Wood technology
The degree course in the vocational Department of Wood Technology qualifies you to complete a traineeship at a vocational school (vocational school, vocational college, technical college, vocational grammar school, etc.) in the vocational field[1] of wood technology after the first state examination and then to teach in the vocational field as a teacher. This means that you can teach in the assigned professions after completing your studies.
Bow maker
Boat builder
Cooper
Brush and paintbrush maker
Wood turner
Ivory carver
Specialist for wood and building protection work
Specialist practitioner for woodworking
Wickerwork designer
Violin maker
Hand-operated instrument maker
Woodworking mechanic
Wood sculptor
Woodwind instrument maker
Wood mechanic
Wooden toy maker
Light aircraft maker
Model maker
Papermaker
Paper technologist
Technical draughtsman/draftswoman
Carpenter (joiner)
Packaging mechanic
Packaging technician
Plucked instrument maker
bold = "core occupations"; normal = other frequently assigned occupations
The basis for the university education in the vocational department of "Wood Technology" is various corresponding engineering sciences. First and foremost is wood materials technology. This is supplemented by machine and processing technology and construction technology. The subject matter of the specialist sciences includes, for example, content from the fields of wood anatomy, chemistry and physics, the production and processing of wood and fiber materials, wood protection, wood processing and furniture construction.
The aim of vocational didactics as a core element of teacher training is to enable you to systematically prepare the diverse (teaching) content and to plan, implement and reflect on lessons in a way that is appropriate for the target group.
(cf. Pahl, J.-P./Herkner, V. (eds.) (2010): Handbuch berufliche Fachrichtungen. 2nd, uned. Edition. Bielefeld. 387-394.)
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[1] Although the Vocational Department and the Vocational Field are called the same thing, there is an important difference. While the vocational department refers to the field of study and thus the structure of teacher training at universities, the term occupational field refers to the assignment of individual (related) professions. Consequently, the degree program prepares you to teach in the assigned professions - regardless of the current lack of a systematic and formally valid classification. This is a key difference compared to general education, which prepares you for a subject.