Free Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery Course. Work-based training at your workplace. You learn on the job, applying carpentry and joinery skills in a real employment setting over 24 months. The course covers shaping and cutting materials, fitting doors, staircases, window frames, floor coverings, and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs. All work is carried out safely, using the right tools and meeting the quality standards required. This is the level 2 carpentry and joinery qualification assessed through an End Point Assessment, confirming you can perform the full range of occupational tasks to the standard employers expect.
Who this course is for
The broad purpose of the occupation is working with building materials (most often wood) to create and install building components. This typically involves shaping and cutting materials, installing finished materials like partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, mouldings, timber floor coverings and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs. All work needs to be carried out safely, using the appropriate tools and to the quality specified.
You can expect to be working in a team, under supervision, using machinery and tools to create structures or components from the designs, plans and specifications of architects and designers that meet the clients expectations. On site these could include roof structures, floors, partitions and second fix work such as door frames and skirting. As an architectural joiner, they could include doors, windows and stairs, including all ironmongery.
What you will learn
You'll cut and shape building materials, primarily timber, to specification.
You'll install partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, and mouldings.
You'll lay timber floor coverings to the required finish.
You'll erect structural components including floor joists and roof structures.
You'll select and use the appropriate tools for each task safely.
You'll work to quality standards set by your employer and the job specification.
How you will learn
You learn through your day-to-day work in a carpentry and joinery role. Training is employer-supported and takes place on site. Assessment is through an End Point Assessment, which tests your occupational competence across the full range of tasks covered by the qualification. The Vocational Academy will confirm the specific assessment components and any portfolio or knowledge test requirements before you start.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. The Vocational Academy will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Carpenter: fitting timber components across residential and commercial sites.
Joiner: workshop-based production of doors, stairs, and frames.
Site carpenter: structural and first-fix work on construction projects.
Shopfitter: installing interiors in retail and commercial spaces.
Maintenance carpenter: repairs and installations in housing or facilities management.
Self-employed carpenter: taking on domestic and small commercial contracts.
What you could study next
NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Site Carpentry or Architectural Joinery: the next step for carpenters aiming for a CSCS skilled-worker card and more complex site or workshop roles.
Level 3 Award in Education and Training: if you want to pass on your trade skills through teaching or training others.
IOSH Managing Safely: a recognised health and safety qualification useful for those moving into supervisory roles on site.
