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Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice
We are looking for a motivated and hardworking Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a wide range of carpentry projects while working towards a recognised apprenticeship qualification.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
First Fix Carpentry
- Installing roof trusses and constructing cut roofs.
- Fitting floor joists and timber frame structures.
- Assisting with the construction of timber-framed houses.
- Carrying out structural carpentry work to required specifications.
- Reading and interpreting construction drawings and plans.
- Measuring, cutting and assembling timber components.
Second Fix Carpentry
- Installing skirting boards and architraves.
- Hanging internal and external doors.
- Assisting with kitchen fitting and installation.
- Laying a variety of flooring types.
- Fitting staircases and associated components.
- Completing high-quality finishing work to residential properties.
Where you'll work
215 MARLPOOL LANE
KIDDERMINSTER
DY11 5DL
Apprenticeship Details
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
One day a week at Kidderminster College Green Technology Centre.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
JJ Carpentry Services Ltd is a family run business specialising in Timber frame construction, Carpentry and joinery.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities to progress into a qualified Carpenter & Joiner position within the business.
Contact for this apprenticeship
- Training provider: NCG
- Contact person: Jack Draper
- Email: jack.draper@kidderminster.ac.uk
- Phone: 01562 826518
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049649.
Closes in 19 days (Sunday 13 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
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