Carpentry and Joinery (Intermediate Apprenticeship) Level 2

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.

What Will I Study?

• How to work safely and be aware of Health & Safety Issues
• How to plan and carry out work to commercial standards of quality and speed
• How to move, handle and store resources, such as materials and timber components, complying with relevant legislation & guidance
• To Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from trade supervisors and site managers and to be able to work with others to comply
• To select the required materials to carry out the work, such as correct timber, tools and fixings
• To be able to access, interpret and use drawings and specifications to carry out their work
• How to calculate quantity, length, area and wastage of resources
• Learn to understand the characteristics, quality, uses, sustainability, limitations and defects associated with timber and timber-based products and components, such as hardwood, softwood, MDF and other materials