private institute curriculum regulation

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SULTANATE OF OMAN

MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

REGULATIONS

FOR

CURRICULA FORMAT

May 2005


1. Preface

Training Institutes or companies who submitting Curricula’s to the Ministry of Manpower for

approval have to follow the form of the curriculum as descript in the following pages.

2. Contents of Curricula’s

Page 1 Cover page

Contents:

o Logo

o Headline “Curriculum”

o Occupational name in accordance with the standard

o Course Name

o Level

o Number of Standard

o Edition

Profile

(temporarily)

Contents:

o Job description

o Task Analysis

o Reference

Page 3 Module and Unit Overview & Objectives

Contents:

o Objectives of the course

o Module no &name & total hours

o Unit no & name & and hours

o Objective of the units

Page 4 Curriculum

Contents :

See attached form sheet

The contents of page 2 will be based on

the National Occupational Standards in the

future.

The Standards are under development


3. Example The following pages give an example how the curriculum should look like.


CURRICULUM

BRICK MASON

841 – 107 – 4 (number of standard)

SKILLED WORKER LEVEL

EDITION 2005

Logo


Name of company or institute


PROFILE

BRICK MASON (841 – 107 – 4)

Job – Description Bricklayers lay bricks, concrete blocks, stone and other similar materials to construct or repair walls,

arches, garden walls and other structures in accordance with blueprints and specifications. May

restore existing masonry work; apply plaster to walls and ceilings

Task Analysis

o Checks drawings and other specifications for buildings under Applies basic safety rules and

instructions of occupational health rules for himself and others

o Erects and dismantles access platforms (scaffolding)

o Read sketches and blueprints and specifications

o Execute basic materials calculate

o identifies ingredients and materials for mortar and brickwork

o prepares mortar/concrete/plaster and consults the supervisor for adjustment of the

consistency if necessary

o Spreads brickwork mortar by trowel for the bed joints

o Cut and trim bricks and concrete blocks to specification using hand and power tools

o Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, stone, structural tiles and similar materials to

construct or repair walls, foundations and other structures in residential, industrial and

commercial construction

o Checks the measurements of the walls in accordance with the construction drawings, the

vertical and horizontal alignment of the brickwork and the alignment of the joints

o Lay bricks or other masonry units to build patios, garden walls and other decorative

installations

o May restore, clean, plaster existing masonry structures.

Reference:

The job description and analysis is based on the Omani National occupational Standards

(under Development)

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Brickwork Mason

Skilled Worker

Second Training Year

Overview Module / Units/Objectives

Module Time

per

Unit

Period

Unit No

Unit Name

Instructual Objective

52.2.1 Brick- and Block Work - Walling I (214)

62 52.2.1.01

Straight solid walls with openings

The trainee is able to manufacture straight walls with

openings for windows and doors with concrete blocks under

supervision. (project work)

72

52.2.1.02

Plastering and Rendering of Block

Walls

The trainee is able to provide basic external and internal

plaster including all preparation work for concrete block

walls. He can relate different plaster mortars to there task

and knows the basic requirements of plaster.

The trainee is able to identify existing plaster and maintain a

plaster executing all necessary steps for repairing the

surface.

50 52.2.1.03

Filling-in of Concrete Skeleton

The trainee is able to execute filling-in of wall panels

between columns with concrete blocks independently.

30 52.2.1.04

Quantity Surveying

The trainee is able to calculate the needed amount of

materials for bricklaying and plastering work.

Ú

After the completion of the course the student should be able to:

1. Manufacture solid walls with openings for doors, windows junctions, intersections,

acute squint and oblique squint using concrete bricks and calcium silicate bricks

2. manufacture simple cavity according to drawings

3. produce internal and external plaster surfaces with different coats and materials

4. identify, maintain and repair external and internal plaster

5. build panels between two columns etc. using concrete blocks and calcium silicate

bricks

6. execute basic trade related calculations

7. build different kind of arches and curved walls


Occupation area : 841 CONSTRUCTION Occupation: 841 - 108 - 4 BRICK MASON

Level / Training Year: Skilled / Training Year 2 Total No. of periods : 918

Module No / Title : 52.2.1 Brick- and Block Work - Walling I No. of periods : 214

Training Unit / Title : 52.2.1.01 Straight solid walls with openings No. of periods : 62

LOGO

Aim of the unit The trainee is able to manufacture straight walls with openings for windows and doors with concrete blocks under supervision

Distribution of

time & location Topic Objectives / Contents Testing &

Assessment W CL CO

Remarks regarding method,

media , etc

Straight solid walls with

openings

- Manufacturing of a small house with concrete blocks. (Project/team

work)

- setting out of a small house

- Erection of a small house according drawings and two columns

outside

- external and internal walls with concrete blocks

- 4 window 1 door opening, 4 AC opening

- placing of lintels

Exercise

X

52.2.1.01 is the second part of

52.1.1.02

Instructor demonstrates the

working steps first

Permanent adjusting of trainees

work behavior where necessary

to avoid that trainee gets

accustomed with wrong

techniques

Emphasizing teamwork

Always remark on safety rules

Instructor has to observe the

training throughout the exercise

and notes down his observation.

On the end of the exercise each

trainee should judge his own

work before it is done by the

instructor.

Walls can be used for plastering

work

W = Workshop, CL=Class room, CO = company

Instruction Objective

Contents

Form of Assessment

Place of Training

Remarks for teachers


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