Summary
We are looking for an apprentice carpenter to join our established family company. We exclusively in the Cambridge area and surrounding villages. This opportunity will allow you to learn on the job in the construction trade. Looking for someone who is motivated, reliable and willing to learn.
Wage
£15,704 a year
Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am – 4.30pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 30 June
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
You will spend 1 day per week at college during term time and 4 days on site.
You will be:
* Preparing and installing basic building components, for example, doors, straight staircases, wall and floor units
* Erecting structural carpentry and roof structures on a building site
* Discussing plans and job instructions with site supervisor
* Cutting and shape timber for floorboards, doors, skirting boards and window frames
* Making, lifting and fitting structures like staircases, door frames, roof timbers and partition walls
* Assembling fitted and free-standing furniture
* Installing cupboards and shelving
* Building wooden supports called shuttering which holds concrete that has not dried yet in place
Where you’ll work
Church Farm
Maris Lane,
Trumpington
Cambridge
CB2 9LG
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE
Your training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
* Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
* Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
* Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
* Select, use and store hand tools.
* Select, use and store power tools.
* Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
* Produce jigs.
* Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
* Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing, 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.
* Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.
* Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.
* Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for:1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
* Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.
* Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
* Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
* Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
* Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
* Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
* Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
* Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
* Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
* Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
* Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
* Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
* Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.
* Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
* Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
* Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
* Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
* Select, use and store hand tools.
* Select, use and store power tools.
* Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
* Produce jigs.
* Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
Your training plan
Carpentry and joinery L2 apprenticeship standard
The practical training period of the Carpentry apprenticeship is the time dedicated to the development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for which includes the following components;
* On-programme assignments and assessments
* Practical assessments
* Workplace portfolio of evidence
* English and Maths at Level 1 must be achieved and take the English and maths test at Level 2
Day release at Cambridge campus and working alongside qualified, friendly and a small team of professionally trained/ experienced Carpenters.
The apprentice would be assigned an assessor through the college, who would typically come out to visit in the workplace to assess workplace competence. The knowledge side would be provided via day release workshop attendance, assignments, evidence of workplace competence. Portfolio would be checked via an online Smart Assessor.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 3/D)
* Maths (grade 3/D)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Problem solving skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
Other requirements
You will be expected to work outdoors in all weathers and some work will involve lifting heavy objects. We ask that you are thorough with your work and pay attention to detail whilst being able work well with others in a team and independently.