Expand+Under the present scheme an apprenticeship lasts 4 years and is divided into 7 distinct phases.

PHASE 1
On-the-Job training while working with your employer

PHASE 2
Off-the-Job training in a SOLAS training centre

PHASE 3
On-the-Job traini...

Hide-Under the present scheme an apprenticeship lasts 4 years and is divided into 7 distinct phases.

PHASE 1
On-the-Job training while working with your employer

PHASE 2
Off-the-Job training in a SOLAS training centre

PHASE 3
On-the-Job training while working with your employer

PHASE 4
Off-the-Job training in an Institute of Technology

PHASE 5
On-the-Job training while working with your employer

PHASE 6
Off-the-Job training in an Institute of Technology

PHASE 7
On-the-Job training while working with your employer

Expand+HOW TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE
• To become an apprentice and participate in the Apprenticeship Training Scheme, apprentices must be registered with SOLAS.

• To become a registered apprentice, individuals must first find employment with a company...

Hide-HOW TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE
• To become an apprentice and participate in the Apprenticeship Training Scheme, apprentices must be registered with SOLAS.

• To become a registered apprentice, individuals must first find employment with a company. The company then registers the individual with SOLAS.

• As a registered apprentice, SOLAS allocates the individual to a training centre and an Institute of Technology to complete Phases 2, 4 and 6 of the training. Phases 1, 3, 5 and 7 are completed with the employer.

Expand+What is a Carpenter and Joiner?
The Carpenter and Joiner cuts, shapes and joins wood and wood based products using a wide range of hand tools, eg hammer, saw, planes and chisels. They also use power tools and machines.

Carpenters and Joiners us...

Hide-What is a Carpenter and Joiner?
The Carpenter and Joiner cuts, shapes and joins wood and wood based products using a wide range of hand tools, eg hammer, saw, planes and chisels. They also use power tools and machines.

Carpenters and Joiners use their skills to set out and construct roofs, install floors, stairs and window, built-in furniture and hang doors. They also manufacture doors, windows, stairs and shopfronts, etc.

The Carpenter and Joiner has to study drawings, perform craft calculations and select materials to meet design requirements. Site work includes the construction of buildings and houses which require first and second fixing, including roofing. The place of work may vary, depending on the type of work done could be on site, in a workshop or in a private dwelling.

Carpenters and Joiners require many skills including:
• Working with a variety of specialised hand and power tools
• Knowledge of setting out, production and assembly of joinery, which includes stairs, doors, windows, floors, roofs and built-in furniture.
• Interpreting technical drawings and specifications
• Planning and organising work schedules
• Liaising with other Craftspersons
• Knowledge of and working to Health and Safety requirements

Personal Qualities and Skills
As a Carpenter and Joiner you will need to be physically active and to be able to work with your hands. An awareness of health and safety and good housekeeping is essential as well as attention to detail and an eye for the aesthetic.

The Carpenter and Joiner must have the ability to:
• Plan and organise
• Communicate effectively
• Solve problems
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Show a positive attitude
• Recognise the need for good customer relations
• Demonstrate good work practices including time keeping, tidiness, responsibility, quality awareness and safety awareness

Aspects of work
- Learning and developing new practical craft-related skills, knowledge and competence

- Working with and learning from experienced Craftspersons

- Seeing a job through from start to finish

- Comply with Health and Safety requirements

- Working with wood and allied materials

- Being accurate with measuring and craft calculations

- Working with technical drawings and diagrams

- Working with hand and power tools or machinery

- Operating, controlling and adjusting equipment/machines

- Accuracy and attention to detail

- Being well organised and careful with practical tasks

- Working at heights

- Lifting or carrying heavy items

- Taking responsibility for own learning, including the allocation of study time

- Can be based in a workshop, factory or construction site

- Being physically active

- Passing all your phase exams (theory, practicals skills demonstration)

- Earning as you learn