An on-the-spot Work Experience item at High School and Higher Secondary/VHSE in which a student makes an article from cane (the official list spells it Ratton Work).
Ratton Work, spelled as in the official list and probably meaning rattan or cane work, shapes and weaves cane into baskets, stools, trays and other articles.
In the Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Work Experience Fair (Pravrutthiparichayamela) it is an on-the-spot item for individual entrants, open to girls and boys at High School (classes 8-10) and Higher Secondary/VHSE (classes 11-12). Each child works alone for a fixed period at the venue, with the product then displayed for viewing at the district and state stages. It is an item for the older levels, so judges expect precise workmanship and a clear understanding of materials and tools.
The student soaks and prepares cane, bends it to shape and weaves or ties it, then trims. Judges look at regular weaving and firm structure.
Every Work Experience item uses the fair’s single shared score sheet: the workload and the child’s own contribution carry 40 marks, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of raw materials and tools 20, and social utility, speciality and marketability 15. For ratton work, that means working the cane yourself earns the workload marks, firm even weave shows skill, knowing the cane and tools shows knowledge, and an article that people use earns the utility marks.
Where Ratton Work is run
This item is part of the official Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Work Experience Fair (Pravrutthiparichayamela), one of the five fairs of the Kerala state school Sasthrolsavam, and is installed on eTalenter through the Work Experience Fair template built from the official item list and evaluation indicators. It runs at HS/HSS/VHSE level and moves from school and sub-district upward by grade. This page describes the Kerala format only.
- Kerala, India
Key facts
- Individual on-the-spot item, girls and boys.
- Offered at HS/HSS/VHSE.
- Workload and own contribution 40, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of materials and tools 20, social utility and marketability 15.
- Product: a woven or shaped cane article.
- Even weave and firm structure are observed.
- The finished product is displayed for public viewing at later stages.
On eTalenter, Ratton Work is filed under Off Stage and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Ratton Work is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Ratton Work
What a Ratton Work panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Workload and the child’s own contribution (40): cane prepared and worked personally.
- Skill and completeness (25): even weave and a firm shape.
- Knowledge of raw materials and tools (20): knows cane, soaking and tools.
- Social utility, speciality and marketability (15): a basket or tray that sells.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Ratton Work under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Ratton Work
How entrants and their teachers usually get Ratton Work right on the day:
- Soak the cane properly.
- Practise basic weave patterns.
- Keep tension consistent.
- Choose a simple shape.
- Trim ends flush.
- Handle tools safely.
- Idea to try: a small basket
- Idea to try: a tray
- Idea to try: a mat
Ready-made event templates that include Ratton Work
Open any template to preview it in eTalenter and install it as a live, editable event.
| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – Work Experience Fair | Off Stage | Marks | 2 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ratton Work judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
Is it the same as bamboo work?
No, cane is a different material, though techniques overlap.
Why the spelling?
We follow the official list’s spelling.
Is Ratton Work a team or individual item?
Individual. Each child makes their own product, and the fair’s rule is one item per participant.
How is Ratton Work scored?
On the fair’s shared four-line sheet: workload and own contribution 40, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of materials and tools 20, social utility and marketability 15.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every off stage competition item.
Try Ratton Work in eTalenter
See every ready-made template that runs Ratton Work, and install one as a live event — age groups, rules and scoring included.
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