Carpentry Apprenticeship
CLOVER MAINTENANCE LTD
BRISTOL (BS31 1HA)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 July 2026
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Summary
“Are you looking to start a career in Carpentry? Want to earn whilst you learn? Clover Maintenance is one of Bristol’s leading property services companies and our apprenticeship scheme could help you realise your ambitions.
You should have a genuine passion for carpentry and hands-on practical work.
- Wage
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£16,640 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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Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Work in compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements to ensure the wellbeing of yourself and others at all times
- Promptly report any non-compliance with the construction programme to the appropriate person. Adapt to changes in schedule and requirements as necessary
- Prepare the worksite or workshop by selecting appropriate materials and tools for the project
- Use and maintain hand tools, power tools, and associated equipment to complete tasks to industry standards
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including clients and other construction roles, to ensure project success. Safely receive, unload, move, and lift materials to the site, following good handling practices to prevent injury or damage
- Maintain a clear and safe worksite, disposing of waste appropriately and sustainably
- Engage in continuous professional development to stay informed about current and future developments in the field
- Use the appropriate tools, materials, and equipment to carry out first and second fix site carpenter tasks, including roofs
- Perform minor repairs or modifications as needed. Ensure all work conforms to current building regulations, quality standards, and work instructions
Where you'll work
7 TEMPLE COURT
KEYNSHAM
BRISTOL
BS31 1HA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD 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
- College day release at South Gloucestershire & Stroud campus in Filton, Bristol
- Day to day site learning and evidence gathering
- Job reports
More training information
- Company training as and when requested / required
- Health & Safety and other compulsory courses as per employer needs
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The successful candidate must either already be driving and have their own transport or must have a driving test at least booked and have an initial means of transport to get to the Keynsham office.
About this employer
- Clover Maintenance Ltd. has a long and proud history of employing Apprentices
- The company specialise in property maintenance in terms of the insurance market and carrying out renovations / repairs after water / fire damage for example
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Permanent role in the company
- Possible progression to a Level 3 discipline i.e. trade route or QS / Management
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Iain Johnston
iain.johnston@sgscol.ac.uk
01179092248
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045340.
Apply now
Closes in 28 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)