Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice
EAST CLEVELAND YOUTH HOUSING
Skelton in Cleveland (TS12 2LQ)
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 14 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 November 2025
Contents
Summary
To provide carpentry and joinery-related building maintenance on properties and projects as indicated by East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust. To develop the knowledge, skills and competences to follow a career in carpentry and joinery-related trades and work towards a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday (usually between the hours of 8.00am - 4.00pm). A possibility of extra hours up to 37 hours per week.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 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
This list is provided to give guidance to the role and is not written in order of importance. Additionally, this list is not exhaustive but gives an overall outline of the main duties:
- To work in accordance with the information, instruction and training given by ECYHT
- To work for the employer to the best of their ability and in accordance with ECYHT's terms and conditions
- To adhere to all policies, codes, rules, regulations and guidance of ECYHT and other training providers
- To learn and develop practical construction skills through the participation of classes, training workshops and on site maintenance and renovation projects
- Take ownership of your own learning records to ensure that all necessary development activities are completed. E.g.; evidence of training, coursework, assignments and exams
On completion of this apprenticeship, carpentry and joinery workers will be able to carry out all the activities undertaken by a carpenter and joiner, but also be able to:
- Work safely and proactively in the application of good health and safety practice in their work area, to protect self and others.
- Understand the programme and work schedule for their work area and plan their work accordingly
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with managers, supervisors and work colleagues
- Determine the best way of carrying out the work and ensure this is communicated clearly to colleagues
- Interpret technical specifications and ensure compliance with legislation/guidance relevant to the work being done
- Select the required quantity and quality of resources required for carrying out complex and non-standard work, including timber, tools and fixings
- Be prepared to take a lead when working in a team, especially when complex or non-standard work is involved
- Understand, in more detail, the key aspects of health, safety and welfare good practice and how to apply these to create a safe and healthy working environment
- Understand how to plan and carry out work effectively, taking into account complex environmental and task related challenges
- Understand how to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with others
- Understand how to access data needed to plan and execute work tasks accurately and its impact on construction based projects
- Understand their broader responsibilities under current legislation and guidance in undertaking construction work
- Understand the importance of team working and being prepared to take a lead where possible
Where you'll work
Skelton Industrial Estate
Alum Way
Skelton in Cleveland
TS12 2LQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
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 Carpentry & Joinery at Stockton Riverside College
- Functional skills maths and English, if required
More training information
This will be one day a week at Stockton Riverside College
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Active listening
- Able to follow instructions
- Time management
- Interested in construction
- Willingness to learn
- Motivated to work
- Safety conscious
- Self managment
- Critical thinking skills
- Keen to engage with education
Other requirements
All work they undertake is within and around the villages of East Cleveland. You must be able to travel to this area and Stockton Riverside College once a week.
About this employer
East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust works to help young people improve their lives in the community where they live and work, through offering a diverse range of opportunities and experiences. The aim of the Trust is to provide people living locally with: A network of affordable, supported accommodation for young people in housing need Opportunities for personal development and support to develop life and social skills Training opportunities in construction related trades through the renovation of empty properties, work undertaken in community buildings and with other voluntary sector organisations
After this apprenticeship
- An opportunity for a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002665.
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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 14 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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