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.
You can find out more about this apprenticeship standard on the Institute for Apprenticeship site.
Email:
info@lcb.ac.uk
Call:
0113 222 6000
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