Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship

Summary

Join the R W Brickwork as a C&J Apprentice and learn the skills needed to become a professional Carpenter and Joiner. Gain hands-on experience, earn while you learn, and build a rewarding career in the construction industry.

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£6.40 minimum wage 2024 £7.55 minimum wage 1.4.25. We encourage a competitive rate with incremental increases.

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 31 January

Duration

2 years 3 months

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

Core Carpentry: Measuring, cutting, and shaping wood to build structures and furniture.
Joinery Techniques: Creating strong joints and assembling doors, windows, and cabinetry.
Tool Mastery: Safe use of hand and power tools, like saws, drills, and routers.
Site Skills: Real-world experience on job sites, including safety and teamwork.
Finishing Touches: Sanding, staining, and varnishing for professional-quality results.
Problem-Solving: Planning and adapting to challenges, from measurements to materials.

Where you’ll work

24 WILLIAM AVENUE

EASTWOOD

NOTTINGHAM

NG16 3LE

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

NOTTINGHAM 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

Training takes place in the form of day release once a week at Nottingham College Basford campus, starting in the spring.

More training information

Want to study and get paid at the same time? An apprenticeship could be the right route for you! Study for a nationally recognised qualification, whilst receiving on-the-job training and getting paid for it.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 3)
Maths (grade 3)

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
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Positive work ethic
Can-Do attitude

Other requirements

Candidate must make their own way the project sites. Alternatively, they must live in or have a short journey time to the following pick up points: West Notts, Tollerton, Eastwood, Beeston, Basford. Applicants who cannot easily travel to these areas will not be considered. The applicant must also be able to get themselves to Basford campus for day release once a week.

About this company

https://www.builderinnottingham.com/ RW Brickworks specialise in providing you with reliable and friendly Bricklaying and Building Services in the Nottingham area providing more than 20 + years of experience as a builder. We provide Bricklaying services, New Builds, Extensions and Alterations all over Nottingham, Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. RW Brickworks are specialists in Building Services in Nottingham providing Building Work, Roofing/Flat Roofing/Roofing Repairs, Loft Conversions, Plastering, Plumbing and so much more and we are ideally located to serve both industrial and commercial customers in Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and the surrounding areas. RW Brickworks have a wealth of knowledge and experience with New Builds and we work closely with clients to ensure they are updated and advised at each stage of the project, from the initial concept and planning through to the hand over of your project. We are able to supply significant numbers of fully trained, highly reliable builders to both the general public and construction companies at both short and long term notice periods. If your build is falling behind schedule, or you are in need of Builders in Nottingham then we can help. Join the R W Brickwork as a C&J Apprentice and learn the skills needed to become a professional Joiner. Gain hands-on experience, earn while you learn, and build a rewarding career in the construction industry. This occupation involves carrying out skilled work, primarily using timber products, either on a construction site, or in a workshop, creating and installing building components. A Site Carpenter will normally work on a building site, or in domestic and commercial premises, preparing and fixing building components, from the initial erection of a new building, through to the installation of all necessary fixtures and fittings, as well as a range of repair and maintenance activities.

Company benefits

Potential opportunity for a permanent role within the company following successful completion of the apprenticeship.

After this apprenticeship