Wooden Handicraft Maker

CTEVT
Rs.
Updated December 12, 2025

University

CTEVT

Duration

years

Fee

Rs.

Summary

Wooden Handicraft Maker is a 3-month CTEVT short-term technical training that prepares entry-level artisans for designing, crafting, and finishing wooden handicraft products.

The Wooden Handicraft Maker program is a competency-based vocational training designed to develop lower-level technical workforce in traditional and commercial wooden handicraft production. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on skill development, allocating more than 80% of training time to practical performance. Trainees learn safe tool handling, basic woodworking operations, joint making, freehand sketching, design tracing, product fabrication, and finishing techniques. Graduates are prepared for wage employment in handicraft units or self-employment as artisan entrepreneurs.

Description

Curricular Structure

Skill AreaKey Coverage
Safety & ToolsWorkplace safety, tools, equipment, materials
FundamentalsTimber basics, seasoning, basic woodworking
JointsMaking joints used in handicraft products
Design & SketchingFreehand sketches, designs, butta carving
TemplatesDeveloping formats and templates
Product MakingTracing designs, crafting handicraft items
Project WorkComplete handicraft project execution
FinishingFinishing, grading, packaging, costing, storing
Common ModuleApplied math, OHS, first aid, communication, enterprise

Features

Salient Features

  • Duration: 390 hours specialized modules + 70 hours common module
  • Affiliation: CTEVT, Nepal
  • Training Type: Short-term, competency-based
  • Curriculum Focus: ≥80% practical, ≤20% theory
  • Medium of Instruction: Nepali, English, or both
  • Group Size: Maximum 30 trainees
  • Attendance Requirement:
    • Theory: Minimum 80%
    • Practical: Minimum 90%
  • Strong emphasis on traditional craft skills and entrepreneurship

Admission Process

Admission Process

  • Application submission at training institute
  • Verification of academic, age, and fitness criteria
  • Entrance examination
  • Priority-based selection
  • Enrollment confirmation
  • Training commencement

Eligibility

  • Minimum qualification: Class 5 pass or equivalent
  • Minimum age: 18 years
  • Physically and mentally fit
  • Must pass entrance examination
  • Preference to female, Dalit, Janjati, and conflict-affected individuals

Job Prospects

Job Prospects

  • Wooden Handicraft Maker
  • Woodcraft Artisan
  • Handicraft Production Worker
  • Wood Carving Assistant
  • Craft Workshop Assistant
  • Souvenir and Decorative Item Maker
  • Self-employed Handicraft Entrepreneur

Employment sectors include handicraft workshops, cottage industries, export-oriented craft units, souvenir producers, furniture and decor workshops, tourism-related craft markets, and self-run enterprises.