Overview
Carpenters build and install the timber structural elements of a new home and the wooden interior fittings. They also install and remove temporary works used during the construction process.
A good working knowledge of wood including the various types and its uses is important. As well as understanding technical drawings and using a wide range of tools. Carpenters can work both indoors and outdoors from erecting giant support frames to installing floor boards.
For more information on the minimum units of training you will need to become a carpenter click here.
To access and download a pdf of the carpenter framework click here.
Mandatory for a Brick Supervisors and Bricklayers
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Unit of training |
CITB training standard | Optional Provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
| Hazards & Controls | Hazards and controls associated with the home building sector (GET2090) | Hamilton Deed | CITB | £150 | £30 |
| Working at heights & lifting operations | Working at height awareness in construction (GET0020) | Various | CITB | £150 | £30 |
| Fall Arrest Systems | TBC | Various | CITB | TBC | TBC |
| Health and safety awareness for operatives | Home building introduction (GET1444) | Various | CITB | £130 | £30 |
| Scaffold awareness | CISRS scaffolding awareness (GET1315) | Various | CISRS | £150 | £30 |
| CDM Awareness | CDM 2015 Awareness (GET0032) | Various | CITB | £150 | £30 |
| Environmental Awareness | Intoduction to environmental awareness in construction training (GET0701) | Various | CITB | £150 | £30 |
| Slinger/ Signaller | Slinger/ Signaller in construction | Various | CITB | £150 | £30 |
Mandatory for carpentry supervisors
| Unit of Training | CITB training standard | Optional Provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
| Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)/ IOSH or equivalent | Health & Safety in construction site supervision | Various | CITB | £300 | £70 (automatic grant) |
Mandatory for carpenters and carpentry supervisors
| Unit of training | CITB training standard | Optional provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
| Defects prevention introduction | Defects prevention introduction (GET2089) | NHBC | CITB | £150 | £70 |
| Managing Timber frame (optional) | In development | TBC | CITB | TBC | TBC |
| Staircasing | TBC | TBC | CITB | TBC | TBC |
Mandatory for carpenter and carpentry supervisor
| Unit of training | CITB training standard | Optional provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
| L2 Dip in Con Crafts - Car/Joinery | N/A | Various | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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VQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Carpentry Apprenticeship in Carpentry |
Mandatory for carpenter and carpentry supervisor
| Unit of training | CITB training standard | Optional Provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
| Understanding drawings and specs | Interpreting plans and drawings (GET1873) | NHBC | CITB | £150 | £30 |
Mandatory for carpentry supervisor
| Unit of training | CITB training standard | Optional Provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
| Software & hardware skills | N/A | Various | n/a | £150 | n/a |
| Compiling site programmes | Develop and maintain a homebuild programme (GET1871) | Hamilton Deed | CITB | £150 | £30 |
| BIM Awareness (optional) | Business Information Modelling (BIM) Introduction (GET2101) | Various | CITB | £150 | £30 |
| Cost and finance | In development | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Mandatory for carpentry supervisor
| Unit of training | CITB training standard | Optional provider | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
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Managing Teams Managing Meetings Assertiveness Customer Service Managing Performance |
Home build site management (GET1869) or Develop and maintain a home build programme (GET1871) |
Hamilton Deed | CITB | £130 per training standard | £30 per training standard |
Mandatory for carpentry supervisor
| Unit of Training | CITB training standard | Course trainer | Accreditor | Average course cost | CITB grant value |
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Roles & responsibilities Employment law Conflict resolution Motivating Others |
Home build site management (GET1869) | Hamilton Deed | CITB | £130 | £30 |
The Supply Chain Sustainability School also has a number of free CPD accredited e-learning modules and toolbox talks available that cover key topics highly relevant to carpenters, including a Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Toolkit that aligns closely with the Skills Frameworks.
The School supports home builders and their supply chains to meet the challenging targets set out by UK government, and is backed by leading home builders including Barratt Developments, Bovis Homes, Kier, Linden Homes, Redrow, Taylor Wimpey, Telford Homes and Willmott Dixon.