Entry requirements

You need to be aged 16 and over

GCSE’s at grade’s 9 – 4 in maths an English (A – C)

A level 2 in carpentry and joinery or relevant experience

If you are not employed then we can help look for an employer.

What qualification will I achieve?

Learners who successfully complete this apprenticeship will be awarded with a:

• Level 3 NVQ in Carpentry and Joinery
• Level 3 standard in Carpentry and Joinery

You will work towards gaining your CSCS Card (Health and Safety). If you don’t have one!

You may have to continue working on your English and maths if you did not get a 4 / C or above at GCSE, we have a dedicated team who will support you to gain those qualifications.

Course content

During this course you will learn a full range of skills that a fully qualified joiner needs including:

• Health safety and welfare in construction
• Complex mouldings (skirting and architraves)
• Double doors (fitting)
• Staircases with turns
• Complex roofing (with hips, valleys and dormers)
• Advanced carpentry repairs
• Moving and handling
• Work planning and building processes

Assessment

You will work towards gaining an apprenticeship standard. The apprenticeship standard contains a list of skills, knowledge and behaviours you will need to have learned by the end of your apprenticeship. Standards are occupation focused; they are not qualification-led. The learning happens throughout the apprenticeship and you are assessed at the end of your apprenticeship. It is at this point you will need to prove you can carry out all aspects of the job. This is called the End Point Assessment (EPA).

For more information about apprenticeships visit https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/apprentice/what-is-an-apprenticeship

What next?

Here you will find some potential career pathways once you have completed your apprenticeship with us.

Kitchen and Bathroom Fitter (employed / self-employed)

Key tasks 

• using a range of hand and power tools
• measuring out work areas
• ripping out and disposing of old units and suites
• marking the location of pipes and cables
• measuring and cutting worktops, recesses and joints
• fitting units and appliances
• tiling walls and laying flooring
• clearing away debris at the end of the job
• following building regulations to meet health and safety

Construction Site Supervisor (Site Foreman)

Key tasks 

• supervising workers and subcontractors
• helping project managers to plan work
• managing orders and deliveries of construction materials
• organising staff work schedules
• checking work is carried out safely
• completing records for site reports
• attending site management meetings

Architect

Key tasks 

• creating detailed technical plans using CAD software
• creating a plan, following building laws and safety regulations
• working towards budgets
• managing construction
• choosing materials
• checking building work and progress
• communicating and sharing ideas with other architects and architectural technicians