Carpentry Apprentice

Summary

Kick-start your career in carpentry with a friendly local business specialising in domestic projects. As a Carpentry Apprentice, you'll learn valuable trade skills while working on home improvements, repairs and bespoke woodwork. This hands-on role is ideal for someone practical, motivated and eager to build a successful career in carpentry.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm, with 30 minute lunch break.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 September 2026

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to start a career in carpentry with a local business that undertakes a wide range of domestic projects. No two days are the same, offering plenty of variety and the chance to develop practical skills across different aspects of the trade. You'll gain hands-on experience working on home improvement and renovation projects while learning from skilled colleagues in a supportive environment.

Daily duties to include: 

• Assisting with a variety of carpentry and home improvement projects
• Measuring, cutting and fitting timber materials
• Installing plasterboard to stud walls
• Supporting roofing carpentry work, including roof structures and repairs
• Assisting with kitchen fitting and installation
• Hanging and fitting internal and external doors
• Using and maintaining hand and power tools safely
• Keeping work areas clean, organised and safe
• Loading, unloading and preparing materials for jobs
• Working both independently and as part of a team on domestic properties

This varied role is ideal for someone practical, hardworking and keen to learn a range of carpentry skills.

Where you'll work

59 ASHCOMBE PARK ROAD
WESTON SUPER MARE
BS23 2YF

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

What you'll learn

• 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 (load bearing studwork), 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.

Training schedule

• You will be pursuing a Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Carpentry and Joinery, through Weston College
• As part of this programme, you will attend Weston College once a week, for workshops
• An assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
• At the conclusion of your programme, your qualification will be assessed through an Apprenticeship Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4/C or above)
• Maths (grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Customer care skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Physical fitness
• Positive attitude
• Good work ethic
• Practical learner

Other requirements

You must be able to reliably travel to the team meeting point in BS23 2YF each morning. From there, the team will travel together to the work location, ensuring arrival for an 8:00am start each day.