determined before the competition.

Semi-Finals Coordinators Teuvo Toppinen ja Jouni Martikainen

The Finals

The competition task is public and it will be published 2 months before the finals. The finals jury, along with the category organisers, will alter the published task approximately 30%.
The competitors will receive drawings and oral and written work instructions on how to perform the task. At first, the competitor will plan the staging of the work and solve possible work-related tasks, after which the required structures will be built from the provided materials.

The competitors will have the use of the hand tools they have brought with them, and in addition, if needed, can use a turntable circular saw and a cordless drill. The machines, devices, and equipment to be used in the competition will be strictly determined before the competition.

In addition, the competitor will have the use of a helper provided by the organisers for those tasks that cannot be carried out safely without help.

The time allowed for the tasks during the three competition days is 18 hours, in accordance with the timetable that will be given out separately.

The competition tasks will be performed in modules, so that evaluation can take place daily.

Finals Timetable

The Finals take place May 3-5, 2011. The timetable will be finalised during March 2011.
The organizers of the competition reserve the right to make changes to the task descriptions and timetables. Information on possible changes will be posted on the www.taitaja2011.fi  site immediately. Finalists will receive more specific instructions included with the competition invitation.

Preliminary Evaluation Procedures

The jury will decide on the rank order of the competitors by giving points to each competitor. The World Skills based CIS point calculation system will be used in evaluation. The maximum amount of points in each category is 100. The competition tasks will be performed in modules, so that evaluation can be made daily. The final evaluation criteria will be decided upon by the jury and the organisers.

In case a competitor compromises his own safety or the safety of others, he may be disqualified.

The evaluation will be made objectively and subjectively, and the subjective evaluation will comprise approximately 15% of the total evaluation.

Skills Requirements

-Skills in reading technical drawings
-Ability to work according to drawings
-Knowledge of basic construction
-Mastery of the use of basic tools and work methods
-Accuracy
-Taking into account work safety in each stage of work
-Economical working
-Ability to organise and keep the work site organised
-Cooperative skills on the work site
-Final results fulfil general quality requirements of the construction industry

For each module there will be an evaluation form with points assigned, made up in advance.
The jury will decide the final evaluation criteria, by accepting the criteria of the organisers or by drawing up their own evaluation criteria.

If a task or part of a task is to be evaluated subjectively, the numbers (1-10) given by different judges can only differ by one from the highest to the lowest.

The performance will be evaluated at the end of each module or part completed.
The performance is evaluated on the competence of the work, the use of proper work methods, the final work result, work safety, and the organisation of the work place. The work has to be performed in the allowed time limit.

If any judge notices any flaws or mistakes in the evaluation, they should report these immediately to the jury. The jury, under the leadership of the head judge, should immediately make decisions that ensure that the procedures treat all competitors fairly.
The evaluation forms are given to the head judge and sent to be calculated, within one hour after each competition module, or competition task is completed. The results are published by modules.

The competitor has the use of:

-A helper if needed
-Trestle and scaffolding
-All possibly needed special tools and equipment (to be listed in the competition invitation)

The competitor brings along:

-Personal safety equipment
-Carpenter hand tools
-Other tools and equipment mentioned in the competition invitation

Electric tools, which have not been previously listed or the competitor has not been asked by the organisers to bring, cannot be used.

The jury has the right to limit the use of previously unmentioned tools, which would result in unfair competition between the competitors, for example the use of ready-made stencils.

The Taitaja 2011 Diploma

A Taitaja 2011 Diploma will be given to the competitors for the competition tasks completed. The diploma may be used in institutes as a basis for the evaluation of vocational skills demonstrations

These tasks are based on the requirements of level 3 (on a scale of 1-3) of the curriculum-based training of a basic vocational degree.