Apprentice Carpenter/Joiner
NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Smethwick (B66 1BT)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 15 May 2026)
Posted on 22 April 2026
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Summary
As an apprentice, you’ll work alongside experienced tradespeople carrying out refurbishment work in customers’ homes. The focus of the role is on passive and active fire protection, including installing and maintaining fire doors and fire stopping systems.
- Wage
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£16,224 to £25,775.88, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Annual increments in line with National minimum wage, after the first 12 months
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Full time, Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 24 August 2026
- 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
What You’ll Learn
- Work Methods: Safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment
Products & Installation: Fitting fire doors, fire stopping, and protective systems - Preparation: Removing and preparing areas before installation
- Compliance & Regulations: Understanding fire safety standards and regulations for compliant fire door installation
- Technology: Learning how to use our Onetrace software to record and track completed works
- Health & Safety: Understanding workplace safety standards
- Teamwork: Collaborating effectively in small teams
- Communication: Building strong relationships with colleagues and customers
Where you'll work
Unit 2A
Summit Crescent
Smethwick
B66 1BT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PLACES FOR PEOPLE GROUP 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
As an apprentice, you’ll work alongside experienced tradespeople carrying out refurbishment work in customers’ homes. The focus of the role is on passive and active fire protection, including installing and maintaining fire doors and fire stopping systems.
During your apprenticeship, you will:
- Achieve a Level 2 Carpentry/Joinery qualification
- Work towards FIRAS Technician certification as part of your 2 year journey
- Develop into a qualified carpenter specialising in fire protection
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
About this employer
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 125-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients.
https://www.novussolutions.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Potential salary earnings once qualified £36k
- Company van following successful probation period
- 23 Days holiday & Bank Holidays
- Tools provided to do your job
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
We’re offering an exciting opportunity to start your career through our Carpentry/Joinery Apprenticeship Programme. This programme is designed to give you the practical skills, qualifications, and personal development needed to become a fully qualified Carpenter.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Hayley Degg- Novus Property Solutions
hayley.degg@novussolutions.co.uk
07787530088
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027706.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 15 May 2026)
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