This 10 day carpentry course is aimed at giving you the skills to complete a number of first and second fix site carpentry jobs such as building stud walls at different angles and with openings, install door frames and hanging doors including fixing all furniture, boxing in pipework, building and fixing meter boxes, cutting and fixing skirting and architrave, building a window sill and installing laminate flooring.

This carpentry course, as with all our training courses, is intensive and aimed at providing you with as much quality training as possible in the time you are at the centre, therefore you will spend every hour of every day learning and practicing.

This carpentry course is practical based and classroom time is kept to a minimum.

Spaces are limited to 10 people on a course at any one time and each person will have all tools and materials provided.

The aim of this course is for you to be able to price and complete a number of carpentry jobs to a high standard so that you can charge customers and be satisfied of a job well done.

During the course you will plan and prepare for all tasks including building stud walls with openings, install door frames into new walls, hang a door, fix door furniture, box in pipework and build and fix meter boxes, cut and fix skirting boards and architrave and install laminate flooring.

You are taught by an experienced joiner / kitchen fitter who has over 20 years experience and who is still on the tools – we teach you to earn money after the course.  During this course you will complete the following to a high standard:

• Correct use of hand and power tools used within carpentry so that you are confident in using them which will improve the quality of your work and the reduce the time it takes to complete jobs.

• Materials – understand the different materials used within site carpentry – where and why they are used, how to install and maintain.

• Build stud walls leaving a window opening and door opening.

• Install a door lining into a new stud wall – once you have built the stud wall you will install a door frame.

• Install untrenched door linings.

• Hang a door into the new door frame.

• Fix door furniture including hinges, handles, tubular notice latch.

• Install sash lock.

• Hang a door into an existing frame which is not plumb, straight.

• Cut and fix architrave.

• Cut and fix skirting boards to various angles.

• Make and fit an internal window board/sill.

• Make and fit pipe boxing.

• Make and fit a meter box.

• Fit laminate flooring.

• Understanding the different methods used to price jobs, dealing with customers and overcoming problems that may arise. You will also be provided with support after completing your course and you are able to contact your tutor by email, phone or call into the training centre to discuss your queries related to quoting for work.

• Fully answer all your questions related to the trade, you are taught by experienced tradesmen with a passion for the trade, ask as many questions as you wish during the course. You will never here anyone say ‘We don’t cover that on this course’ we employ experts in each field so they are able to answer all your questions.

• Full support after completing your course.  If you have any questions relating to anything that you have covered on your course you are free to contact your tutor or the centre, by telephone, by text message, by whatsapp, by email or by calling into the centre. There is no charge for this and you can call at anytime in the future.

This carpentry course is designed for people with little or no previous experience in first and second fix carpentry and is attended by people of all ages, and both male and female. The usual age range of people attending our plastering courses is mid twenties to mid fifties although the youngest person to attend a course at our centre was 18 and the oldest was 72 years old.

Our carpentry courses are suitable for people who wish to learn a new trade so they can change their career, for existing tradespeople to learn additional skills, for people who wish to learn the skills to complete carpentry work on their own properties and for people who wish to learn a trade to supplement their income.

If you are unsure if the course is suitable please visit the our centre when a carpentry course is running to speak with both staff and students. If you are unable to visit our centre we can arrange for our tutor to give you a call.

All tutors will give you their contact details so if you have any questions after completing our courses you can just give us a call.

So if you are wanting to change jobs and learn a trade at a centre where they know what they are doing and will help you succeed give us a call.

We will provide you with as much information, advice and guidance as we possibly can and if we are not able to offer you the course that best suits your needs or give you the information you require we will signpost you to somewhere that is able to.  We do not pressure you to book onto any course and if we feel that you would be better suited to a course we do not offer then we will give you the contact information of a college that does.

Hopefully the majority of the information you require is available on this website but if you have any questions at all then please contact us and we will help in any way we can.

