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Tischlerin, carpenters and/or Schreinerin, carpenter the job title for humans, who manufacture furniture, elements and interior fittings within the range of the wood technology, is of the German Federal Republic colloquial their work place is the Tischlerei. The Schutzheilige of the carpenters is pc. Josef.

The handicraft is arranged roughly into the range interior fittings and Bautischlerei.

Designation

Depending upon region of the German language area this kind craftsman has another name. After the "word Atlas of the German colloquial languages", Berne/Munich 1977, as follows map 20, is the regional distribution:

in Germany (generally), Austria and South Tyrol one says carpenters
only in Hessen, in the Saarland, in the Ruhr district, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria, as well as in German German one says carpenters.

Alone the name official in Germany and Austria is a carpenter. In Switzerland carpenter is a over term for woodworking occupations, the furniture carpenters (carpenter), building carpenters or Carpenter to contain can.

The word carpenter is derived from shrine (= cabinet), while the word carpenter von Kistler, Kiste is derived.

Career profile

Carpenters manufacture shop fitting objects, doors and windows beside furniture such as tables, chair, cabinet and installation kitchens also. For the interior fittings installation furniture, winding and ceiling panels are manufactured and installed locally.

The material mainly coming to the processing is wood in its different developments (lumber, veneers). In the last decades however ever more timber materials (usually in the form of laminates) and plastics were added. The most frequently finished material is the chip board.

If a Tischlerei for the building of fairs works, also aluminum profile parts can be cut and joined. Combined with laminates from this detachable exhibition booths or furnishings develop in shop fitting plastic profiles particularly during the window production are cut, joined and with hinges processed.

In the 80's and 90's-years of the past century the occupation ranked durably under the most popular teaching professions. For approximately 5 years the numbers of training and of training enterprises decreased/went back country widely around almost 50 per cent. Causes lie on the one hand in the changing training desires of the young people, on the other hand in addition, in the economically difficult situation of the training enterprises.

The former most talking he image of the occupation begins itself to dissolve more and more. Actually the carpenter's workshops/Tischlereien of the German Federal Republic have only more approximately eight per cent portion of the furniture market.

Beside the changed market conditions and the materials which were added again appreciably modern computer-assisted finishing techniques (CNC) revolutionize the career profile.

Out and further training in Germany

There is the possibility of the training in the handicraft as the carpenter or in the industry to the wood mechanic. The training of the wood mechanic runs similarly the one carpenter teachings, which are more near implemented in the following.

Emphasis of Tischlereien in Germany: - A builds a Bautischlerei for furniture builds windows and doors and/or manufactures work in the interior fittings such as stairs, soils, winding and ceiling panels. - Building and unite both emphasis. - Interior fittings, building of fairs, building of stairs, shop fitting and restoration are specially specified as special emphasis.

The training as the Tischlerin or as the carpenter:

In Germany the beginning Tischlerin goes through or the beginning carpenter a three-year professional training, about which the first year can take place as occupation basic education year and/or an occupation basic school year (BGJ) in the Vollzeitunterricht at vocational schools. In the occupation basic education year both a theoretical takes place as well as practical training (specialized practice instruction in the workshop of the vocational school). In the specialized practice practice above all basic skills in handling handicraft witnesses are obtained on the basis the techniques of the wood joints (e.g. tine, slots, pegs, practicing hereditary slats). Looking for the training place takes place often only during the occupation basic education yearly.

At least the second and third practical training year is completed in a Tischlerei. One day in the week or in Blockform some weeks per year an occupation school attendance takes place. Within training courses for surface treatment and machine training courses ("TSM1, 2 and 3") take place.

The training ends with the existence of the associating examination and the receipt of an associating letter. The existence also independent sketching and making of a a part of an interior arrangement or a construction unit (window, door or stairs) become which a customer order correspond in each case apart from the theoretical examination and a practical examination, demanded. Depending upon the emphasis in the training the beginning building and furniture carpenter in arrangement with the training can select, which is built.

For vocational advanced training the Gesellin stands or associates the possibility openly of acquiring the master's certificate or of training themselves further in a two-year technical school with the Holztechnikerin or with the wood technician.

To the vocational further training also the possibility belongs of training itself further as Restauratorin or a restorer.