There are certain qualities and skills that anyone who wishes to become a joiner or carpenter will need to possess if they are to succeed in this profession.
It will be essential, of course, for such a person to be able to work well with their hands, on their own, and with other people.
They must also apply a high level of thoroughness and attention to detail to their work. Plus, there is the specialised and in-depth knowledge of building and construction that they will need to acquire.
A career as a carpenter or joiner requires the skilful execution of a wide range of tasks
Once the given individual is actually working as a carpenter or joiner, they can expect to be engaged in all manner of tasks on a day-to-day basis.
Yes, they will need to be skilled in such processes as the cutting of timber, and the making and fitting of items like staircases, door frames, roof timbers, and partition walls.
However, it will also be crucial for them to be proficient and confident in their work with clients or site managers, including when it comes to discussing plans and job instructions.
You hopefully get the idea by now; there is a lot that any carpenter or joiner will need to do on the average day of their life in this trade.
There is also, however, a need to know where to start. Well, as a would-be carpenter or joiner, you could barely choose a better start than our accredited 10-day NOCN Cskills Level 1 carpentry and joinery course.
What makes this course such a well-suited starting point for prospective carpenters?
This 10-day course, based at our West Yorkshire training centre, doesn’t require the person enrolling in it to have any previous carpentry or joinery experience. So, if you really are starting from the “ground floor” in this trade, this course could be an excellent choice for you.
If you successfully complete the units that make up the course, you will gain a unit certificate for each of them. This will show your competence in these aspects of carpentry to potential employers or customers. Once you have gained some experience in the trade, you might then look to move up to NVQ Level 2 training.
The units that this course consists of are listed on our dedicated page for the 10-day training; they encompass such areas as door lining, hanging a door, and skirting and architrave. An additional Cskills Level 1 unit is available as a “bolt-on”, focusing on window frames.
A comprehensive grounding in a potentially hugely rewarding career field
This 10-day course will begin with an introduction to how to use the basic hand tools associated with the trade. It continues through to the processes of marking, cutting, and chiselling, before learners will be expected to take on more advanced tasks.
Those tasks will include chopping in hinges using a chisel into a door and door frame, as well as building a door frame with a half lap joint. This will be followed by the construction of a stud partition with a doorway, as an entrance to the learner’s own training bay.
Architrave and skirting will be the next areas of focus on the course, as learners get to grips with miting a skirting board on internal and external angles, as well as straight-angle cuts.
All in all, when you do take on this course, you can expect to be more thoroughly trained than you might have imagined would even be possible in “just” 10 days.
Do you have any further questions about our intensive carpentry courses, or would you like to book your place on this one? Whatever the nature of your query, you are welcome to get in touch with YTA via email, or by calling 01274 682199.