Carpentry Level 2 Apprenticeship

THOMPSONS REFURBISHMENTS LTD

Marlborough (SN8 1PY)

Closes in 15 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 August 2025

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Summary

At Thompson's Refurbishments, we believe in nurturing talent from the ground up. This exciting apprenticeship in Carpentry is ideal for someone who loves working with their hands, enjoys problem-solving and wants to learn from experienced craftspeople. Whether restoring period features or creating bespoke timber installations, it's all great work.

Wage

£17,550 a year

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday (8.00am - 4.00pm), 30 mins lunch break.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 15 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

  • Assist with measuring, cutting and fitting timber and other materials
  • Learn to read and understand technical drawing and plans
  • Support the team with interior and exterior carpentry tasks, including doors, frames, skirting and flooring
  • Work on heritage and high-end, residential properties, alongside master tradespeople
  • Use tools safely and maintain good housekeeping on site
  • Develop a deep understanding of traditional techniques and modern methods of carpentry

Where you'll work

1 The Old Dairy
Lower Fyfield
Marlborough
SN8 1PY

Training

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

Training provider

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

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

College or training organisation:

New College Swindon

Your training course:

  • Carpentry & Joinery Level 2
  • Equal to GCSE

More training information

  • You will need a genuine passion for craftsmanship and hands-on work
  • You will need to be willing to learn and follow guidance from senior carpenters
  • You will need a good attitude, to be puntual and to be able to work as part of a team
  • You will need to take pride in your work and give a high level of attention to detail

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & maths (grade 3)

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
  • Team working
  • Willing to learn
  • Enthusiastic
  • Practical/hands on
  • Good attitude
  • Interested in construction
  • Presentable

About this employer

Thompsons Refurbishments is a third-generation premium construction & refurbishment firm renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, timeless design and meticulous execution. We partner with like-minded clients and professionals to deliver outstanding projects across the southern counties.

https://thompsonsrefurbishments.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship offers a structured pathway towards a recognised carpentry qualification, mentorship from highly experienced tradespeople and clear progression opportunities within the Thompson's Group.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Kirsty Quittelier

kirsty.quittelier@newcollege.ac.uk

07564576155

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337197.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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