Apprentice Joiner
THE CALICO GROUP LIMITED
Lancashire (BB11 2ED)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 30 August 2026)
Posted on 11 August 2026
Contents
Summary
At Calico, we're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Apprentice Joiner to join our Repairs team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from experienced tradespeople, gain hands-on experience and build the foundations for a successful career in construction and property maintenance. No previous joinery experience is required.
- Wage
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£15,080 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Hours to be confirmed on receipt of offer.
36 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 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
No two days are the same. Working alongside experienced Joiners and Trades Colleagues, you'll learn how to:
- Carry out carpentry and joinery repairs within customers' homes and communal buildings
- Install and repair doors, frames, skirting boards, flooring, kitchens and other timber products
- Measure, prepare and cut materials accurately
- Safely use hand tools and power tools
- Support maintenance, refurbishment and improvement projects
- Develop an understanding of building regulations and safe working practices
- Travel to different locations across our communities to carry out work activities
- Identify repair issues and learn how to recommend solutions
- Maintain accurate records relating to completed work and materials used
- Deliver excellent customer service when working in customers' homes
- Attend apprenticeship training sessions and complete coursework
- Participate in networking, development and learning opportunities across the Calico Group
- Contribute to apprentice projects, Youth Voice activities and initiatives that help improve services
As your skills and confidence grow, you'll take on increasing responsibility and develop a strong foundation for a career in carpentry, joinery and the wider construction industry.
Where you'll work
Centenary Court
Croft Street
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 2ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURNLEY COLLEGE
Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Carpentry and Joinery Level 2.
The successful applicant will attend day release at Burnley College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 2)
- Maths (grade 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Calico Homes is part of The Calico Group and provides homes and services to thousands of customers across Lancashire.
We believe everyone deserves a safe, secure and affordable place to call home. Our teams work together to provide high-quality housing, deliver repairs and improvements, support sustainable communities and help people thrive.
Our Homes team is responsible for maintaining and improving properties across our communities, ensuring customers receive a safe and well-maintained home. From joiners and electricians to surveyors and housing professionals, a wide range of colleagues work together to deliver services that make a real difference to people's lives.
As an Apprentice Joiner, you'll become part of a team that takes pride in maintaining homes, improving neighbourhoods and supporting the communities we serve.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential for a long-term career with Calico after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURNLEY COLLEGE
Themis
Themis@burnley.ac.uk
01282 733005
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047440.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 30 August 2026)
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