Free Level 2 Bench Joinery Course in St Albans. Classes run at Oaklands College St Albans Campus, full-time during the day, over 36 weeks. You'll build the skills and knowledge needed to work as a bench joiner, covering health and safety, construction principles, and hands-on practical work including setting out, marking, and manufacturing joinery products such as doors and stairs. You'll also learn to set up and use electrical carpentry tools including routers and circular saws. Entry requires a minimum of four GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including grade 4 in maths or English, plus a Level 1 qualification.
Who this course is for
The aim of the course is to put in place all the skills and knowledge that is required to
become a good bench joiner.
The course consists of multiple choice on-line exams two core units: Health & Safety in construction and Principles of Construction.
Practical units:
Know how to produce setting out details for routine joinery products.
Know how to mark setting out details for routine joinery products.
Know how to manufacture joinery products such as doors and stairs.
Set up and use electrical carpentry tools such as a router and a circular saw.
Entry requirements
A minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 9 - 3 including a grade 4 in either maths or English and a Level 1 qualification.
What you will learn
You'll apply health and safety practices in a construction environment.
You'll understand the principles of construction relevant to joinery work.
You'll produce and mark setting out details for routine joinery products.
You'll manufacture joinery products including doors and stairs.
You'll set up and use electrical carpentry tools such as a router and a circular saw.
How you will learn
You'll learn through classroom teaching and practical workshop sessions. Assessment includes multiple-choice online exams covering the two core units: Health and Safety in Construction and Principles of Construction. Practical units are assessed through hands-on tasks in the workshop. A minimum of 90% attendance is required to complete the course.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Oaklands College St Albans Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bench joiner: manufacturing doors, stairs, and fitted joinery in a workshop.
Carpenter: working on construction sites or in residential fit-out.
Self-employed joiner: running your own joinery or carpentry business.
Shopfitter: installing interiors for retail and commercial spaces.
Theatre or TV set builder: constructing sets for productions.
Local authority maintenance joiner: repairs and installations for public buildings.
What you could study next
Level 2 Site Carpentry Course: broadens your skills to on-site carpentry work alongside your bench joinery training.
Level 3 NVQ in Carpentry and Joinery: the next step toward a CSCS skilled-worker card and senior trade roles.
Construction Management Course: moves you toward supervisory and site management responsibilities.
Carpentry or Joinery Apprenticeship: combines paid work with structured training toward a full trade qualification.
