INTRODUCTION
The module covers the following sub module units: Safety regulations, hand tools and equipment, machine tools, diesel and petrol engines and water pumps
The module is designed to equip the trainee with : Knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable him/her to perform basic workshop tasks.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
- understand safety regulations in a workshop
- identify tools to be used in a conventional workshop
- understand the operations of petrol and diesel engines as well as pumps
- understand fundamentals of electrical installation
- understand fundamentals of building trades
- Teacher: Alfred Korir
- Teacher: David Nganga
By the end of the module unit, the trainee should be able to:
- Understand the behavior of structural materials.
- Understand principles of analyzing forces in determinate and indeterminate.
- Appreciate need for analysis in the design of building structural members.
- Generate structural drawings from structural designs.
- Teacher: Chebet Monicah
The unit is designed to equip the trainee with knowledge on electrical power sources, generation process ,transmission and usage in industries and homes.