Apprentice Joiner (workshop based - Norwich)
TRAC FUTURES
Norwich (NR6 5DS)
Closes in 23 days (Saturday 31 October 2026)
Posted on 7 October 2026
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Summary
This Carpentry and joinery Apprenticeship is on the Joinery pathway.
If you are interested in working with wood but would like a different approach to site work, being based in a Industrial workshop, equipped with industrial machinery, working on bespoke projects and building wood products for customers.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Apprenticeship minimum wage applicable in year one. National minimum wage for age in year two. Increases based on performance review.
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Standard working week of 37.5 hours. Monday to Friday. Hours discussed at interview.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 November 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
Workshop based role, duties include:
- Responsible for health and safety.
- Understanding drawings, Measuring and marking out.
- Cutting, smoothing and shaping wood.
- Using a variety of hand tools and power tools.
- Using a variety of industrial workshop machinery.
- Producing wood components to specification.
- Understanding different materials and their applications.
- Learning different techniques for joining wood.
- Finishing wood products.
- Assembling component's based on drawings.
- Creating bespoke projects for customers including: doors, windows, garden rooms, staircases, gates, furniture, facades both domestic and commercial.
- Consulting with architects, contractors, designers and surveyors.
- Producing products for use in: Universities, schools, hospitals and listed buildings.
Where you'll work
13 Alston Road, Hellesdon Park Road
Norwich
NR6 5DS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EAST COAST 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
The apprenticeship will be day release. This means 80% of your week will be spent on-the-job and off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
The Learning consists of college sessions, job shadowing, research and assignments. You will be required to compile evidence in a portfolio. The apprenticeship is followed by an End Point Assessment which includes observations, knowledge assessment's and a professional discussion.
More training information
Travel will be required to and from college on a regular basis.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Initiative
- Patience
- Practical ability
Other requirements
Need to be able to travel to workshop.
Confidence around large loud machinery.
About this employer
TrAC Futures is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full-time employment is an option for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAC FUTURES
Duncan
Duncan@tracweb.co.uk
07909472711
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057761.
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Closes in 23 days (Saturday 31 October 2026)
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