Free Level 3 Site Carpentry Course in Leeds. Classes run at Leeds College of Building, full-time during the day, over 36 weeks. You'll need to have successfully completed a Level 2 Diploma before you start. The course covers technical drawing, traditional jointing, and the manufacture and fixing of carpentry and joinery components including windows, doors, staircases, and roof trusses. You'll also work with hand and power tools and learn how to calculate and cost materials.
Who this course is for
L3 Diploma in Site Carpentry: How to create drawings and cutting lists; How to mark out and cut traditional joints; How to manufacture various carpentry and joinery components e.g. windows, doors and staircases; How to fix various carpentry and joinery components e.g. floorboards, cupboards and roof trusses; How to calculate and cost materials; How to set up and use a range of hand and power tools
Entry requirements
You will have successfully completed a Level 2 Diploma.
What you will learn
You'll create drawings and cutting lists for carpentry work.
You'll mark out and cut traditional joints.
You'll manufacture carpentry and joinery components, including windows, doors, and staircases.
You'll fix components such as floorboards, cupboards, and roof trusses.
You'll calculate and cost materials for a job.
You'll set up and use a range of hand and power tools safely.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in the classroom and workshop at Leeds College of Building. Assessment is carried out through practical tasks and assignments that reflect real site carpentry work. You'll demonstrate your skills directly, showing you can manufacture and fix components to the required standard.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Leeds College of Building will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Carpenter. Work on residential and commercial construction sites.
Site joiner. Manufacture and fit joinery components on site.
Shopfitter. Install fixtures and fittings in retail and commercial spaces.
Maintenance carpenter. Handle repairs and installations in housing or facilities.
Self-employed carpenter. Take on domestic and commercial work independently.
What you could study next
NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Site Carpentry. The on-site, competency-based qualification carpenters need for a CSCS skilled-worker card. The next step if you want to work independently on site.
Level 4 Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Construction. Moves into construction management and site supervision roles.
Apprenticeship Standard: Carpentry and Joinery. Combines work-based learning with further study if you move into employment.
