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About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is interested in developing a long-term career in carpentry and construction. The successful applicant will work alongside experienced tradespeople, gaining practical experience across a wide variety of projects while undertaking their apprenticeship training.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What You'll Do at Work
The apprentice will learn and assist with:
- First-fix and second-fix carpentry
- New-build projects
- Extensions and refurbishment projects
- Loft conversions
- Fitting doors, door frames, and associated ironmongery
- Fitting skirting boards, architraves, and other finishing work
- Construction and installation of modular-building skirts
- Landscaping, installation of artificial surfaces, and maintenance of surfaces
- Construction of benches and play equipment
- Basic painting and decorating
- General building and site preparation
- Measuring, cutting, and preparing timber and other materials
- Safe use of hand tools and power tools
- Reading and understanding measurements, drawings, and instructions
- Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe working environment
- Following all company health and safety procedures and site requirements
The role will involve both workshop and on-site work and may include traveling to projects throughout the UK.
All work will be carried out under appropriate supervision while the apprentice develops their skills and confidence.
Where You'll Work
25 SWAN CLOSE
BLAKEDOWN
KIDDERMINSTER
DY10 3JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
NCG
Training Course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
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What You'll Learn
Course Contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE, and LEV.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Select, use, and store hand tools.
- Select, use, and store power tools.
- Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
- Produce jigs.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
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Site Carpenter
- Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing (load bearing studwork), 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings, and 5. straight flights of stairs.
- Install structural fixings.
- Size timber from sizing tables.
- Apply site second fix techniques and practices for: 1. service encasement, 2. cladding, 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
- Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves, and fitting loft access.
- Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
- Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts, and adhesive.
- Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging, and recessing techniques.
- Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
Architectural Joiner
- Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
- Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon, and halving.
- Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples, and adhesives.
- Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
- Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
- Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
- Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches, and draw runners.
- Inspect, prepare, and operate fixed machinery.
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Training Schedule
Carpentry and Joinery Level 2.
Off the job training will be delivered at Kidderminster College's Green Technology Centre, Stourport Road, Kidderminster. Training will take place on a Monday each week (term time only).
Desirable Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other Requirements
- Willing to work outdoors and in different environments
- Valid CSCS card and Health, Safety & Environment training where required, AGL will support you
- Ability and willingness to travel to different UK work locations, having access to your own vehicle would be advantageous or in the process of learning to drive
About This Employer
Always Green Lawns are a small, family company that has been maintaining and landscaping residential properties, schools, nurseries, recreational facilities, and commercial properties since 2010.
Company Benefits
As well as 28 days holiday per year, including bank holidays, the company also operates a Christmas shutdown of approximately 7-10 days, subject to the company’s annual arrangements.
What We Offer:
- A genuine opportunity to build a career in carpentry
- Full practical support and training
- Experience across a wide variety of construction projects
- Work alongside experienced tradespeople
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
A full-time position within the company.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NCG
Louisa Ellis
lellis@kidderminster.ac.uk
01562 543386
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049059.
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