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Course code: XMBS200P
Subject area: Carpentry & Joinery
Study level: Apprenticeship
Course level: 3
Course time:
Days of week:
Various
Course date:
1st Aug 2024 - 31st Jul 2025
Course location:
Bicester Construction Skills CentreDelivery model:
• Work-based training with your employer
• Day release during term time (approximately 1 day per week for 13 months)
• Approximately 5 on-site visits per year
• Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English (7 days at college for each, if required)
• Off the job training will count for at least 6 hours a week of an apprentice’s time at work
Qualifications included:
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths
• SiteRight Fire Door Installation Awareness
End Point Assessment:
• Multiple choice knowledge test
• Practical test
• Professional discussion based on a portfolio of evidence
• Key aspects of health, safety and welfare and how to apply these, in more detail that at level 2
• How to plan and carry out work effectively, taking into account complex challenges
• How to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with others
• How to access data needed to plan and execute work tasks accurately
• Broader responsibilities under current legislation
• The importance of team working and being prepared to take a lead
• The technical principles of advanced architectural joinery to set out and produce cutting lists for
complex and non-standard products, marking, manufacturing, fitting and assembling complex, nonstandard products
• How to take complex site and workplace dimensions such as measuring curved openings and
ensuring the units fit obtuse/ acute angles walls
• How to form and proportion advanced wood joints such as subbed rebae joints, stub mortice and
tenon joints and bridle joints
• How to set up, use and maintain fixed machinery used for complex tasks such as developing and
using specialist jigs
• If required by the employer, the principles of computer aided design (CAD), and/ or computer
numerically controlled (CNC) machinery
What behaviours will apprentices develop?
• Effective communication: oral, written, listening, body language and presentation
• Effective team working; Independent working
• Logical thinking
• Working effectively
• Time management
• Adaptability
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths
• Level 3 Advanced Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
• Working safely and pro-actively in the application of good health and safety practice
• How to understand the programme and work schedule for their work area and plan their work
• Developing good working relationships with managers, supervisors and colleagues
• Determining the best way of carrying out the work and ensure this communicated clearly
• Interpreting technical specification and ensure compliance with legislation
• Selecting the required quantity and quality of resources required for carrying out non-standard and
complex work
• How to take a lead when working in a team, especially when complex or non-standard work is
involved
• Using a range of advanced trade skills to carry out complex work tasks including complex door sets,
doors, windows, units and fitments, staircases and products with single/ double curvature features
• Using, maintaining, and storing marking and testing tools, hand tools, power tools etc
• Setting up and using circular saws, planers, thciknessers, bandsaws, morticers, tenoners, spindle
moulders, drills, grinders and sanders
• Produce computer aided design (CAD) setting out details, and
producing products using computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery