CAP Cabinetmaker

At the end of their training, holders of the CAP "Cabinetmaker will be able to:

- prepare, manufacture and install simple works;

- carry out all or part of the works in compliance with aesthetic criteria and constraints linked to traditional techniques or current manufacturing, finishing and installation techniques.

- integrate into a work team and, after a few months in the company, develop their independence and show their ability to manufacture and take part in the installation of all or part of a work in compliance with the instructions given.

The training is made up of blocks of skills (BC):

BC01 - Stylistic and aesthetic analysis and proposal of aesthetic and technical solutions

• Identify, classify and prioritise aesthetic and stylistic information
• Identify data from a specification
• Identify aesthetic characteristics and constraints, contextual characteristics and constraints of a piece of furniture or an arrangement
• Translate aesthetic intentions graphically

BC02 - Analysis of the work and preparation for manufacture

• Identify, classify and interpret information and technical constraints
• Propose and justify technical and aesthetic solutions for production
• Translate functional and technical solutions graphically
• Establish quantities of materials, decorative elements, hardware

BC03 - Manufacture and installation of furniture

• Prepare manufacturing documents
• Organise and ensure the safety of the workstation
• Perform drawings and sketches for a workpiece
• Prepare materials, decorative elements, hardware
• Install and adjust tooling
• Perform manual and machining operations on conventional or numerically-positioned machines
• Perform plating operations
• Conduct assembly and finishing assembly and finishing operations
• Condition and install the work
• Perform routine maintenance operations
• Communicate with the various partners

BC04 - French and History-geography-moral and civic education 

BC05 - Mathematics and physics-chemistry

BC06 - Physical education and sport( for apprentices only)

BC07 - Prevention-health-environment

BC08 - Modern foreign language

• Diploma from the Ministry of National Education and Youth Level 3 (CAP)

Find out more about this qualification (RNCP37538, exact wording of the diploma, name of the certifier, registration date of the qualification) by clicking here.

• All audiences

A faithful representation of the job and good motivation to do it

Level 3ème des collèges or equivalent experience

12 people

• Fully classroom-based training

• Group lessons

• Equipped technical platforms
• Room equipped with networked computer workstations
• Unmarked room with video projector

Positioning upstream of entry into training.

Taking account of beneficiary satisfaction during and at the end of training.

For beneficiaries with disabilities: possible adaptation of training and certification arrangements, support from the TH referent.

Interviews, remediation with the educational referent and/or company referent during training.

Education Nationale certified teachers, Bac +3 trainers with significant experience in adult training, professional speakers.

Trainers experienced in individualising learning.

Tests at the end of training (one-off assessment)

In-course assessment (CCF)

Positioning test by appointment.

Interview by appointment.

This CAP leads to working life, but it is possible, under certain conditions, to continue with a 2-year BMA (brevet des métiers d'art) or vocational baccalaureate.

Other option: preparing for a second CAP in the same field, to deepen your field of skills.

Access for people with disabilities

Catering

Transport

Success rate: 91% out of 11 people who took the exam

Satisfaction rate: 82% out of 11 people who responded to our satisfaction survey

Overall job placement rate: 71.4%