You can expect the preparatory course for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Carpentry to take around three years of in-service training.

A carpentry production manager with a federal certificate is responsible for implementing the plans and specifications of the project managers. They are responsible for the allocation of employees and apprentices as well as the creation of process plans, workload plans and schedules. They are also responsible for introducing new equipment, instructing employees and organizing maintenance. Their workplace is the workshop, where they are in close contact with the production specialists and suppliers and are responsible for the entire production process.

This continuing education, further training to become a Production Manager Carpentry with Federal Diploma of Higher Education is suitable for carpenters and joiners specializing in construction and windows, carpentry, ski construction, furniture and interior design who want to take on production responsibility and manage employees.

The following module qualifications must be passed for the Federal Professional Examination for Production Manager Carpentry with Federal Certificate:

• Train and lead
• Finish
• Edit orders
• Manage production

It is not possible to prepare individually for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education Carpentry Production Manager Examination. Unless they have a certificate of equivalence, prospective candidates must have all four required module qualifications, which are completed at a school during the course of continuing education, further training. Attending a preparatory course for the Federal Professional Examination is therefore mandatory.

It is necessary for candidates to have at least three years of professional experience in the carpentry industry after completing their apprenticeship before taking the FA Carpentry Production Manager examination.