PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Composition.
2. Interior object design.
3. Styles of furniture.
4. Furniture upholstery types.
5. Object modelling techniques (shaping, layout design, 3D printing).
6. Basics of electrical engineering.
7. Types of wood carvings and wood carving techniques.
8. Types of wood turnings of furniture.
9. Wood turning technologies and techniques.
At the comprehension level:
1. Technical documentation of furniture manufacturing.
2. Ergonomics of furniture.
3. Furniture manufacturing technology.
4. Wood materials, technological methods and working techniques for their processing.
5. Finishing materials, technological methods and working techniques for their processing.
6. Effective work organisation.
7. Concept of technological flow.
8. Technological lines used in woodworking.
9. Basics of wood cutting theory.
10. Structural and operating principles of woodworking machines.
11. Types of wood materials (solid wood, wood panels, and wood composite materials) and non-wood materials (metal, glass, polymer materials, etc.) used in furniture manufacturing, their properties, and classification by material quality.
12. Quality standards for wood materials.
13. Types of non-wood materials to be used in furniture manufacturing.
14. Technological requirements for the manufacturing of furniture of different types and constructions.
15. Basics of the operation of computer numerical control (CNC) woodworking machines.
16. Intarsia and incrustation methods and techniques.
17. Technologies for the finishing of wood surfaces.
18. Types of decorative finishing of wood surfaces.
19. Finishing chemistry – compatibility of finishing materials and compatibility with parent materials.
20. Types and causes of furniture defects.
21. Types of wood damages.
22. Marking.
23. Types of connections of the parts of furniture and specificity of their assembly.
24. Furniture fittings (fastenings, hinges, guides, joints, handles, etc.) and their embedding methods. Types of built-in equipment.
25. Basics of installing and replacing electrical and sewerage installations.
26. Instructions for the installation and adjustment of fitting mechanisms.
At the application level:
1. Reading of drawings.
2. Types of furniture, including built-in furniture and furniture intended for upholstery.
3. Materials and constructions to be used in furniture manufacturing.
4. Technical documentation of furniture.
5. Designations used in drawings.
6. Designations of furniture parts and terminology.
7. Basic principles of technical drawing.
8. Computer-aided design.
9. Performing of calculations.
10. Planning of the manufacturing time.
11. Planning of the sequence of the technological process.
12. Development of the technological process chart.
13. Technological furniture manufacturing methods.
14. Types of woodworking machines, their structure, cutting instruments, equipment, auxiliary devices, and effective and safe working techniques.
15. Types of electrical manual woodworking instruments, their cutting instruments, auxiliary equipment, and effective and safe working techniques.
16. Types of non-mechanised manual joinery instruments, their sharpening, and effective and safe working techniques.
17. Technical, technological, and aesthetic properties of wood species, their suitability for different furniture constructions and finishing materials.
18. Wood material processing technologies.
19. Impact of different wood flaws on the constructive and aesthetic quality of furniture.
20. Types of auxiliaries, their significance and operating principles.
21. Methods of constructing auxiliaries.
22. Types of auxiliary materials.
23. Properties of auxiliary materials.
24. Fastenings and fittings of furniture.
25. Differences of the technical properties and texture of different solid wood species in different trunk cuts.
26. Technical properties of wood panel materials.
27. Principles of timber processing.
28. Woodworking machines, cutting instruments, equipment, auxiliary devices, and working techniques.
29. Adhesives and adhesion technology.
30. Electrical manual woodworking instruments, their cutting instruments, auxiliary equipment, and working techniques.
31. Non-mechanised manual joinery instruments, their sharpening, and working techniques.
32. Measuring and marking instruments in joinery.
33. Types of geometric veneer patterns and procedure for their creation.
34. Veneering techniques for different types of blanks with straight and curved surfaces.
35. Types of abrasive materials.
36. Wood bending techniques.
37. Techniques for the construction of bent-glued parts and the necessary stencils.
38. Compliance of different connections and fastenings with furniture materials and the specificity of its construction.
39. Structure of the connections and units to be used in furniture constructions, their optimum parameters, and structural and embedding principles.
40. Types of finishing materials for the edges of furniture parts.
41. Techniques for securing the finishing of the edges of furniture parts.
42. Joinery techniques for the creation of decorative furniture elements.
43. Woodworking machines, manual electrical instruments, and manual non-mechanised instruments.
44. Types of cutting instruments, stencils, and auxiliary devices, and safe working techniques for the creation of decorative furniture elements.
