Validation programme for professional qualification as a shopfitter

A shopfitter prepares their own work and processes raw materials by setting up and adjusting (woodworking) machines. They process, gather and assemble components for interior elements and attach and connect them to each other. In addition, they carry out the finishing of interior components with the purpose of manufacturing interior or project furniture such as kitchens, bathrooms and shop and office fixtures, according to the work order.

A shopfitter:

• plans and prepares in-house work for the production of interior projects;
• sets up and adjusts (woodworking) machines and carries out basic machine maintenance;
• machines components using (woodworking) machines;
• applies cladding/edging to materials in panel form;
• gathers together the components of interior design projects;
• treats surfaces of interior elements;
• assembles and adjusts fittings on interior elements;
• finishes interior fittings.

The validation standard for shopfitters (in Dutch)(PDF file opens in new window) contains detailed information about the validation programme.

If you want to demonstrate your experience as a shopfitter at a validation body, you can do so by completing a practical test and a written knowledge test.

The language of the instructions during the tests will be Dutch.

You will be tested on your ability to:

• plan and prepare the work,
• make a column cabinet in wood (or unprepared wood) and panel material with a drawer and a base,
• prepare a worktop, a canopy and a splashguard between a worktop and wall-mounted cupboard in panel material,