Carpentry & Joinery
Carpentry and Joinery Site Apprenticeship
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Site carpentry 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. Information from Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education 2021.
The North-West Construction & Technology Excellence College (CTEC) at Wigan & Leigh College provides high-quality training for careers in construction. It was created in response to the need for around 40,000 new workers to fill construction jobs across the UK.
Construction is a modern industry with a wide range of opportunities. It combines technology, creativity, and practical skills, including digital design, 3D modelling, and more sustainable methods of building.
CTEC courses are developed with employers, ensuring you gain the skills companies are actively looking for. You'll build real experience and develop the knowledge employers value, helping you stand out when applying for apprenticeships or jobs.
In this apprenticeship, you will be learning the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be successful in your chosen role; skills include carrying out a range of job tasks including measuring, marking out, fitting, cutting, splicing, finishing, positioning and securing, install door and window frames, door and hatch linings, floor joist coverings, straight partitions and straight staircases. Install doors, ironmongery, service encasements, wall and floor units and fitments, cladding and staircase components. Erect inclined roofs with gables, joists, roof coverings and roof components. Repair or replace frames, mouldings, doors, windows, door and window ironmongery, roofing components, guttering, downpipes, and window components. Use, maintain and store hand tools, power tools and associated equipment. Knowledge gained includes understanding the technical principles of site carpentry work and how these are applied to prepare and fix timber and timber- based products, understanding how to form specific joints required for site carpentry work, understanding why, when and how health and safety control equipment should be used, understanding how to work safely at height and use access equipment correctly and how to use, maintain and store hand tools, power tools and associated equipment.
All apprentices now complete an end-point assessment to complete their qualification. This is delivered by an independent end-point assessment organisation with no affiliation to the employer or training provider. This is a national requirement and endpoint assessments are carried out by a third party assessor. End point assessments use a variety of assessment methods depending on the apprenticeship standard these can include:Professional Discussions. Interviews. Showcase portfolios. Practical assessment of skill. Theory assessments. Assignments and more
Employers are looking for apprentices who have GCSE Maths and english at Grade 4. Level 2 - A minimum of 5 GCSEs, graded 9-3 or equivalent, including Maths or english. Level 3 - 6 - A minimum of 5 GCSEs, graded 9-4 or equivalent, including Maths or english.
This apprenticeship offers progression to the Advanced Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship at Level 3
If you don't currently have an employer and would like to undertake an apprenticeship, take a look at our vacancies at www.wigan-leigh.ac.uk/Apprenticeship-Vacancies
Students aged 16-18 do not pay exam fees.
