Apprentice Carpenter ANDREW KLIMKE CARPENRTY LTD

Location

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom

Job description

What you will do in your working day

With mentoring support, the type of work we undertake is very varied and covers all aspects of site carpentry, including:

• Timber framing
• Roofs
• First fixing
• Second fixing
• Kitchens

Responsibilities and Duties:

Initially an apprentice will be taught the basic skills required to carry out general carpentry work, for example learning to use tools confidently and getting used to the materials that they will use regularly.

This will be achieved by shadowing and being mentored, asking questions and working closely alongside the company owner and team as their skill set improves, they will gradually be expected to undertake more complex work on their own.

The training you will be getting

Carpentry and joinery L2 apprenticeship standard

The practical training period of the Carpentry apprenticeship is the time dedicated to the development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for which includes the following components;

• On-programme assignments and assessments 
• Practical assessments
• Workplace portfolio of evidence
• English and Maths at Level 1 must be achieved and take the English and maths test at Level 2.

Day release at Cambridge campus and working alongside qualified, friendly and a small team of professionally trained/ experienced Carpenters. 

The apprentice would be assigned an assessor through the college, who would typically come out to visit in the workplace to assess workplace competence. The knowledge side would be provided via day release workshop attendance, assignments, evidence of workplace competence. Portfolio would be checked via an online Smart Assessor.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

Becoming a fully qualified carpenter, going on to complete Level 3 in Carpentry with Cambridge Regional College. Making valuable contacts within the industry.

Job tags

Salary

£10.98k per annum