We would like to invite you to attend the training centre at any time to view the facilities and discuss the course with both the tutors and current learners.  We suggest if possible that you visit our centre towards the end of a course as people in general are always happy at the beginning of training and you want to make sure that they are as happy at the end of the course.  When you visit you will be free to discuss the course with current learners on a 1-to-1 basis, if someone has paid good money or used limited funding to attend a course and they are not happy they will definitely tell you. If you visit towards the end of a course you will also be able to see the standard that everyone on the course has achieved.

One of the most popular comments we receive on questionnaires is that people did not expect to reach the high standard that they do on a course, it is also one of the most popular negative comments that we receive by people who are not aware of what we offer as they will say ‘you won’t be any good after 10 days’, if you yourself are unsure then why not pop down for a pressure free look around.

During Training

During your time with us every member of staff will do their best to help you achieve your aims. You will be provided with supporting literature relating to your trade and have access to further reading to research the trade further in your own time.

If you struggle on any element of the course then we will provide additional training at no extra cost to ensure that you reach the required standard.

If you have any learning difficulties or disabilities or have any physical difficulties or disabilities then we will support you throughout and this additional support will remain between the centre and the individual. The majority of the training courses are practical based but if you do have any concerns then please contact the centre.

We will also provide you with additional IAG relating to progression routes available after completing the course including further training, finding employment and starting to work for yourself. Whilst on a course please contact a member of staff if you require any further in information.

Whilst you are at the centre there may be other courses running so if you have any questions relating to another trade please feel free to speak to the relevant tutor – they are all here to help you.

After Training

We will continue supporting you after you have completed a course with us and you can contact us either by email, phone or in person to discuss any aspects that you covered on your course.  For example you may wish to contact us to clarify how to complete a job or how to price a job or maybe to ask for information on writing a business plan.

Your tutors will give you their contact telephone numbers and email address so if you have any questions at all you can give them a call.  It is invaluable to have this continuous support available and will give you the confidence to complete work away from the centre.

The commitment to putting the needs of learners at the heart of everything the service does was demonstrated in the ways support is provided. Extract from Matrix Assessment Report

10 Days in duration, from 9am until 4:30pm at our centre based in Stoke-on-Trent.  Please arrive at the training centre at least 15 minutes before the course start time.

The cost of this carpentry course is £850 INC VAT. You only need to bring yourself, work clothes and footwear and your lunch, we will provide everything else – there is even free tea and coffee. This £850 also includes the cost of your City & Guilds certificate, both registration and printing/posting.

We ask for a non-refundable deposit of £100 to secure your place on this course and full payment as per booking terms and conditions.

Finance is available for this course and if you wish to discuss this further please contact the centre on 01782 837007.

Finance is also available, please call 01782 837007 to discuss this further.

If you have ELC funding available due to leaving the armed forces please contact us as we have specific ELC approved courses available.

Friendly and knowledgeable instructors. Also the courses are not packed full of students so more time for 1-1 help and tutoring. David Arthur, Carpentry course,

Excellent learning environment, excellent teacher, friendly atmosphere. Paul Macari, Carpentry course,

It was very hands-on, intensive and rewarding. David Bevington, Carpentry course,

I found all of the course useful and will be using the skills when I start renovating properties. Barry Marshallsay, Carpentry course,

The most useful/interesting part of the course was learning the correct way to use the tools which allows you to be more time efficient and produce a better quality finish of work. Ben Mountford, Carpentry Course,

Friendly, good work areas and loads of practical training. Cannot identify the most interesting, as a whole the course was interesting and useful, seeing the end product and getting feedback on ways to improve was the most rewarding. Great course, really enjoyable – thank you. Darren Gotheridge, Carpentry Course,

Good working & training environment with knowledgeable instructors. Thanks yet again for a fantastic course. Mr Richardson, Carpentry Course,

I liked the professionalism of the college and really enjoyed all hand skills, chisel use in particular. Learning ‘tricks of the trade’. Greg Elliott, Carpentry Course,

The standard of tutors is excellent and the facilities are very good. The courses are good value for money. Andrew Tibbetts, Carpentry Course,

Our courses are very popular and book up quickly and as we only have 10 spaces on each course the course dates below maybe full. Therefore it is important to contact us to check availability prior to booking time off work.