Carpentry

Carpentry is the craft of cutting, shaping, and assembling wood to construct or repair structures, furniture, and other wooden items. Carpenters work on tasks ranging from framing buildings to creating detailed cabinetry and woodwork, using tools like saws, hammers, and chisels.

Carpentry suits individuals who enjoy working with their hands, have good attention to detail, and are skilled in problem-solving. It’s ideal for people who like practical, creative work, are comfortable with tools, and enjoy crafting functional and decorative items from wood. Those with precision and an interest in construction or woodworking will excel in carpentry.

There are many elements to carpentry and depending on the level of course that you start with us you can look forward to studying many of these topics during your time with us including:

• Health & Safety practices
• The science behind building design, surveying and planning
• Making accurate and appropriate measurements
• Sustainability and the environmental impact of construction
• Construction design principles, methods, and processes
• Using maths to solve construction problems
• How the Internet of Things (IoT) impacts construction
• Data management and information standards in construction digital engineering techniques
• Business, commerce and corporate social responsibility
• Tools, equipment and materials used in construction work
• Legislation, regulations and approved standards
•Principles of construction
•Structural carpentry
•Non-structural carpentry prior to plastering
•Non-structural carpentry following plastering
•Timber technology and the use of a circular saw

You are assessed by a variety of methods including: • Practical observations • Oral questioning • Written modular tests. • Production of a portfolio of evidence • Internally and externally set assignments and/or examinations • A period of work experience between 50 and 450 hours depending on the level enrolled onto.

Protective clothing, footwear and writing materials are required.

The table shows you both the construction and engineering area routes along with the levels you are likely to study at depending upon your final GCSE grades. Offers will be made based on your indicated grades and the levels available within the progression table.

- No GCSE results for Level 1
- 3x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths for Level 2
- 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for Level 3
- 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for T Level Level 3