Carpentry and Joinery

At GLP Training, our Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship addresses the growing needs of the building industry, a sector pivotal in creating essential infrastructure such as homes, schools, hospitals, and transportation facilities. With the ongoing expansion in the housing sector, the demand for skilled carpenters and joiners continues to rise, highlighting the importance of this trade in meeting societal needs

This apprenticeship provides a comprehensive education in carpentry and joinery, covering a wide range of skills from team working and effective communication to the proficient use of hand and power tools. Apprentices gain in-depth knowledge of basic and advanced carpentry and joinery techniques, preparing them for a variety of roles in the field.

Apprenticeship Focus Areas Include:

Foundational Skills: Learning the essential techniques of cutting, shaping, and installing building materials.

Tool Mastery: Gaining proficiency in both traditional hand tools and modern power tools, ensuring versatile capabilities in all forms of carpentry work.

Project Collaboration: Working effectively within a team to deliver high-quality construction projects on time and to specification.

Carpentry and joinery professionals can choose between two distinct career paths within the apprenticeship:

Site Carpenter: Focuses on the onsite construction environment where they prepare and install building components. This includes fitting doors, constructing straight staircases, assembling wall and floor units, and erecting structural frameworks and roof structures in both residential and commercial settings.

Architectural Joiner: Specialises in a workshop setting, meticulously crafting building components such as doors, windows, and staircases. This role demands precision in marking out, setting out, and manufacturing products, often involving detailed work with associated ironmongery.

Beyond acquiring these skills, apprentices are poised for progression to advanced roles within the industry, such as becoming master craftsmen or specialists in their field. They may also choose to further their training in specialised areas of carpentry and joinery, enhancing their expertise and career opportunities. You can also progress onto our level 3 Advanced Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship.

This course is suitable for current or aspiring Carpenters & Joiners . This course will provide you with the theoretical and practical knowledge to construct a well-managed project.

Entry Requirements

Down to the discretion of individual employers but typically includes:

Level 1 English and Mathematics, or equivalent (can be completed during the apprenticeship)
16 or over
Not in full-time education

All apprenticeship standards cover three overall sections, these being Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. Each of these areas is associated with a specific standard and covers topics that are relevant to that industry and profession. The core topics covered for the Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 apprenticeship are below.

Knowledge:

Apprenticeship Induction
Health, Safety and Welfare including Working at Height
How to use Personal Protective Equipment
Construction terminology
The Fundamentals of Joinery
Timber properties (quality & wood standards)
Types of Building Structures, Materials and Components
Hand and Power tools
Different types of Fixings work
Structural carcassing
Intrepreting plans such as CAD
Methods to install ironmongery

Skills:

Hand and Power Tools
Interpret information drawn from plans such as CAD
Measuring, marking and cutting wood
Installing timber frames and erecting timber
Installing handrails and spindles for stairs
Installing floor joists and coverings
Erecting roof rafters
Marking doors, door frames and windows
Install a range of ironmongery components for doors, windows and units

Behaviours:

Effective communication
Effective team working
Independent working
Logical thinking
Working effectively
Time management
Adaptability

The training is a blended learning delivery model, which occurs on the job during working hours. A structured learning and assessment plan is put in place to test core components of the course along the way.

This consists of:

1 to 1 monthly meeting: Approx. two hours with a GLP Trainer (face-to-face or telephone)
Online learning courses and/or group sessions
Building an electronic portfolio of work-related evidence
Maths and English Level 2 (if not previously achieved)
6 hours a week spent working towards your apprenticeship
End Point Assessment (EPA) by an external examiner to complete the qualification, consisting of a resourcing project assignment and a professional discussion.

To attain the qualification, you will undergo an assessment throughout your apprenticeship, culminating into a final evaluation known as the End Point Assessment (EPA), which can get you a result of a Pass, Distinction, or Fail.

Moreover, the apprentice must have completed the following requirement prior to beginning their EPA:

Obtain a Functional Skills Qualification (if applicable).

End Point Assessment Gateway:

The Carpentry & Joinery EPA is administered by City & Guilds, our designated End Point Assessment organisation (EPAO).

The employer must be satisfied that the apprentice is consistently working at, or above, the level of the occupational standard.

Apprentices must complete the following approved qualifications mandated in the standard:

Confirm they are ready to take the EPA
For the interview underpinned by a portfolio of evidence, the apprentice must submit a portfolio of evidence.

The apprentice must submit the gateway evidence to their EPAO, including any organisation specific policies and procedures.

End Point Assessment:

EPA's typically take about 6 months and apprentices are required to complete:

Multiple Choice Test: The apprentice must answer questions in a controlled and invigilated place. It gives them the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge mapped to this assessment.

Practical Assessment with Questions: An assessor observers a apprentice completing a task (or series of tasks) set by the EPAO. The assessment environment must relate to the apprentice's natural working environment. This will also allow the apprentice the opportunity to demonstrate the right KSB's.

Interview underpinned by a portfolio of evidence: An assessor asks the apprentice questions, also allowing them to demonstrate the right KSB's. Apprentices can refer their answers with evidence from their portfolio of evidence.

The combined score of these methods will provide an overall final grade for the apprenticeship.

APPRENTICESHIP

Carpentry and Joinery

Using timber products to create and install building components.

Level

2

Duration

24+ months

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