Architectural Joinery Apprenticeship Level 2 (September 2026 Entry)
Apprenticeship Standard
As an apprentice, you will receive comprehensive training in a variety of skills and work in a
highly practical job under the guidance of an experienced carpenter or joiner.
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Level 2
Attendance - Full-time
Duration - 18-24 months
Start date - September
Where - Brunel Construction Centre
Course Overview
To be an apprentice, you need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and attend college one day a week. An Architectural Joiner will normally be employed in a workshop producing timber-based building components and other architectural products, such as doors, windows, units and staircases, which are then transported to construction sites to be installed by site carpenters.
You will learn how to carry out a range of job tasks including drawing, measuring, marking out, fitting, finishing, positioning and securing. You will learn how to mark out timber from setting out details for the manufacture of doors, windows and opening lights, units and/or fitments and staircases. You will also create, fit and assemble components to manufacture doors, windows with opening lights, units and/or fitments and staircases.
On this apprenticeship, you will learn the technical principles of architectural joinery and how they are applied in routine tasks, such as setting out and producing cutting lists, marking out from setting out details and producing cutting lists, fitting and assembling routine products. Apprentices are taught how to accurately take site and workplace dimensions and to how use architectural joinery materials, such as timber, adhesives and fixings.
All apprentices are taught the principles of health, safety and welfare and how these are applied
in the workplace and how to understand their responsibilities under current employment and safety legislation, such as The Health and Safety at Work Act. You will learn how to use, maintain and store marking and testing tools, hand tools, power tools and associated equipment.
To be an apprentice, you need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and attend college one day a week. An Architectural Joiner will normally be employed in a workshop producing timber-based building components and other architectural products, such as doors, windows, units and staircases, which are then transported to construction sites to be installed by site carpenters.
On this apprenticeship, you will learn the technical principles of architectural joinery and how they are applied in routine tasks, such as setting out and producing cutting lists, marking out from setting out details and producing cutting lists, fitting and assembling routine products. Apprentices are taught how to accurately take site and workplace dimensions and to how use architectural joinery materials, such as timber, adhesives and fixings.
You will learn how to carry out a range of job tasks including drawing, measuring, marking out, fitting, finishing, positioning and securing. You will learn how to mark out timber from setting out details for the manufacture of doors, windows and opening lights, units and/or fitments and staircases. You will also create, fit and assemble components to manufacture doors, windows with opening lights, units and/or fitments and staircases.
All apprentices are taught the principles of health, safety and welfare and how these are applied
in the workplace and how to understand their responsibilities under current employment and safety legislation, such as The Health and Safety at Work Act. You will learn how to use, maintain and store marking and testing tools, hand tools, power tools and associated equipment.
Core Skills Gained:
GCSE English and maths at grade 2 or above.
To start your apprenticeship you must have secured employment that the college has agreed is suitable.
To start your apprenticeship you must have secured employment that the college has agreed is suitable.
Level 3 Advanced apprenticeship in Architectural Joinery
Employment
Employment
Apprentices will be required to achieve the knowledge, skills and behaviours within the training plan whilst carrying out off-the-job training (OFTJ) and the successful completion of a portfolio of work based evidence.
End Point Assessment
Once all assessments are completed the apprentice will go through the final stage of the apprenticeship which will involve a multiple-choice exam and one day practical assessment.
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