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Estates, Buildings + Property
Carpentry & Joinery
Course

Carpentry & Joinery

Workington
Apprenticeship
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Level 3 Apprenticeship Full-time In person

Overview

The occupation involves carrying out skilled work, primarily using timber products, either on a construction site, or in a workshop, creating and installing building components. This is a core and options apprenticeship, with two pathways: Pathway 1: An Advanced Site Carpenter will normally work on a building site, or in domestic and commercial premises, preparing and installing complex and often bespoke building components e.g. high quality doors, shaped linings, staircases with turns, complex wall and floor units, erecting bespoke structural carpentry (inclined roofs and joists) and erecting complex roof structures (e.g. inclined roofs with hips, valleys and dormers). Pathway 2: An Advanced Architectural Joiner will normally be employed in a workshop, producing complex building components by setting out, marking out and manufacturing bespoke architectural products (e.g. doors, windows, staircases with turns and panelling/cladding).

Lakes College
Level 3

Carpentry & Joinery

Entry requirements

At a glance

  • English and maths qualifications form a mandatory part of all apprenticeships and must be completed before an apprentice can pass through gateway. Individual employers will set their selection criteria, but the standard includes Maths and English understanding and functional application at Level 2.
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