45. Specificity of different tree species and types of sliced veneers, their processing and adhesion technology.
46. Geometric patterns of furniture veneers.
47. Veneering techniques.
48. Techniques for the embedding of woodcut elements.
49. Techniques for the creation of blanks intended for turning.
50. Technological requirements for the assembly of construction products.
51. Assembly instruments and auxiliary devices, and their use.
52. Requirements for surface preparation for different types of finishing.
53. Surface preparation techniques, facilities, and materials.
54. Types of finishing materials and their application techniques.
55. Facilities, work tools, instruments, and auxiliary materials intended for the application of the finishing.
56. Suitability of the workplace for the respective type of finishing.
57. Types of wood preservatives and their application.
58. Types of non-wood materials (metal, glass, polymer materials, textiles), their application and embedding techniques.
59. Mechanical and technical properties of non-wood materials.
60. Types of fittings and their application.
61. Padding methods.
62. Technological requirements for the assembly of furniture.
63. Adhesives and adhesion technologies.
64. Types of connections of the parts of furniture and specificity of their assembly.
65. Assembly instruments and auxiliaries.
66. Furniture fittings (fastenings, hinges, guides, joints, handles, etc.) and their embedding methods.
67. Furniture repair techniques.
68. Types of packing materials and packing methods.
69. Room measuring methods and instruments.
70. Mobile woodworking facilities, manual electrical instruments, and manual non-mechanised instruments.
71. Assembly instruments, devices, and auxiliary materials.
72. Installation of the furniture construction at the object.
73. Conditions for the installation of built-in equipment.
74. Techniques for the adjustment of furniture mechanisms.
75. Techniques for cleaning up premises.
GENERAL knowledge:
At the concept level:
1. Intercultural interaction.
2. Units of measurement and shapes.
3. Mathematical terminology.
4. Mathematical methods and instruments.
5. Principles of ergonomics.
6. Ergonomic factors.
7. Work environment risk factors and assessment methods.
8. Laws and regulations regarding labour protection and electrical and fire safety.
9. Working conditions and human health as a precondition for life quality.
10. Employment legal relationship.
11. Rights, obligations, and liability of an individual.
12. Information systems security.
13. Basics of copyrights.
14. Decision-making principles.
15. Professional career development and its importance.
16. Learning strategies.
17. Self-assessment principles.
18. Basics of marketing.
At the comprehension level:
1. Vocabulary.
2. Grammar and language functions.
3. Types of verbal interaction.
4. Rules for the operation of technological facilities, instruments, and equipment and their compliance with occupational safety requirements.
5. Occurrence of risk situations while working with woodworking facilities, machines, their cutting instruments, equipment, and auxiliary devices.
6. Occurrence of risk situations while working with manual electrical instruments and manual non-mechanised instruments.
7. Effect of individual action and decisions on own safety and safety of other persons.
8. Types and properties of chemical substances used in the work process.
9. Basic laws of physics for work with instruments and machines.
10. Composition of employment contract and collective agreement.
11. Preconditions for effective communication.
12. Psychology of interaction and ethics.
13. Principles of promoting cooperation.
14. Marketing strategies.
At the application level:
1. Official language.
2. Professional terminology.
3. Foreign language.
4. Calculation.
5. Ergonomic working techniques.
6. Requirements for work clothing.
7. Types of personal protective equipment.
8. Safety signals and signs.
9. Provision of first aid.
10. Labour protection measures while working with chemical substances.
11. Application software in preparation of documents.
12. Positive interaction techniques.
13. Time planning techniques.
14. Types of wood preservatives and techniques for their use.
15. Measures for the utilisation of wood preservatives.

PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. To read the technical documentation of furniture manufacturing.
2. To draft a functional sketch of furniture.
3. To provide detailed representation of the drawing of furniture and develop furniture specification.
4. To design a furniture layout, if necessary.
5. To calculate the consumption of materials for furniture manufacturing, taking into account the material quality and the technological process requirements.
6. To calculate the time necessary for furniture manufacturing.
7. To assess the technological furniture manufacturing methods.
8. To choose specific woodworking techniques.
9. To plan the implementation of the technological process in a sequence.
10. To prepare technological process charts.
11. To choose machines, facilities, manual electrical instruments, and non-mechanised manual instruments appropriate for the work task.
12. To choose woodworking cutting instruments appropriate for the work task.
13. To assess the technical condition of cutting instruments and maintain and store them correctly.
14. To sharpen manual joinery instruments.
15. To prepare woodworking machines to complete the work task.
16. To check the compliance of machines with the technological process and labour protection requirements.
17. To recognise wood species.
18. To have thorough knowledge of other wood derivatives.
19. To draw up proposals for the selection of materials.
20. To order materials for furniture manufacturing in accordance with the specificity of the order.
21. To assess the compliance of material quality with the standards.
22. To check the compliance of material quality with the requirements of the technological solution and structural and aesthetic requirements.
