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Level 2
Carpentry and Joinery | City & Guilds Diploma Level 2 in Site Carpentry
COURSE OVERVIEW
Studying Site Carpentry at Brighton MET is fun, exciting and will give you the skills, confidence and underpinning knowledge to progress on to one of our Level 3 courses. This vocational course is the perfect starting point for a career in carpentry.
You will gain an understanding of construction in a wider context and learn the vital skills needed to become a site carpenter. 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 expert teachers aim to provide a fun and exciting course that will give you the confidence and knowledge to succeed as a carpenter or joiner, as well as an understanding of the construction sector. You must complete the Level 1 course to start the Level 2 qualification.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To study at Level 2 you must have completed the Level 1 Diploma Carpentry and Joinery course
For Level 1 you are required to have at least two GCSEs at grade 2 1 being Maths and the other preferably English. Level 1 and Level 2 are both 1 year courses.
Students can progress onto one of our Level 2 qualifications choosing from either Site carpentry or Bench Joinery. or alternatively you may choose to do the Level 2 Site carpentry apprenticeship standard which is a 2 year course.
- 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.
You will be assessed throughout your course via practical activity observations, academic coursework and Multiple choice exams. Assessments are a range of Practical tasks from door hanging to guttering, using hand tools & Power tools the tasks are designed to show your ability and knowledge. 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 other extra costs associated on the course. All materials and equipment are supplied by the college.