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Level 1
Carpentry and Joinery | City & Guilds Diploma Level 1
COURSE OVERVIEW
Studying Carpentry and Joinery at Brighton MET is fun, exciting and will leave you with the skills, confidence and underpinning knowledge to progress on to one of our Level 2 courses. This vocational course is will give you an understanding of construction in a wider context, as well as introducing the basics of carpentry.
You will learn key practical skills in producing woodworking joints, maintaining and using hand tools and preparing and using portable power tools. Our newly built construction centre provides industry-standard facilities where you can learn the vital skills that employers are looking for in the construction industry.
Our industry expert tutors will help you achieve the confidence and knowledge to succeed as a carpenter or joiner, as well as an understanding of the construction sector.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To start at Level 1 you should have at least at least two GCSEs at grade 2 or above, one being Maths and the other preferably being English. If you do not have these grades, you can start on our Construction Foundation course and then progress to this level. Contact us if you are unsure which Level to apply for.
Upon successful completion of this Level 1 course, you will be able to progress on to a wide range of courses at Brighton MET, including:
- Level 2 Diploma in Site Carpentry
- Level 2 Diploma in Bench Joinery
- Alternatively you may choose to do the Level 2 Site carpentry apprenticeship standard which is a 2 year course.
Future careers
- Residential or domestic carpenters: specialise in new builds; renovation extensions and loft conversions.
- Commercial carpenters: build and remodel commercial and public buildings such as offices; hospitals and shopping malls.
- Industrial carpenters: work on civil engineering projects and in industrial settings; create and set forms for pouring concrete; build tunnel bracing; partitions and concrete forms for tunnels; bridges; dams; power plants or sewers.
- Bench joiners: work in static workshops; create jointed pieces of carpentry; paying close attention to detail and following technical drawings and plans.
- If you prefer the craft side of woodworking, you can move on to other areas such as furniture making, film set construction or even boat building.
You will be assessed throughout your course via practical activity observations, academic coursework and Multiple choice tests. Assessments are based around Practical tasks these include building a door and a straight flight of stairs. Your final grade will be a pass or fail although you will have a unit break down which will show pass, merit or distinction.
Steel toe capped boots, shoe’s, trainers are mandatory on all workshops, these must be brought by the learner. There are no extra costs associated on the course. All materials and equipment are supplied by the college.