23. To choose the most appropriate auxiliaries.
24. To construct the necessary auxiliaries.
25. To complement the necessary auxiliary devices.
26. To choose the most appropriate auxiliary materials, anticipating the possible types of finishing.
27. To complement the necessary fastenings and fittings.
28. To select wood materials in accordance with the specificity of the product and the structural, technological, and aesthetic requirements.
29. To cut timber in length and width and also perform its seasoning (conditioning), if necessary.
30. To perform timber processing works (planing, jointing).
31. To adhere the wood blanks.
32. To cut, process, and rail panel materials.
33. To construct curvilinear blanks.
34. To construct bent and bent-glued blanks.
35. To calibrate furniture blanks.
36. To veneer furniture blanks.
37. To use measuring instruments and marking instruments in the material preparation process.
38. To make markings on the blanks for mechanical processing purposes, using measuring and marking instruments.
39. To process furniture blanks mechanically (saw, mill, plane, drill, and carve).
40. To create connections of parts.
41. To use woodworking facilities, machines, appropriate cutting instruments, electrical manual instruments, non-mechanised manual instruments, and different types of equipment and auxiliary devices, assessing the efficiency of the process.
42. To control the compliance of the furniture blanks with the established technological and quality requirements on a constant basis.
43. To prepare the adhesive for the adhesion process.
44. To adhere/embed the finishing of the edges of furniture parts.
45. To perform the post-processing of the edges of the adhered parts.
46. To profile straight and curvilinear parts.
47. To perform other type of processing of decorative and functional elements, using machines, electrical manual instruments or non-mechanised instruments.
48. To create all kinds of geometric patterns of furniture veneers, using sliced veneers of different tree species and types.
49. To perform the decorative veneering of furniture surfaces.
50. To construct blanks to create woodcut elements.
51. To embed the finished wood carvings in the furniture construction.
52. To construct blanks to create turned parts.
53. To embed the finished turned parts in the furniture construction.
54. To perform the control assembly of furniture in a certain sequence.
55. To check connection points.
56. To chech the compliance of furniture with the drawing.
57. To sand the surfaces of furniture parts.
58. To perform the resin tapping, removal of fat, and bleaching of the surfaces of furniture parts.
59. To moisture the surfaces to remove sap.
60. To repair the damages to furniture parts (knots, cracks, resin pockets).
61. To perform painting, varnishing, oiling, waxing, toning, and intermediate sanding works.
62. To check the quality of the finishing coating.
63. To embed the intended non-wood materials and parts in furniture.
64. To have thorough knowledge of the range of furniture.
65. To embed the fittings in furniture in good quality.
66. To pad parts and cover them with fabric, if necessary.
67. To choose assembly techniques.
68. To prepare the appropriate auxiliaries, taking into account the specificity of work tasks/order.
69. To join furniture parts, using types of connections that can be taken apart.
70. To join furniture parts, using types of connections that cannot be taken apart.
71. To detect furniture defects.
72. To choose the appropriate repair techniques and materials.
73. To restore or replace the damaged parts.
74. To prepare furniture for packing.
75. To construct transportable boxes, palettes, and racks.
76. To pack furniture in accordance with the assembly scheme.
77. To establish the compatibility between furniture and the installation site.
78. To suggest possible solution options to the customer in the event of inconsistencies.
79. To assemble or build in furniture in a certain sequence.
80. To perform works related to built-in equipment and installations.
81. To check the operation of furniture mechanisms and the functionality of moving components.
82. To adjust the mechanisms and fittings of installed furniture.
83. To clean up the furniture assembly site.
GENERAL skills:
1. To communicate in the official language.
2. To use professional terminology in the official language.
3. To communicate in foreign language both orally and in writing.
4. To use professional terminology in one foreign language.
5. To calculate the quantity and costs of the materials necessary to complete the work task.
6. To plan the progress of resolving the work task.
7. To control working techniques.
8. To choose the appropriate work inventory responsibly.
9. To constantly assess the potential work environment risks.
10. To operate technological facilities and equipment safely.
11. To ensure safe storage and transportation of materials.
12. To create safe stacks of materials, blanks or parts during the work process.
13. To have thorough knowledge of the storage and use of chemical substances used in the manufacturing of construction products.
14. To use personal protection equipment as necessary or in accordance with the instruction.
15. To provide first aid.
16. To act in the event of fire according to the established procedures.
17. To organise own work in compliance with labour protection, electrical and fire safety, and environmental protection requirements, taking into account the effects on health.
