Basic skills
Basic skills are integrated into the competence aims for this course in areas where they contribute to the development of and are a part of basic subject competence. In Ropemaking, basic skills are understood as follows:
Being able to express oneself orally and in writing in Ropemaking involves communicating about materials, quality and work processes with customers, colleagues, suppliers, the general public and other collaborators. This also involves being able to use technical language in different contexts and being able to document own work.
Being able to read in Ropemaking involves understanding and reflecting on relevant specialist literature and other sources to be able to use these in one’s own ropemaking work. It also involves using working drawings, spreadsheets and descriptions made with signs and symbols.
Numeracy in Ropemaking involves calculating and measuring weights, lengths, sizes, forces, times and prices for rope materials and products.
Digital literacy in Ropemaking involves using digital tools to work with products and processes in order to document and present one’s own work. The use of spreadsheets is a central element of planning the work processes at a ropewalk.
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