Summary
The Scenic Carpentry Apprenticeship is an opportunity to learn and understand the trade of scenic carpenter within the performing arts industry.
Wage
£16,685.50 to £26,984.10, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Working week is 42.5 hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4.30pm.
42 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Assist in making stage scenery using a wide range of techniques, materials and finishes.
* Maintain a safe and tidy work area, carrying out machine maintenance and cleaning as instructed.
* Assist in applying different materials to scenery as directed.
* Keep up to date with any new and improved scenery-making techniques, materials or ways of working.
* Have a positive and responsible attitude to health and safety.
* Submit learning logs and diaries to the Apprenticeships Manager.
Where you’ll work
Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop
High House Production Park
Off Purfleet Bypass
Purfleet
RM19 1AS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BUILDING CRAFTS 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
* You will be based at our purpose-built production workshop in the High House Production Park in Purfleet, Essex.
* Your time will be split between the workshops and the Building Crafts College in Stratford, E15, where you will study for a Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship Standard.
* Work is usually carried out at the carpentry and metalwork workshops in Purfleet, Essex, but you may occasionally be required to work at other venues.
* Time at college will be in 2-3 week blocks.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
* (no previous qualifications required) (grade n/a)
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
* Problem solving skills
* Team working
* Previous woodwork experience
* Enjoy working with your hands
* Helpful, positive and flexible
* Punctual
* Self-motivated
* Willing to work at height
* Good spatial awareness
* Respectful approach to safety
Other requirements
You must be 18 years old or over on 1 Sept 2025. You must have work authorisation for the UK. You must not have completed a university degree or equivalent in the UK or elsewhere (regardless of subject). You must be physically capable of undertaking the requirements of the job. Reasonable adjustments will be considered as part of your application.