Carpentry & Joinery - Pre-Apprenticeship: NQ (Level 5)

Qualification

Study Mode

Full Time

Duration

1 Academic Year - 2.5 Days p/w

Start date

Aug 2025

Campus

East End

Applications open January 2025

Course overview

This course will provide you with the confidence and skills required to become a craft apprentice in Carpentry & Joinery.

The course aims are to improve employability prospects by developing the following.

Carpentry & joinery practical knowledge and skills.
Problem solving skills.
Transferable skills that can be related to areas within the construction industry.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills (CV assistance)

The course will also provide you with a qualification in Health & Safety and further prepare you for the Construction Skills Certification (CSCS) test.

What you will learn

In addition to a range of Carpentry & Joinery units, you will undertake activities on
Health & Safety, Construction Drawing, Numeracy and ICT.
Carpentry and Joinery: An Introduction
Develop Bench Joinery Skills
Manufacture Joinery Components
Carpentry and Joinery Repair and Maintenance
Construction Occupation Practices
Health and Safety in a Construction Environment
ICT
Additional units in
Develop Constructional Carpentry Skills
Develop Site Joinery Skills

Our construction lecturer Tracy explains the benefits this course can offer students who are preparing for the world of work as well as providing core skills for life.

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Entry requirements

The course has no formal entry requirements, but applicants should have a genuine interest in carpentry & joinery and be aiming to gain a craft apprenticeship on course completion.

For this course, if English is not your first language

you need to have SQA ESOL National 5 (or equivalent, click here to see equivalent qualifications)

If you do not have a formal ESOL qualification but your language skills meet this level, you should apply for your course and then contact our Admissions team to organise an internal language assessment here at the College.

The course will be delivered via blended learning using classroom and online activities along with practical workshop activities.

Future prospects

While the pre-apprenticeship course is in carpentry & joinery there are many transferable skills and attitudes gained throughout the progress of the course which may lead to employment in other areas within the construction sector.