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Free Level 1 Carpentry and Joinery Course in Brighton – Brighton MET East Campus – Evening

CostFREE
Duration36 weeks
LevelLevel 1
DeliveryClassroom based
Start14 Sep 2026
Study modePart-time
AttendanceEvening
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 1 Carpentry and Joinery Course in Brighton. Evening carpentry and joinery classes run at Brighton MET East Campus, part-time over 36 weeks. You'll develop hand tool and power tool skills, learn to form woodworking joints, and work up to projects like small window frames. The course also covers building and construction principles and health and safety. Teaching takes place in specialist carpentry workshops. A reasonable standard of literacy and numeracy is required, and an interview is part of the application process.

Who this course is for

Our industry experienced staff will teach you hand tool and power tool skills, allowing you to form basic woodworking joints and progress onto more complex projects such as small window frames.

We will also cover the principles of building and construction, and health and safety. You will be taught in our specialist carpentry workshops at our East Brighton Campus.

This course is part-time, two evenings a week. These are currently Tuesday and Thursday evenings 17.30 until 20.30.

We also offer this course one day per week on a Monday.

Entry requirements

A reasonable standard of literacy and numeracy is required.

Interview required.

What you will learn

  • You'll use hand tools and power tools safely and accurately.
  • You'll form basic woodworking joints.
  • You'll progress to more complex projects, including small window frames.
  • You'll apply principles of building and construction.
  • You'll follow health and safety practices in a workshop environment.

How you will learn

You'll learn in specialist carpentry workshops at Brighton MET East Campus. Teaching is practical and hands-on, with industry-experienced staff guiding you through tool skills and woodworking projects. Assessment is based on the work you produce and your practical competence across the course.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Brighton MET East Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Carpenter's labourer. Entry-level site support role while building skills.
  • Joinery workshop assistant. Support skilled joiners making doors, frames, and fittings.
  • Maintenance operative. General repairs and upkeep in housing or facilities.
  • Construction operative. Broad site role with scope to specialise in carpentry.

What you could study next

  • Level 2 Diploma in Site Carpentry. The next step toward working as a carpenter on site, and a step toward the Level 3 NVQ that carpenters need for a CSCS skilled-worker card.
  • Level 2 Diploma in Bench Joinery. Focuses on workshop-based joinery skills such as doors, windows, and staircases.
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English. Useful if you need to meet employer or further-study requirements.
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