This carpentry course is ideal for those who want to pursue a career in carpentry.
Carpenters work with wood on building sites or in customers' homes to fit or repair doors, window frames, stairs, floorboards, cupboards, roof trusses and partitions. They use traditional woodworking tools as well as specialised power or hand tools for cutting, shaping, smoothing and finishing.
Our study programmes include a vocational course, English and maths, work experience and employability skills.
Students also have the opportunity to take part in sport and enrichment activities alongside their course.
On this carpentry & joinery course you will study:
How to create drawings and cutting lists
How to mark out and cut traditional joints
How to manufacture various carpentry components e.g. windows, doors and staircases
How to fix various carpentry components e.g. floorboards, cupboards and roof trusses
How to calculate and cost materials
How to set up and use a range of hand and power tools
No matter what level you are currently working at, you will continue learning English and maths throughout your course.
Entry requirements
This course requires 5 GCSE’s including a grade 3 or above in both maths and English. Any student who applies for the course without the required predicted grades may be invited in for an interview to assess their suitability for the Level 1 Extended Certificate course.
Any offers will be subject to behaviour and attendance checks with their current/previous school and this will be taken into account when confirming their offer.
All students are required to attend a Welcome event and Enrolment week to fully enrol on to a course. These events are invitation only events and if you are unable to attend the date given, you will need to notify us at admissions@lcb.ac.uk.
Students will be assessed in the first six weeks of the course and their programme could change depending on their ability, behaviour and attendance.
After completing this course there are a number of options available; depending on your final grade you could move onto a site carpentry apprenticeship or the bench joinery apprenticeship, a level 2 or level 3 certificate/diploma or seek employment in the industry.
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