Course: Carpentry and Joinery

Study Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Location

Great Yarmouth Campus

Lowestoft Campus

Duration

1-2 Years

FT / PT

Full-time

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"We are proud to be working with East Coast College and the carpentry and bricklaying students to provide practical advice and skills and a chance to find out what it is like to work in the construction industry. The students we have on apprenticeship programmes with us are both hardworking and keen to learn, and are well supported by the college. We feel this is a mutually beneficial arrangement as the students gain valuable experience in the construction industry to support their college course."

Persimmon Homes Anglia

Michelle Baker, Managing Director

Our Carpentry course will prepare you for specialised work, such as working on traditional hand cut roofs, and provide you with an insight into site management. In practical lessons, you will work through projects to develop your hands-on skills, in our on-site carpentry workshops.

Through our Bench Joinery course (Lowestoft campus only), you will study health and safety, building methods and construction technology, and will learn how to set out, make and finish a variety of products such as doors, windows and stairs.

Through our Site Carpentry pathway (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth campus), you will develop your skills in the installation of doors, windows and stairs. Our tutors will discuss the best route for you during your interview.

You can also progress to cover project management and supervisory roles through a higher level of study. You will develop trade skills, covering traditional hand cut roofing, curved joinery projects, double doors and stairs incorporating a turn.

Why study with us?

You will develop your skills using carpentry hand and power tools.
You will be taught by highly skilled and qualified staff in our well maintained
and stocked workshops.
We have outstanding achievement rates and industry connections to support your development.

Units you may cover include:

Principles of construction
First and second fixing
Maintenance
Circular saws
Setting out
Marking out
Joinery manufacture
Health and safety

Requirements

For Level 1 entry, you will ideally need to have achieved a grade 3 in English and maths.

For Level 2 entry, you will need to have achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, or completed the Level 1 course.

These entry grades are set as a guide, however we encourage students who are interested in this course and unsure of the grades they will achieve to submit an application and come along for a discussion with the course lecturer to assess your suitability.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a variety of methods including practical and theory. You will also benefit from industry speakers who can provide an insight into the real world environment.

Progression

You can progress into an apprenticeship or employment in careers such as a kitchen fitter, general site operative, teacher, wood machinist, joiner, window fitter, site carpenter, formwork or shuttering carpenter.

Former students have gone onto work within the industry or have even set up their own businesses. Many are now helping to train the workforce of the future as they have taken on apprentices of their own.