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

By the end of the module, the trainee should be able to:
  • 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

                        

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.

The unit is designed to equip the trainee with knowledge on electrical power sources, generation process ,transmission and usage in industries and homes.