Carpentry Apprenticeship

Carpentry and Joinery
This apprenticeship could see you working for a construction company, employed as a wood specialist on any number of projects, a maintenance company or working for a small business. So if you are practical and creative with the ability to work hard indoors or outside, reliable, a good team worker and can work to deadlines with a flexible approach then this could be the apprenticeship for you. Apprentices who qualify in carpentry and joinery would work in the housing market, industrial construction or in exhibition and shop fitting jobs. You will learn how to complete a first and second fit and how to complete machining and formwork. You could choose to work for a large construction company or in maintenance for a college or housing association or even set up on your own and become self-employed.
Site Carpentry – delivered at Stourbridge College and Erdington Skills Centre
Apprentices will learn how to erect structural carcassing components, how to install first and second fixing components, how to maintain structural and non-structural components and how to set up and use fixed or portable metal and wood working machinery.
Bench Joinery – delivered at Stourbridge College
Apprentices will learn to work with large quantities of diverse materials and how to interpret a range of information sources including written specifications and technical drawings. Bench joiners are in demand and therefore employment opportunities are good and joiners develop skills that can be used worldwide. In the UK, efficient and qualified bench joiners will typically earn between £100 – £150 per day.