Prepare for a new life as a carpenter with the help of our specialised courses
Carpentry primarily involves building materials being cut, shaped and installed during a construction project. However, you might understandably be uncertain what differentiates carpentry from joinery.
Carpentry and joinery are similar and associated fields, to the extent that here at YTA, we allow you to learn skills associated with both trades as part of a single course. We also give you the opportunity to refine your skills by taking on successive, increasingly advanced courses.
The key differences between carpentry and joinery
Joinery is its own practice, whereby wood is used to create a range of fixtures, fittings and other elements for eventual use in a home or office. Carpenters, meanwhile, take joiner-created wooden objects and install them on a construction site where a whole new building is taking shape.
One can therefore regard joinery and carpentry as strongly complementary areas of work. A joiner typically produces wooden ornamental pieces like doors and bookcases, while a carpenter will commonly work on expanses like floors and roofs.
How can you work towards becoming a carpenter?
If a carpentry career interests you, it isn’t just the basic entry requirements that you should carefully consider, but also whether this area of work is truly suited to you. If, for instance, you have already worked successfully on-site as a joiner’s ‘mate’ or labourer, you could be well-placed to move into professional carpentry.
Your chances of securing work in carpentry may strongly depend on your base of relevant knowledge and practical skills. Taking a course in carpentry could therefore enable you to prepare for such a line of work while also maximising the attractiveness and relevance of your CV.
Indeed, to work on a building site, you will require a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card – and to obtain that, you could take your pick from our current carpentry & joinery NVQ Level 2 courses. We offer a fast track assessment route that could allow you to get qualified quickly.
Nonetheless, whichever of our courses interest you, we urge you to carefully read the relevant information on our site before proceeding. It’s vital to ensure you are looking at the right course – and by calling our Bradford office on 01274 682199, you can receive further guidance as to which route could be most advantageous for you.
A couple more 5 star reviews this week!
A couple more 5 star reviews this week! Two recent reviews following the completion of our 5 day level 1 intensive plumbing course from two candidates. One review was from a builder with 30 years building industry experience.
Many thanks for all the reviews. Keep them coming please!
A few photos taken over the last couple of weeks in November.
Just a few photos taken from around the training centre over the last couple of weeks in November. A selection showing the plumbing, tiling, plastering, carpentry & joinery, kitchen fitting and bricklaying courses in action. All courses running with low student to teacher ratios and all are ‘hands on’! We have had some lovely reviews, chocolates and thank you cards too!
If you would like some guidance on choosing a course then please do not hesitate to contact the training centre on 01274682199 or call in to have a look around and we will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
YTA Training and Assessment Ltd is situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Excellent 5 Star Review of our 10 day level 1 plumbing course
We’ve received an excellent 5 star review of our 10 day level 1 plumbing course, 5 day tiling course and carpentry course from a recent student.
Thank you Mohammad for such a lovely review.
Tile and Stone Journal Training Guide – November 2018
YTA is proud to be featured in Tile and Stone Journal training guide for November 2018.
YTA delivers quality construction training courses and is an established and recognised training centre within the construction trade industry being able to offer bespoke or accredited courses for individuals, schools, colleges and companies.
We currently offer In-House courses, CITB level 1 qualification courses and NVQ level 2 in various construction trades accessible to experienced workers.
We can provide training for anyone looking to learn a construction trade whether they are looking at guidance for DIY purposes or considering a change of career, everything from a 1 day plumbing taster course, or Cskills level 1 tiling intensive courses and multiple week Multi-Skill courses up to NVQ level 2 in Tiling, Plastering, Carpentry or Bricklaying.
We offer NVQ level 2 through either a 1 or 2 day EWPA (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment) or OSAT (On Site Assessment & Training) over several weeks.
YTA offers courses in Tiling, plastering, plumbing, kitchen fitting, bricklaying, carpentry & joinery.
