Apprentice Site Carpenter ( ref CUS-0001-25)
TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Tunbridge Wells (TN1 1PN)
Closes in 24 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)
Posted on 4 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Working as part of a team subcontracting for a major contractor, we have a fantastic opportunity for an apprentice to involved be in all aspects of Site Carpentry whilst studying towards a Level 2 qualification and working initally on a site within Tunbridge Wells before moving to further sites with the team.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.30pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
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
This is a great opportunity for someone to become an apprentice Carpenter.
Working as part of a team, we have a fantastic opportunity for an apprentice to be involved in the Carpentry, & Joinery initially on a Tunbridge Wells site, but with the opportunity to move other sites as time progresses, whilst also studying towards a Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship qualification. This placement will give you a good basis in first and second fix carpentry with an initial focus on flooring before moving onto other aspects of the role that will, in time, give you the full set of skills you would need to become a qualified site carpenter.
Onsite training and experience will be complemented by an Apprenticeship programme of training delivered by means of day release at college
The tasks involved in this role will include:
- General work assisting the carpenter including site preparation, clearance and maintaining general site tidiness as directed
- Assisting in building and installations, inspections, removal, replacement, and repair of works in progress
- As directed by the Line Manager to assist with storage, lifting, fetching supplies, unload, checking deliveries, and undertaking tasks
- Receive training so that you can assist with identifying hazards, defects and the need for adjustment or repair; to ensure compliance with agreed codes, law, working practices and health and safety
- Measuring, marking up, cutting, shaping, fitting and finishing timber as directed by the team
- Depending on H&S regulations, using a range of hand and power tools to complete works where necessary
- Drawing and working out technical calculations where required
- Fitting interiors, such as staircases, doors, skirting boards, cupboards, kitchens, ironmongery, window boards. These works are site upon site dependent and not always required
- Attend site briefings, meetings, toolbox talks, inductions, team meetings and raise any concerns that you have with the Line Manager
- Assisting with tablet-based work including and not limited to taking photos for fire door reporting, assisting with general site based paperwork, taking photos of completed works and completing quality delivery forms
- Carry out relevant trade duties on responsive and planned works as requested to client specifications
- Work to allocated times and schedules for the project
- Work as part of a team and use materials safely
- Understand how to communicate with others and comply with instructions and directions
- Take part in the apprentice review process and complete any training required and be capable of working independently in the final year of the apprenticeship
Where you'll work
53 Mount Pleasant Road
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1PN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EKC GROUP
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
- Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- The apprentice will travel to college one day a week as part of their off the job training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Due to the nature of the work and the need to travel between sites, the apprentice will need to be able to drive and have their own transport. The apprentice will need to be resident in the Tunbridge Wells district in order to fulfil social value requirements on the project.
About this employer
Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd (TrAC) is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- There will be opportunity to move into full time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Sue Appleby
sue@tracweb.co.uk
01603972286
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336660.
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