Free Level 2 Bench Joinery Course in Swadlincote. Classes run full-time at Stephen Burke Academy. This is a one-year, daytime bench joinery course covering the practical and theoretical skills needed for professional joinery work. You'll learn to set out and mark out details, manufacture routine joinery products including straight stairs, doors, and window and door frames, and work with hand tools, power tools, and circular saws. Health and safety and building theory are also covered. Entry requirements include a minimum of four GCSEs at grade D or above, or Level 1 Functional Skills in English and maths.
Who this course is for
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to perform all aspects of bench joinery work, including setting out details, marking out details and manufacturing routine joinery products. In addition to practical work, you will study theory subjects, which will include health and safety, circular saws (types of, uses and maintenance) and building theory (calculations, communication and technical drawings).
Entry requirements
Minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade D or above (if this does not include English and maths these MUST be studied as part of the Level 2 programme) or Level 1 Functional Skills equivalent in English and maths; successful interview and initial assessment; successful completion of Level 1 programme (progressing learners).
What you will learn
You'll set out and mark out details for routine joinery products.
You'll manufacture items including straight stairs, doors, and window and door frames to an industrial standard.
You'll use and maintain hand tools, power tools, and circular saws safely.
You'll apply health and safety principles in a joinery context.
You'll study building theory, including calculations, communication, and technical drawings.
You'll learn the underpinning principles of construction and gain knowledge of related trades.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, hands-on work in a workshop environment alongside classroom-based theory sessions. Practical work covers the manufacture of joinery products. Theory sessions cover health and safety, tool use and maintenance, and building theory. Assessment is through a combination of practical tasks and written or theory-based work. You'll also have access to enrichment activities and work experience opportunities.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Stephen Burke Academy will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bench joiner. Manufacture doors, stairs, and frames in a workshop.
Site carpenter. Fix and fit joinery products on construction sites.
Shopfitter. Install fixtures and fittings in commercial premises.
Joinery technician. Support production in a joinery manufacturing setting.
Maintenance carpenter. Handle repairs and installations in buildings.
What you could study next
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Site Carpentry or Bench Joinery. The next step toward a CSCS skilled-worker card and higher-level site roles.
Level 3 Diploma in Wood Occupations. Broadens your skills across carpentry and joinery at a more advanced level.
Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery. Combine work and study to gain on-the-job experience alongside a formal qualification.