YTA Training & Assessment Ltd, Unit 12a Spencer Business Centre, Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, BD4 9NW
Tel: 01274 682199
Selection of photos taken recently around the training centre
A selection of photos taken recently around the training centre. Photos taken from tiling, plastering, plumbing, carpentry & joinery, kitchen fitting and bricklaying courses.
Courses running every week. To book a course please contact YTA Training & Assessment Ltd on 01274682199.
What is the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment?
As a seasoned tradesperson, you may have heard of the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA), also sometimes referred to as the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment Route (EWPAR), and wondered what it is, and how it could help to enhance your career.
The first thing to make clear about the EWPA is that it is not a training course. What it is instead, is a fast-track assessment route for workers in any of a number of trades wishing to achieve an NVQ Level 2 qualification, as they can do here at the YTA premises in West Yorkshire in just a day or two.
The EWPA plays a vital role in raising worker standards
The Experienced Worker Practical Assessment route was set up by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to give those who have been working in a certain trade for at least five years a quick, simple and convenient means of verifying that their skills and capabilities are of NVQ Level 2 standard. This is determined on the basis of their past experience.
As you might expect, the CITB wishes to ensure that everyone working in the construction sector is capable of meeting certain standards in the work they do. This was precisely why the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) was introduced in the first place.
However, there are still tens of thousands of tradespersons working in the UK who are frequently carrying out great work, but who haven’t had their skills formally assessed. This is where the simple, fuss-free assessment route that is the EWPA proves invaluable.
For which trades do we offer EWPA routes?
If, from reading the above, you suspect you could benefit from undergoing the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment process to acquire your NVQ Level 2 qualifications, you may be pleased to learn that we offer this route for the four trades of wall and floor tiling, bricklaying, site carpentry and plastering.
With an NVQ Level 2 certificate or diploma acquired through the EWPA route also enabling you to attain the blue skilled worker CSCS card that will help you to gain construction site work, the one or two days for which you join us at our assessment centre could prove extremely well-spent for your career going forward.
Simply give the YTA team a call today, on 01274 682199, to have all of your questions answered about the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment, so that you can ascertain its applicability and suitability for you – as well as, of course, make your booking.
Plastering isn’t necessarily the profession that you think it is
When most of us picture what life must be like as a plasterer, we are immediately put in mind of the actual process of mixing and skimming plaster onto the interior surfaces of buildings. We don’t necessarily think of certain other aspects of how the UK’s approximately 40,000 plasterers work, but which are vital to appreciate if you are considering entering this career yourself.
Some elements of the job are more predictable than others
First of all, let’s confront the obvious: if plastering looks like the kind of job that requires considerable dexterity and speed, that’s because it is. However, the role doesn’t just involve the coating of internal walls and ceilings with different types of plaster in readiness for decoration, as plasterers may also be called upon to coat external surfaces with materials such as sand or cement.
The handiwork aspect of plastering should certainly not be underestimated. Indeed, the physical nature of the job is one reason why there are still many more male plasterers than female plasterers, although efforts have been made to encourage more women into the industry.
However, mathematical skill is also required to work out how much plaster needs to be mixed up for a given assignment, as well as the quantity that must be ordered to maintain the correct levels of work in a specific project. After all, it’s crucial for no aspect of a project to be held up.
You might be a little more surprised to hear that plasterers often need to be creative, too, when it comes to all manner of fibrous plastering and decorative work.
As for the working hours, about 39 hours a week from Monday to Friday is typical, although weekend and evening work may be necessary when projects are to be completed to tight deadlines.
A more interesting and rewarding role than you might have ever imagined
With those starting out in plastering able to command salaries of between £14,000 and £18,000, rising to between £18,000 and £25,000 once they have acquired more experience – up to as much as £30,000 at the highest experience levels – a plastering career can be satisfying in more ways than just the work itself.
