Carpentry apprentice

R AND R CONTRACTS- RENOVATIONS LIMITED

Solihull (B92 0FE)

Closes in 23 days (Sunday 19 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 26 June 2026

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Summary

You will work directly alongside our team of qualified, experienced carpenters. You will learn a broad range of hands-on skills while studying towards a nationally recognized Carpentry and Joinery qualification Level 2.

Wage

£15,808 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.00pm

38 hours a week

Start date

Friday 31 July 2026

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

  • Assisting with the preparation and fixing of building components (joists, roofing, and stud walls)
  • Measuring, cutting, and shaping timber for doors, skirting boards, and architraves
  • Handling and learning to master both hand and power tools safely.
    Keeping job sites clean, organized, and prepared for daily tasks.
    Attending college/training provider days to complete the educational side of your qualification

Where you'll work

1 Hampton Hill Farm
Diddington Lane, Bickenhill
Solihull
B92 0FE

Training

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

Training provider

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

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

Work based training and attendance to college on day release

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Being comfortable with working at height

About this employer

We are a growing, established carpentry and construction business based near Hampton in Arden, Solihull. We specialize in both first-fix (structural) and second-fix (finishing) carpentry across residential and commercial projects. We are looking for a highly motivated, hardworking, and reliable individual to join our team as an Apprentice Carpenter 

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • Progress to NVQ level 3 or working supervisor 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039270.

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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 19 July 2026 at 11:59pm)