Free Level 2 Bench Joinery Course in Weymouth. Classes run full-time during the day at Weymouth College. You'll need a Level 1 Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery, or equivalent, to join. Selection is by interview and may include an assessment day. The course runs for one year and covers the core skills of bench joinery: setting out, marking out, and manufacturing joinery products, plus safe operation of a circular saw. This City and Guilds bench joinery qualification is the recognised route toward working as a bench joiner in the construction sector.
Who this course is for
"This course is for those who work or want to work as a Bench Joiner in the construction sector. It allows you to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment and/or career progression in Bench Joinery and covers the following skills: Set up and operate a circular saw, produce setting out details for bench joinery products, mark out from setting out details for bench joinery products and manufacture bench joinery products."
Entry requirements
Selection is by interview. You should have successfully achieved the Level 1 Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery or equivalent. You may be asked to attend and have a successful outcome from an assessment day. Applications are welcomed from mature students.
What you will learn
You'll set up and operate a circular saw safely.
You'll produce setting out details for bench joinery products.
You'll mark out from setting out details accurately.
You'll manufacture bench joinery products to a professional standard.
You'll develop the practical skills needed for employment in bench joinery.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in a workshop environment alongside classroom-based study. Assessment is through practical tasks and assignments that reflect real bench joinery work. You'll be assessed on your ability to set out, mark out, and manufacture joinery products, as well as on your safe use of machinery including the circular saw.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Weymouth College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bench joiner. Manufacture doors, windows, staircases, and fitted furniture.
Site carpenter. Fix and install joinery products on construction sites.
Shopfitter. Fit out commercial interiors using joinery skills.
Joinery workshop operative. Produce components in a manufacturing setting.
Maintenance carpenter. Carry out repairs and installations in buildings.
What you could study next
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (Site Joinery). The next step for bench joiners moving toward a CSCS skilled-worker card.
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery. Broadens your skills across site and bench work.
Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery. Combines paid work with further formal training at Level 3.
