Apprenticeship in Site Carpentry and Joinery

Summary

Intertech Contracts are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their team as a joinery apprentice. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join a successful company and gain a qualification in joinery.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday (Times to be confirmed at interview).

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Installing insulation to floors and walls
Fitting plywood to floors and walls where necessary
Installation of stud and timber partition frames
Installation of plasterboard
Install doors and frames, general 1st fix
Fit ironmongery and 3rd fix joinery items
Measuring, marking, cutting and fitting skirting boards and 2nd fix items
Use a range of hand tools and cutting equipment

Where you’ll work

UNIT 5
DRAPERS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
DALTON STREET
HULL
HU8 8BB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

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

Qualification:

Apprenticeship Standard in Carpentry and Joinery
Preparation for the end-Point assessment
Regular training and development sessions to meet the needs of the employer and the Apprentice.

Training Location:

Nursery grove, Portobello Street, Hull, HU9 5XT

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C/4 or above)
Maths (grade C/4 or above)

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
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Punctual and Reliable
Enthusiam
Dedicated
Hardworking
Attention to Detail

About this company

Intertech Contracts UK offers full fit out services to the modular building industry including partitions, drylining and all aspects of joinery. We also provide a high standard of decorative finishes including both painting and wall coverings. Since our formation Intertech Contracts UK have quickly established themselves as a key subcontractor within the modular building sector working for some of the major modular build companies within the UK. With nationwide coverage by our experienced, trained operatives, we are determined to act as a role model within our industry, setting exceptional standards of Health and Safety, training, value and industry best practice. So whatever the size, whatever the value, we are always committed to delivery a high quality finish.

https://www.intertechcontracts.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential to move onto the advanced apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

Mike Jordan

mike.jordan@hullcc.gov.uk

01482 615238

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315242.

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