Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice

MR CARL FRESHWATER

Epping (CM16 4EL)

Closes in 20 days (Sunday 7 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 August 2025

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Summary

We are seeking a motivated Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice to learn and develop practical woodworking skills while supporting our experienced team. This role combines hands-on experience with formal training, offering the opportunity to build a career in the trade

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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 apprenticeship offers the opportunity to develop hands-on
carpentry and joinery skills while working alongside experienced
tradespeople.

The successful candidate will assist in producing,
assembling, and installing wooden components for a variety of
projects, learning to use both traditional hand tools and modern
machinery. You will gain valuable knowledge of materials, techniques,
and safety standards while working towards your qualification.

Day-to-Day Activities:

  • Assist in measuring, marking, and cutting timber to specifications
  • Help assemble and fit wooden components such as doors, windows, frames, and furniture
  • Support the preparation, sanding, and finishing of wood surfaces
  • Maintain a clean and organised workspace, ensuring tools are
    stored correctly
  • Learn to operate woodworking machinery under supervision
  • Assist with deliveries, unloading materials, and preparing them for use
  • Follow health and safety procedures at all times
  • Work alongside skilled carpenters to gain practical, on-the-job
    experience

Where you'll work

Unit E
Eppingdene Ivy Chimneys Road
Epping
CM16 4EL

Training

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

Training provider

HARLOW COLLEGE

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

  • Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship Standard
  • The apprentice will be required to undertake apprenticeship training at Harlow College
  • 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 a growing demand for carpenters and joiners to help meet the need for new homes
  • The broad purpose of the occupation is working with building materials (most often wood) to create and install building components This typically involves shaping and cutting materials, installing finished materials like partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, mouldings, timber floor coverings and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs. All work needs to be carried out safely, using the appropriate tools and to the quality specified
  • A site carpenter will prepare and install basic building components e.g. doors, straight staircases, wall and floor units and erect structural carpentry and roof structures on a building site or in domestic and commercial premises, as well as repairs to our client's portfolio of stock
  • Carpentry and joinery / Skills England

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 2 or higher)
  • Maths (grade Grade 2 or higher)

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
  • Enthusiasm/Self Motivated
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy

Other requirements

Good use and understanding of hand tools.

About this employer

Carl Freshwater, a Master Craftsman since 2006, founded the Company in 1990 as Cabinet Makers and Carpenters specialising in Furniture, Kitchens, Summer Houses, Car Ports, Bars, Pubs and Shopfitting. We believe that one satisfied customer leads to another, so our aim is to provide high quality work at the fairest possible price, combining the traditional values of true craftsmanship with the latest in production technology. You will always get a friendly response and service from initial enquiry, through the design stage to the finished article

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

After this apprenticeship

  • After initial 2 year Apprenticeship, there may be opportunities for career progression, additional training, and the possibility of the role becoming permanent, subject to performance and development

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HARLOW COLLEGE

Kellie Tighe

ktighe@harlow-college.ac.uk

07377125961

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337078.

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Closes in 20 days (Sunday 7 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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