Cameroon CAP Vocational Trades study plan

Explain, in your own words and with a labelled sketch, the core working principle of your trade (for example circuit laws for electrical, load paths for carpentry/masonry, stitch and seam types for tailoring, fuel/air cycle for auto mechanics).

List the 15 most examinable technical terms in your trade and write a one-sentence definition plus a local-language equivalent for each.

Solve 10 calculation problems specific to your trade (resistance and power, material quantities and wastage, thread or stitch tension, torque) showing every step.

Build a one-page formula and constants sheet you can redraw from memory, and test yourself by reproducing it closed-book.

Sequence the standard work procedure for three common jobs in your trade from preparation to hand-over, numbering each step.

Diagnose five typical faults or defects (short circuit, damp patch, uneven seam, brake drag) by stating symptom, probable cause, test method and remedy.

Compare two acceptable materials or methods for the same job and justify which you would choose on cost, durability and safety grounds.

Answer 20 self-written short-answer questions on trade theory without notes, then mark and correct them.

Perform the three core manual operations of your trade at least five times each, timing every attempt and recording the result.

Carry out one complete job end-to-end in a workshop or simulated setting, from reading the brief to final clean-up, within a set time limit.

Identify the three steps where you lost the most time or made the most errors, and drill those steps in a further three repetitions.

Have a peer or trainer inspect your finished work against a checklist you wrote yourself and record each pass/fail point.

Execute two full practice jobs under exam conditions (fixed time, no notes, no help) and score them against the official-style marking criteria.

Select the correct tool for ten named tasks in your trade and state one reason for each choice.

Demonstrate the safe use, adjustment and daily check of your five most-used tools, listing the check for each.

Prepare a maintenance schedule for the workshop equipment you use, covering cleaning, lubrication, calibration and replacement intervals.

Inspect ten tools or machines and record the fault, the correction and the preventive action for each.

Identify the correct personal protective equipment for eight named tasks and explain what each item protects against.

Carry out a written risk assessment for your workshop covering five hazards, with a control measure and a residual risk rating for each.

Describe the correct response to three emergency scenarios relevant to your trade (electrical shock, fire, chemical spill, cut or burn) and locate the first-aid and isolation points.

Read and redraw a simple technical drawing of your trade, correctly naming the views, scale and symbols used.

Produce a dimensioned sketch of a component you have actually made, with tolerances and units stated correctly.

Solve 15 measurement and calculation problems involving unit conversion, percentage, ratio, area, volume and material wastage.

Answer 20 general-education questions (numeracy, basic science, civics) under time pressure and correct them.

Draft and role-play three workplace conversations: reporting a fault to a supervisor, explaining a delay to a client, and resolving a disagreement with a colleague.

Write a short quotation for a job, itemising labour hours, materials, transport, overhead and margin, and calculate the break-even price.

Calculate the selling price and profit for three pricing scenarios (cost-plus, competitor-matched, discounted) and state the risk of each.

List the records a small workshop must keep (invoices, receipts, stock, wages, tax) and draft one simple template for each.

Sit two full mock examinations covering all eight domains under strict timing, then mark them against the criteria.

Re-teach yourself the five weakest topics identified in the mock results and re-test each one.

Redraw your formula sheet, tool-selection table and fault-diagnosis table from memory and check against the originals.

Finalise a one-page exam-day plan covering timing per section, order of answering and checking routine.