Carpentry Level 2 Apprentice
Statham Custom Cabins Ltd
STROUD (GL5 5DN)
Closes in 19 days (Thursday 20 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 October 2025
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Summary
This is a unique opportunity to learn the art of bespoke timber construction, working alongside experienced craftsmen to create custom cabins and garden buildings that are as individual as our clients. You will also have the chance to develop your skills in sustainable building practices and innovative design.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 a year
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday
08:30 - 16:30
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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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
Assist with the construction and installation of bespoke timber cabins and garden rooms, both on-site and in our workshop.
- Accurately measure, mark, cut, and prepare timber components according to project specifications
- Support the fitting and assembly of structural frames, panels, doors, windows, and interior features
- Help with finishing work, including sanding, treating, and ensuring high-quality finishes on all timber surfaces
- Participate in the repair and refurbishment of existing structures as needed
- Prepare and maintain tidy, safe work areas, ensuring all tools and materials are stored correctly
- Follow all health and safety guidelines to maintain a safe working environment for yourself and your team
Where you'll work
TOWER HOUSE
THE STREET
KINGSCOURT
STROUD
GL5 5DN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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
Level 2 Standard in Carpentry Pathway 1: Site Carpentry. 1 day per week in college.
More training information
You will be working at different site locations building cabins around the area of Stroud and the Cotswolds.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 1)
- Maths (grade 1)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
The apprenticeship start date is September however we would be eager to employ someone as soon as possible before their official apprenticeship begins. A full, valid UK driving licence and access to your own car, as travel to various sites in the Cotswolds is required. Ideally, you will be local to Stroud or the surrounding areas, or able to reliably commute to our project sites.
About this employer
Statham Custom Cabins Ltd is a husband and wife team based in Stroud. We build high quality, bespoke wooden cabins and garden rooms for private clients in and around the Gloucestershire area.
After this apprenticeship
Potential position upon completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
GC Employer Training and Apprenticeships
Apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk
0345 155 2020
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348860.
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Closes in 19 days (Thursday 20 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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