Carpentry Apprentice

BECKWOOD GARDEN ROOMS LTD

KIDLINGTON (OX5 1XD)

Closes in 30 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 August 2025

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Summary

You will learn all the Carpentry trade skills you need to become a fully qualified Carpenter having achieved a Level 2 NVQ in Carpentry and successfully passed your EPA all within a planned duration of 18 months You will be working in a family run business when you join Garden Room company where you will be supported and mentored throughout.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Beckwood Garden Rooms is a proud family-run business with over 30 years of expertise in creating beautiful, high-quality garden rooms. As we continue to expand, we’re looking for passionate and skilled individuals to join us on our journey.

Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday = On Site 7.30AM to 4.00PM Tuesday = ACE Training 8.00AM to 4.30PM Wednesday = On Site 7.30AM to 4.00PM Thursday =On Site 7.30AM to 4.00PM Friday =On Site 7.30AM to 4.00PM 38 hours a week

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Work Description:

You will carry out construction and instalment of Garden Rooms. In the main you will be working as a Carpenter but will be required to work with on associated trades where necessary. 

What you’ll do at work:

To carry out construction and instalment of Garden Rooms under the guidance and supervision of a Mentor.

Where you’ll work:

Working in the gardens of occupied properties around Oxfordshire. A professional manner is required at all times. Our workshop is in Beckley Oxfordshire. An Apprentice will be required to get to Beckley for a 7.30 Start. Pick up can be arranged from the bottom of Barton Hill at 7.20am

Where you'll work

47 CROXFORD GARDENS
KIDLINGTON
OX5 1XD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

ACE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Select, use and store hand tools.
  • Select, use and store power tools.
  • Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
  • Produce jigs.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing (load bearing studwork), 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.
  • Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.
  • Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.
  • Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for: 1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
  • Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.
  • Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
  • Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
  • Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
  • Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
  • Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
  • Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
  • Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
  • Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
  • Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
  • Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
  • Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
  • Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Select, use and store hand tools.
  • Select, use and store power tools.
  • Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
  • Produce jigs.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.

Training schedule

  • While on site you will learn skills and be assessed by your ACE assessor for your NVQ ( site work across week).
  • Site locations will vary and will be managed by Beckwood.
  • While attending ACE you will be taught all the skills required to make you a knowledgeable, effective and efficient Carpenter (attend ACE Training one day a week).
  • ACE Training based in Kidlington Oxford OX5 1JD well situated for buses and Trains, ample parking for drivers.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Other requirements. A high level of manual dexterity is essential in this role. Working at height will be required. You will need to demonstrate a polite manner, maintain a smart appearance, and demonstrate consistently good time keeping.

About this employer

About this company Beckwood Garden Rooms is a proud family-run business with over 30 years of expertise in creating beautiful, high-quality garden rooms. As we continue to expand, we’re looking for passionate and skilled individuals to join us on our journey.

https://beckwoodgardenrooms.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

After this apprenticeship: Should you prove yourself over the course of a successful apprenticeship, you could progress onto the Advanced Apprenticeship and develop your skills further.

After this apprenticeship

After this apprenticeship. 

Should you prove yourself over the course of a successful apprenticeship, you could progress onto the Advanced Apprenticeship and develop your skills further. 
 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Lyndsey Fitzpatrick

lyndsey@acetraining.co.uk

07538713849

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336521.

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Closes in 30 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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