18. To assess the effect of individual action and decisions on own safety and safety of other persons.
19. To keep the workplace clean and tidy.
20. To comply with the requirements of employment legal relationship.
21. To comply with the internal work procedure regulations of the company.
22. To carry out the assigned duties and adhere to the time-limits specified in the agreement.
23. To prepare documents or reports in compliance with a sample by using application software.
24. To communicate by using information technologies.
25. To work individually.
26. To cooperate in a team.
27. To be aware of own responsibility while completing a joint task.
28. To become personally involved in the generation of new ideas, taking the initiative.
29. To think critically and creatively.
30. To resolve conflict situations.
31. To plan the sequence of completing a work task.
32. To provide arguments to support own opinion.
33. To reinforce professional working culture.
34. To use wood preservatives in accordance with the instructions.
35. To utilise the remaining wood preservatives.
36. To evaluate own professional skills and development opportunities.
37. To acquire new skills according to labour market needs.
38. To have thorough knowledge of information sources regarding the sectoral developments.

PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to independently assess and comprehend the work task of furniture manufacturing, as well as plan the implementation of the technological process in a certain sequence.
2. Ability to take part in the development of furniture design, drafting a functional sketch of furniture.
3. Ability to draft drawings of furniture parts and develop the furniture specification based on the furniture design idea.
4. Ability to calculate the consumption and costs of the materials necessary for furniture manufacturing.
5. Ability to develop a time schedule for furniture manufacturing.
6. Ability to plan the implementation of the technological process in a certain sequence, in accordance with the work task of furniture manufacturing.
7. Ability to organise the furniture manufacturing process rationally.
8. Ability to choose and prepare the appropriate woodworking machines and cutting instruments, manual electrical instruments, and non-mechanised manual instruments.
9. Ability to have thorough knowledge of the types of wood and non-wood materials to be used in furniture manufacturing.
10. Ability to reasonably choose and order materials suitable for furniture manufacturing.
11. Ability to assess the compliance of material quality with the requirements of the technological solution and constructive and aesthetic requirements for furniture.
12. Ability to choose and construct the necessary auxiliaries, as well as choose auxiliary materials in compliance with the technological requirements of the design and furniture manufacturing.
13. Ability to construct blanks of furniture parts in compliance with the technological process requirements.
14. Ability to construct furniture parts in accordance with the drawing.
15. Ability to finish the edges of furniture parts in accordance with the drawing and technological and quality requirements.
16. Ability to create decorative and functional elements for furniture, using joinery techniques.
17. Ability to create decorative veneer patterns and veneer different furniture surfaces.
18. Ability to construct blanks in accordance with the specificity of wood carvings and embed the woodcut parts and elements in the furniture construction.
19. Ability to construct blanks in accordance with the specificity of turning and embed the finished wood turnings in the furniture construction.
20. Ability to check the compatibility of furniture parts in the assembly.
21. Ability to prepare the furniture surface for the intended furniture surface finishing works.
22. Ability to perform the furniture surface finishing, applying different finishing materials and their application methods.
23. Ability to embed the fittings and non-wood materials in the furniture construction in good quality.
24. Ability to assemble furniture in accordance with the work task.
25. Ability to assess furniture defects and options to restore the damaged parts depending on the degree of damages.
26. Ability to prepare furniture for transportation in accordance with its specificity and the chosen type of transportation.
27. Ability to assess the suitability of the assembly site for the installation of furniture.
28. Ability to suggest solutions in the event of inconsistencies.
29. Ability to perform the final assembly or embedding of furniture and installing of built-in equipment at the designated site.
30. Ability to adjust furniture and its mechanisms.
31. Ability to ensure that the object is clean and tidy after finishing the work.
GENERAL competences:
1. Ability to express thoughts, facts, and opinion in the official language both orally and in writing.
2. Ability to communicate and use professional terminology in one foreign language.
3. Ability to substantiate the solution to a work task mathematically.
4. Ability to use ergonomic working techniques and the appropriate inventory responsibly.
5. Ability to complete work tasks in compliance with the labour protection and electrical and fire safety requirements and provide first aid.
6. Ability to respect employment legal relationship of the company and comply with the internal work procedure regulations.
7. Ability to use information and communication technologies to complete a work task.
8. Ability to plan time independently while completing a task individually or in a team, engage in teamwork effectively, and cooperate in the work team successfully.
9. Ability to comply with environmental protection requirements, working with wood preservatives responsibly.
10. Ability to take reasoned decisions on planning own career in the chosen professional area.