Furniture Manufacturer Apprenticeship

Course overview

Furniture Manufacturers are skilled craftsmen/women who make pieces of furniture. They may work in a small, independent shop that produces custom furniture or in a factory that mass-produces pieces of furniture.

They will manufacture furniture such as:

• Domestic – kitchens, bedrooms, living room and other items for the home
• Office - desk, seating, tables and other items for the office environment
• Contract - furniture for public areas such as hospitals, schools, hotels and airports
• Manufacture of high quality wooden components

What would apprentices learn

A range of skills to manufacture furniture for domestic and commercial clients. the skills and knowledge apprentices will learn are as followed:

• Set up and operate wood working machinery
• Make components for furniture manufacture
• Set out, mark out and assemble furniture
• Use veneers and laminates
• Learn wood finishing techniques
• Safe handling and storage
• Use of mechanical and electrical fittings
• Use and manufacture of jigs and templates

Current vacancies

You can search and register for job alerts on the apprenticeship vacancy website.

Next steps

After completing this course there are a number of options available, depending on your final grade you could move onto a level 3 apprenticeship, into higher education or seek permanent employment.