Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship

FIRST CHOICE HOMES OLDHAM LIMITED

Greater Manchester (OL1 1BE)

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 July 2026

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Summary

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice Joiner to join our Property Care Team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain a recognised Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery qualification through Oldham College whilst working alongside experienced tradespeople maintaining and improving our homes.

 

Wage

£15,392 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 to Friday

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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 an exciting opportunity to gain a recognised Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery qualification through Oldham College whilst working alongside experienced tradespeople maintaining and improving our homes.

At FCHO we're passionate about investing in local talent and helping people build rewarding careers. Many of our apprentices progress into permanent skilled trade positions, with opportunities to continue developing throughout their career.

Working alongside experienced joiners and other trades, every day will be different and you'll gain experience across a wide variety of joinery work.

You'll learn how to:

  • Fit kitchens, doors, skirting boards and architraves
  • Repair and replace flooring
  • Carry out first and second fix joinery
  • Install locks and ironmongery
  • Measure, mark out and cut timber accurately
  • Use hand and power tools safely
  • Read drawings and job specifications
  • Work with other trades including plumbers, electricians and plasterers
  • Maintain high standards of health and safety
  • Deliver excellent customer service
  • As your confidence and skills develop, you'll take on more responsibility under the guidance of experienced colleagues

Where you'll work

22 Union Street
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 1BE

Training

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

Training provider

THE OLDHAM 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

Training will take place one day per week at Oldham College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any other 3 GCSE's (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Maths and English (grade 9-4 (A*-C))

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

We're looking for someone who:

Has a genuine interest in carpentry and joinery
Enjoys practical, hands-on work
Is reliable, punctual and willing to learn
Has good communication skills
Can work as part of a team
Takes pride in producing quality work
Is committed to completing both the practical and classroom elements of the apprenticeship

Driving licence desirable or willingness to work towards this

About this employer

We are a housing association formed to benefit our local communities.

We are committed to our purpose of providing quality homes and services and with around 10% of the local population living in an FCHO home, we are proud to be an anchor organisation through our significant contribution as a large local business and employer.

We own and manage around 11,500 homes, have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) rating, and plan to build more than 600 affordable new homes in the coming years.

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

Company benefits

What you'll receive

Paid employment whilst gaining a nationally recognised qualification
Day release to Oldham College
Support from experienced trade mentors
Ongoing coaching and development
High-quality PPE, tools and equipment
Excellent employee benefits including generous annual leave, pension scheme and healthcare cash plan
A real opportunity to secure a permanent career with FCHO

After this apprenticeship

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

A real opportunity to secure a permanent career with FCHO. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

Lynne O'Grady

lynne.ogrady@oldham.ac.uk

0161 785 4287

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043877.

Apply now

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 11:59pm)