Typical duration to gateway: 24 months
Delivery: Weekly day release and off-the-job training
Delivery Location: East Coast College – Lowestoft Campus
Carpenters: Using Skill and Precision to Craft Building Structures and Fixtures
As a carpenter or joiner, you’ll work with wood-based materials to craft and install essential building components. Think doors, staircases, partitions, window frames, and even structural elements like roofs and floors. You’ll ensure every detail is perfect, working with top-of-the-line tools and following plans to meet high standards of safety and quality.
Every day, you’ll work alongside a range of construction professionals – from bricklayers to designers – to build structures that make a lasting impact. Your skills and craftsmanship will help turn blueprints into the buildings that shape our world.
Course Content – Choose Your Pathway:
- Site Carpenter: On-site, you’ll install everything from doors and stairs to roof structures, making the vision a reality for homes and commercial spaces.
- Architectural Joiner: Work behind the scenes in a workshop, creating stunning architectural elements like custom doors, windows, and staircases that are both functional and beautiful.
Entry Requirements:
- GCSE grade 1-3 or Level 1 Functional Skills in English and Maths
If you do not possess these grades, you will need to achieve this level and also take the test for Level 2 Functional Skills English and Maths prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
Progression Opportunities:
- Level 3 Craft Carpentry Apprenticeship Standard
- Site supervisor: Overseeing carpentry work on a construction site, managing teams and ensuring quality standards.
- Project manager: Taking full responsibility for a carpentry project, including budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating with other trades.
- Team leader: Leading a smaller carpentry crew on specific tasks.
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