This course is designed to provide learners with the essential skills, knowledge, and practical experience needed to start a career in the construction industry. Covering key areas such as health and safety, interpreting drawings, setting out, and a wide range of bricklaying techniques, the course combines classroom-based theory with hands-on training in realistic workshop settings. Learners will develop the ability to construct walls, arches, and other brickwork structures to industry standards, while also gaining an understanding of the wider construction environment. This qualification is ideal for those seeking to enter the trade, progress onto higher levels of study, or secure employment within the building and construction sector.

The broad purpose of the occupation is working with wood-based materials and associated products to create and install building components. This typically involves shaping and cutting materials, installing finished materials like partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, mouldings, timber floor coverings and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs. All work needs to be carried out safely, using the appropriate tools and to the quality specified.

A Site Carpenter will prepare and install basic building components e.g. doors, straight staircases, wall and floor units and erecting structural carpentry and roof structures on a building site or in domestic and commercial premises.

This is a practical carpentry course where we embed as much of the knowledge as possible into the hands-on tasks. This minimises the amount of time spent in the classroom. We use a range of delivery methods, mainly practical, with a large proportion of E-Learning through IPads and other technologies.

This course is designed to equip learners with the practical skills and technical knowledge required to begin a career in the construction and woodworking industries. The course covers essential areas such as health and safety, interpreting technical drawings, selecting and using hand and power tools, and producing a range of carpentry joints and structures to professional standards. Through a blend of classroom learning and hands-on workshop practice, learners will gain experience in tasks such as constructing frames, fitting doors, assembling structural components, and working with a variety of timbers and sheet materials. This qualification provides a strong foundation for progression into employment, apprenticeships, or further study in advanced carpentry and joinery.