So, why not enquire today about our intensive plastering courses in the UK here at YTA, running for five or 10 days and covering all of the hands-on essentials for both beginner and more experienced tradespersons – including health and safety, skimming to plasterboard, the setting of finishing beads, the repair of plastering and so much more?
Call 01274 682 199 or 07400 922 788 to book any of our intensive plastering courses in the UK, or to receive more information.
5 Star YTA Reviews keep coming in from our 5 day intensive plumbing course
5 Star YTA Reviews keep coming in from our 5 day intensive plumbing course with 3 brilliant reviews left recently from the course students. The YTA plumbing courses are very hands on and aimed at you leaving the course with the skills and knowledge to start completing plumbing projects. Some students leave and only want to tackle the smaller jobs to start with such as replacing a tap washer, fixing a leaky pipe or trap but others leave and jump straight into replacing bathroom suites and radiator systems. Many of our students go on to start their own plumbing businesses and then return to add more skills to their portfolio such as tiling, plastering and joinery courses to help bolster their earning potential.
Here we have a few great 5 star reviews that have been left recently after completing the 5 day plumbing courses.
Matthew Riley – Plumbing course 5 star review October 2018
Jamie Bridgett – Plumbing course 5 star review September 2018
Roger Stackhouse – Plumbing course 5 star review September 2018
The plumbing course runs most weeks as it is one of our most popular courses. Prices start at £90 for a 1 day plumbing taster course where you can learn how to solder or even plumb in a kitchen sink. The 5 and 10 day courses go into more detail and you will be installing bathrooms and radiator systems. We also offer a nationally accredited level 1 plumbing qualification which can help gain employment following albeit most students prefer to start working as a self employed plumber. If you would like to enquire about any of our plumbing courses then our website has full details HERE.
If you would like some guidance on choosing a plumbing course then please do not hesitate to contact the training centre on 01274682199 or call in to have a look around and we will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
YTA Training and Assessment Ltd is situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
We can set you well on your way to becoming a successful kitchen fitter
While the job of a kitchen fitter may seem self-evident – to install kitchens – there are many complexities around this. If you are thinking of entering the profession, it is therefore important to consider whether you are a suitable person for this kind of role, as well as what is involved in training to become a kitchen fitter and the rewards that you can expect.
What can you expect to do in a kitchen fitting career?
Kitchen fitters do their work mainly in private homes, but also in any other location where a kitchen may be needed, such as an office or other workplace.
The process of installing a kitchen tends to include the dismantling and removal of the old kitchen, followed by the installation of the new units, worktops and sink. On any one day, your duties as a kitchen fitter are likely to include the use of a range of hand and power tools, as well as measuring out work areas, marking the location of pipes and cables and – of course – the actual fitting of units and appliances.
Is it a lucrative profession?
A salary of between £13,500 and £16,000 is typical for someone just starting out as a professional kitchen fitter. This can rise to between £17,000 and £24,000 for those of an intermediate level of experience, while the most seasoned fitters can typically command as high as £35,000 a year.
You need certain characteristics to excel as a kitchen fitter
While this profession isn’t associated with any set route to employment, with many people simply taking on small jobs first and gradually expanding their skills from there, it is nonetheless crucial to think carefully about whether this is the right line of work for you.
There is no denying, for example, the highly physical nature of the work, so being strong and able to cope with it all is vital. It’s also essential to have a good problem-solving head and a calm temperament, as it’s not very often that a kitchen is fitted with no issues at all. For instance, it might be the case that a given design doesn’t fit into the space where it needs to fit, with situations like this requiring you to come up with solutions ‘on the hoof’.
Enrol on our kitchen fitting courses today
With our present kitchen fitting courses here at YTA including a five-day introductory course and two-day and three-day workshop fitting courses, our training could provide invaluable assistance in your pursuit of a rewarding career as a kitchen fitter.
We are the company to have faith in when you are seeking high-quality kitchen fitting courses – so why not browse our current range of such courses online now, or call 01274 682199 or 07400 922788 for further guidance on the next best step for you?