Carpentry and joinery

Level

Intermediate · like GCSEs

Length

2 yrs

typical

Sector

Construction and the built environment

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Using timber products to create and install building components.

Mark out and cut timber components to drawing dimensions

Fix floor joists, stud partitions and roof timbers on site

Hang and fit doors, architraves and skirting boards

Construct and install staircases, handrails and balustrades

Make and fit window frames, door sets and fitted furniture

Use routers, planers and other machinery in the workshop

Maintain and sharpen hand tools to a professional standard

Timber properties, defects and selection for different uses

Use of hand tools including saws, chisels and planes

Setting up and operating woodworking machinery

Fixing and installing first and second fix carpentry items

Bench joinery including door and window construction

Reading construction drawings and setting out work

Safe working practices including dust control and PPE

Ready to look for a place?

See live Carpentry and joinery apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.

A Careermash concept · apprenticeship standard from our careers engine · vacancies via gov.uk.