Joinery Apprentice

Summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to undertake an apprenticeship in joinery with A Space Build Ltd working on private and public sectors. The apprentice will learn all aspects of joinery working alongside and guided by other joiners, with one day per weekday release to Hull college.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Pay reviewed regularly

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Friday 1 August 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

Main Duties will include:

Working on private and public properties
Window frames
Door frames
Stud walling
Stairs
First fix
Second fix

Where you'll work

3D ST. NINIANS WALK
VICTORIA AVENUE
HULL
HU5 3EG

Training

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

College or training organisation

HULL COLLEGE

Your 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, 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.

Your training plan

You will be trained by hhighly skilled and qualified joiners onsite while attending Hul College one day a week.

More training information

Hull College will deliver the Apprenticeship Standard: Carpentry and Joinery Level 2.
Plus functional skills if required in Maths and English.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 3 - 9 or A* - D)
Maths (grade 3 - 9 or A* - D)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

It would be advantageous if you hold a driving licence if not you must be able to get to the HU5 area by 7am.

About this company

Before A Space was formed both partners had gathered more than 30 years of experience in architecture and engineering. We have developed core skills, from design through to site inspection and we strive to deliver our projects on time and on budget for our clients. We believe no two projects are the same. In the same way, our approach and our design is individual to each project. A Space Architects are a young practice and believe we have a big future. As a result, on delivering the above mentioned, we continue to undertake a wide range of architectural projects across the private, public and commercial sectors.

https://www.aspacearchitects.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship a full-time position may be available for the right candidate.

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