Carpentry & Joinery Diploma Level 1 (A3541)

Please ensure your application includes correct contact information e.g. mobile number and personal email address.

You can apply for up to two courses (except A Level subjects where you must select a minimum of three).

You will only be invited to book an interview for your 1st choice course initially.

The course is approximately a sixty/forty mix of practical and theoretical content, with the majority of the time being spent in the trade specific workshop area and the rest in key skills study rooms and classrooms. There are six units - three that are common to all branches of the construction industry and three that are trade specific. Core units: Safe working practices in construction, information, quantities and communications with others, building methods and construction technology. Trade specific units: Produce basic woodworking joints, maintain and use carpentry and joinery hand tools, prepare and use carpentry and joinery portable power tools. The following transferable skills will also be acquired during the course: Communications, application of number, improving own learning, problem solving, working with others. Good English and Maths skills are essential for most jobs and courses you will progress onto.

Achieve a minimum of 3 GCSEs at grade 3 or above including Maths and English. Pre-interview task and Assessment at interview.

On successful completion of this course with a good attendance and behaviour record and reference from the course leader students can progress onto the Level 2 Craft Diploma in Site Carpentry/Bench Joinery.