Level 2 Bench Joinery Course in Hastings. Classes run at East Sussex College Group Hastings, full-time during the day. You'll need to have completed a Level 1 bench joinery course and hold GCSE English or maths at grade 3 before you start. Over one year, you'll develop practical skills in making doors, frames, staircases, and other joinery components, alongside theory covering health and safety and construction principles. The course combines workshop sessions with classroom learning. This level 2 bench joinery qualification leads toward employment in joinery workshops and construction.
Who this course is for
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Entry requirements
Successful completion of the Level 1 course and GCSE English Language or maths at grade 3.
What you will learn
You'll apply health, safety and welfare practices in a construction environment.
You'll use hand and power tools accurately and safely.
You'll produce setting out details for joinery products.
You'll mark out timber from setting out details.
You'll manufacture joinery components including doors, frames, and staircases.
You'll understand principles of building construction relevant to bench joinery.
How you will learn
You'll learn through workshop-based practical sessions and classroom theory. Assessment is by a series of practical tasks completed in the workshop, plus online and written tests at the end of each unit.
What you will need to bring
You'll need to bring steel toe-capped boots and a yellow high-vis vest. East Sussex College Group Hastings will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bench joiner. Manufacture doors, windows, staircases, and frames in a workshop.
Junior bench joiner. Entry-level role in a joinery firm or manufacturing environment.
Carpenter. How to become a carpenter often starts with a bench joinery qualification.
Joinery workshop operative. Produce bespoke timber components to specification.
Shopfitter. Install fitted interiors using joinery and carpentry skills.
What you could study next
Level 3 Diploma in Bench Joinery. Builds on this course with advanced techniques and complex projects, and can lead toward supervisory roles.
Bench joinery or site carpentry apprenticeship. Combine paid work with continued learning and work toward a full NVQ qualification.
NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry and Joinery. The qualification many employers look for when hiring skilled joiners.
