Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship

Summary

JLP Joinery and Building services based in Blackhill are a local professional company who specialise in house renovations and all aspects of joinery. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate wanting to learn the trade of Carpentry and Joinery. During this apprenticeship you will gain experience working on a variety of properties.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-4pm. Saturday work will be available job depending.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 27 January
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As an apprentice completing the Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery qualification you will be involved in a range of joinery tasks that will involve a range of building materials, mainly wood. Within this position the apprentice will be working on bespoke house renovations that will include the following tasks:

Installing sash windows
Fitting internal and external doors
Assisting with installation of bespoke staircases
Installing window frames
Assisting with making and installing bespoke cabinets
Assisting with bespoke joinery projects
Loft conversions
Shaping and cutting materials
Installing finished materials like partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, mouldings
Timber floor coverings and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs

Where you’ll work

Unit 10

Blackhill Industrial Estate

Ridley Street, Consett

County Durham

DH8 8PZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE

Your training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
Select, use and store hand tools.
Select, use and store power tools.
Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
Produce jigs.
Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing, 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.
Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.
Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.
Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for:1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.
Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.
Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
Select, use and store hand tools.
Select, use and store power tools.
Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
Produce jigs.
Identifies well-being support available to self and others.

Your training plan

Carpentry and joinery Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Block release takes place at Derwentside College based in Consett

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C)
Math's (grade 4/C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Work trial for 1 week will be required. Due to the nature of the job role, candidates must not have a fear of working at heights.

About this company

JLP Joinery and Building Services are a small independent company based in Blackhill, Consett who specializes in high quality house renovations and all aspects of joinery. As a company we provide personalized solutions with attention to detail, craftsmanship, and a commitment to exceeding your expectations.

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice will be fully supported by the employer to ensure that the apprentice is successful in gaining the skills to allow the apprentice to have a career in carpentry and joinery
There may also be the possibility to progress to Craft Carpentry and Joinery Level 3

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

apprenticeships@derwentside.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292670.

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