Timber, and two ways to work it
An apprenticeship is a real, paid job. The apprentice works for an employer and trains with us at the same time, and comes out with a nationally recognised qualification and the experience to go with it.
The short answer
Apprentices must complete or have previously completed recognised English and Mathematics Level 1 qualifications and aspire to achieve English and Mathematics Level 2 qualifications during the apprenticeship.
The employer sets the real bar, so treat this as a guide. If somebody is close but not quite there, it is still worth the conversation.
A core and options apprenticeship with two pathways. Pick the one that matches the job.
On a building site or in domestic and commercial premises, preparing and fixing building components from the first erection of a new building through to fixtures and fittings.
Covers site carpentry, building components, fixtures and fittings, repair and maintenance
Producing timber-based components and architectural products such as doors, windows, units and staircases, which site carpenters then install.
Covers architectural joinery, doors, windows, units, staircases
The core of the standard is the same whichever pathway is taken: creating and installing building components, primarily in timber products.
Covers timber products, creating and installing components
Identifying what the work requires from the specification, the drawings and the Building Regulations, then calculating how much material it actually takes. Getting that wrong costs either money or a second trip.
Covers interpreting drawings and specifications, Building Regulations, estimating quantities of resources
Selecting, maintaining and using hand and power tools, and handling, storing and positioning materials so they are still fit to use when they are needed.
Covers selecting and maintaining hand and power tools, handling, storing and positioning materials
Quality checks against the specification, a tidy work area and waste disposed of legally. On a shared site the last two are how the other trades get their work done.
Covers quality checks against specification, safe and tidy work areas, legal waste disposal
Every apprenticeship ends with an independent assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours learned on the programme, carried out by an organisation with no connection to us or to the employer. Everything before it exists to get the apprentice ready for it.
Work launched in class and completed in the job, building the evidence the assessor will look at.
The employer, the apprentice and the tutor. Half an hour. Progress, targets, and anything getting in the way.
Marked by a tutor who is not theirs, so the feedback is honest and the real thing holds no surprises.
Most of our apprentices carry on, usually with the same employer and usually into a wider role. Which route is right depends on the job being done, so it is worth a conversation rather than a guess.
Not sure what comes after this one? Tell us the role and we'll tell you honestly which of our apprenticeships, higher apprenticeships or university-level courses fits next.
It takes two, an employer and an apprentice. Pick your side.
Recruiting, or formalising the training of someone already in post? Start with a conversation. We'll check the role, sort the funding, and get them enrolled.
Speak to us today 0800 358 7979
Or advertise a vacancy through us and we'll handle the recruitment.
An apprenticeship is a job, so an employer has to take you on before you can start. Already employed in this kind of role? Your manager can put you forward directly.
No vacancy that suits? Register your interest and we'll tell you when one comes up.
