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Skill Overview

"This occupation is found in both the new build and refurbishment construction sector. The construction industry is central to creating the homes, schools, hospitals, energy and transport infrastructure society needs. There is growing demand for carpenters and joiners to help meet the need for the transition to modern methods of construction, heritage projects and sustainability.
The broad purpose of the occupation is working with wood-based materials and associated products to create and install complex building components. This typically involves shaping and cutting materials, installing finished materials like complex or decorative components. All work needs to be carried out safely, using the appropriate tools and to the quality specified.
This occupation includes two different options and people will either work on a construction site as an Advanced Site Carpenter or in a workshop as an Advanced Architectural Joiner.
Advanced Site Carpenters work on building sites in the construction of domestic and commercial properties, preparing and installing complex and bespoke building components. They prepare, construct and erect irregular and complex roof structures.
Advanced Architectural Joiners are employed in a workshop creating complex building components by setting out, marking out and create assembled products requiring advanced skilled work including the full range of woodworking machines. There will often be a need for refurbishment or repair work of bespoke pieces.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation liaises with other construction roles such as bricklayers, plasterers and plumbers, supervisors, site management, architects, designers, contractors and customers.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for working in a team, lead others, using machinery and tools to create, refurbish or repair structures or components. Having attained this level of competence, they could progress further in the industry as team leaders, trade forepersons, contract or works managers."

Learning Objectives

Duties of the job role covered as part of the Apprenticeship:
Duty 1 Work in compliance with occupational health, safety and environmental requirements to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of self and others at all times																																
Duty 2 Interpret technical specifications including digital information, identify requirements, develop the work programme and schedule, plan their own work and that of the team accordingly, ensuring this is communicated clearly to colleagues																																
Duty 3 Select the required quantity and quality of resources required for carrying out complex and non-standard work, including timber, tools and fixings.																																
Duty 4 Plan and organise the work site including setting out the work site, materials, tools and equipment appropriate to the project for self and others.																																
Duty 5 Plan the work to obtain optimum environmental, quality and schedule performance from the team																																
Duty 6 Complete work of fire door systems in accordance with current legislation																																
Duty 7 Carry out their work in compliance with all current and relevant building regulations and quality standards, where appropriate checking the work of others for compliance including the installation of fire door system																																
Duty 8 Take a lead when working in a team, especially when complex or non-standard work is involved																																
Duty 9 Utilise a range of advanced skills which allow them to carry out complex carpentry or joinery work to demanding tolerances and industry standards including measuring, marking out, fitting, cutting, splicing, finishing, positioning and securing																																
Duty 10 Collaborate with stakeholders, clients and other construction roles, including programming and technical matters																																
Duty 11 Carry out quality checks of own and others work against specification and take action where required, providing remedial work instructions to others																																
Duty 12 Lead by example and promote sustainable building practices																																
Duty 13 Carry out pre-use checks of all tools and equipment to be used for the project by self and colleagues, providing training and instruction where necessary																																
Duty 14 (Craft Site Carpenter) Install complex and non-standard doors and window frames, shaped door and hatch linings, partitions with changes of direction and staircases with turns.																																
Duty 15 (Craft Site Carpenter) Carry out complex site carpentry tasks conforming to all current and relevant building regulations, quality standards and specifications																																
Duty 16 (Craft Site Carpenter) Install accessible service encasements, bespoke wall and floor units, fitments, panelling and stair components (e.g. balustrades, handrails and spindles to staircases with turns)																																
Duty 17 (Craft Site Carpenter) Erect inclined roofs with gables, roof verges and eaves, including finishings, joists and roof coverings, dormers and features																																
Duty 18 (Craft Site Carpenter) Repair, modify, maintain and or replace frames, mouldings, floor or flat roof joist coverings, door and window ironmongery, window components, structural joists and rafters, window components, guttering and downpipes

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Funding Eligibility

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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Applicant must be eligible for ESFA funding and in a job role where the duties in learning objectives can be undertaken as part of normal day to day activities

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