Level 2 Bench Joinery Course in Eastbourne. Classes run full-time at East Sussex College Eastbourne Campus. You'll need to have completed a Level 1 joinery course and hold a GCSE in English or maths at grade 3 or above to join. Over one year of daytime bench joinery classes, you'll develop the practical and technical skills used in professional joinery work. The course covers the knowledge and craft techniques that employers look for in a bench joiner.
Who this course is for
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Entry requirements
Successful completion of the Level 1 course and GCSE English or maths at grade 3.
What you will learn
You'll develop skills in marking out and cutting timber to precise measurements.
You'll learn how to produce joinery components such as doors, frames, and windows.
You'll practise using hand tools and machinery safely and accurately.
You'll understand the properties of different timber types and manufactured boards.
You'll apply knowledge of workshop health and safety practices.
You'll produce finished joinery items to a professional standard.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical workshop sessions and classroom-based teaching at East Sussex College Eastbourne Campus. Assessment includes practical assignments where you produce joinery items to a set standard, alongside written or knowledge-based tasks. Your work is assessed against City and Guilds criteria throughout the course.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. East Sussex College Eastbourne Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bench joiner. Producing timber components in a workshop setting.
Site carpenter. Fitting joinery and timber structures on construction sites.
Shopfitter. Installing fixtures and fittings in commercial premises.
Furniture maker. Crafting bespoke timber furniture in a workshop.
Kitchen fitter. Measuring and installing fitted kitchen units.
Joinery estimator. Costing joinery projects for contractors.
What you could study next
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Site Carpentry or Bench Joinery. The next step for those wanting to qualify as a skilled carpenter or joiner and work toward a CSCS skilled-worker card.
Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Joinery. Deepens technical knowledge for those aiming at supervisory or specialist roles.
Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery. Combines work-based training with further qualifications while earning a wage.
