Level 1 Carpentry and Joinery Course in Wallsend. Classes run full-time during the day at Tyne Metropolitan College. This is a structured, year-long carpentry and joinery course covering the core practical and technical skills you need to work in the trade. You'll learn to use hand and power tools, read technical drawings, and work with timber and joinery materials. There are no specific entry requirements; the college will talk through your starting point when you apply. A great entry point into a free carpentry and joinery qualification. City and Guilds Level 1 Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery with certificate.
Who this course is for
Programme Title = TCARP | Course Title = Carpentry Courses (TM) | Qualification Aim Reference = 60080462 | Qualification Aim Title = Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery | College Delivery Area = STEM Construction and Green Initiatives (Note: 1 other start date(s) for this course exist. Please contact the college for further information.)
Entry requirements
No specific entry requirements - contact the College for further details.
What you will learn
You'll use hand tools and power tools safely and correctly.
You'll read and interpret basic technical drawings and plans.
You'll learn how to mark out, cut, and shape timber.
You'll work with joinery components including doors, frames, and fixings.
You'll apply health and safety practices on construction sites.
You'll understand the properties of different timber and building materials.
You'll develop practical bench joinery and site carpentry skills.
How you will learn
You'll learn through classroom teaching and hands-on practical sessions. Assessment is a mix of practical tasks and knowledge-based work. You'll be assessed on what you can do as well as what you understand. Classes are daytime and full-time across the academic year at Tyne Metropolitan College.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Tyne Metropolitan College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Carpenter's labourer: support skilled carpenters on site
Joinery workshop assistant: work with timber components in a workshop
Construction operative: general site work with a carpentry focus
Apprentice carpenter: combine work and training toward full trade status
What you could study next
Level 2 Diploma in Site Carpentry (City and Guilds): the next step toward skilled site carpenter status and a CSCS skilled-worker card.
Level 2 Diploma in Bench Joinery (City and Guilds): if you want to specialise in workshop and joinery production work.
Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship: combine paid work with structured training at Level 2 or Level 3.
