Course overview
Site Carpentry Level 2 Apprenticeship City of Bristol CollegeThe broad purpose of the occupation is working with wood-based materials and associated products to create and install building components. This typically involves shaping and cutting materials, installing finished materials like partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, mouldings, timber floor coverings and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs.
All work needs to be carried out safely, using the appropriate tools and to the quality specified.
A Site Carpenter will prepare and install basic building components e.g. doors, straight staircases, wall and floor units and erecting structural carpentry and roof structures on a building site or in domestic and commercial premises.
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Additional information
Who is this course for?
If you have a keen interest in site carpentry and joinery and would like to learn a highly skilled trade, then this apprenticeship may be the right course for you. You should be employed or have a current offer of employment in the site carpentry and joinery sector.
What you'll learn
The apprenticeship is made up of: College based technical diploma, routine reviews of learning including evidence of knowledge, skills and behaviours, coaching and training to prepare you for EPA, Functional Skills in English and Maths, recording of 20% off the job and work-based NVQ.
Course entry requirements
Apprentices will be required to have or achieved a Level 1 in English and Maths by the end of their apprenticeship if they do not already have a GCSE Grade 1 – 9 in both subjects.
Where an apprentice has a Level 1 or equivalent, then they will be required to work towards achieving their Level 2 Functional skills during their apprenticeship.
The duration of the apprenticeship is determined by a number of different factors such as experience and prior learning. The minimum time of an apprenticeship is 12 months with the maximum being identified on an individual basis.
How is the course delivered and assessed?
You will be assessed in a number of different ways and receive regular feedback in reviews to guide your progress. Some of the ways in which your success will be measured are attendance and punctuality, professional knowledge, skills and behaviours, evidence including workplace observations, professional discussions and academic and professional workplace reviews. You will also undertake an endpoint assessment (EPA) to complete your competency in Site Carpentry and Joinery.
You will complete a work-based NVQ through your apprenticeship.
Future career and study opportunities
On successful completion of the course you may be able to progress to the Level 3 Apprenticeship in Site Carpentry and Joinery. You could also obtain employment in the carpentry industry.
Additional costs
As a City of Bristol College apprentice, you may incur additional costs on your apprenticeship. For example, it is likely you may need to pay for travel and stationery, and for some apprenticeships you may need to purchase specialist equipment.
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