Overview
A Site Carpenter will prepare and install basic building components e.g. doors, straight staircases, wall and floor units and erecting structural carpentry and roof structures on a building site or in domestic and commercial premises.
The broad purpose of the occupation is working with building materials (most often wood) to create and install building components. This typically involves shaping and cutting materials, installing finished materials like partitions, doors, staircases, window frames, mouldings, timber floor coverings and erecting structural components such as floor joists and roofs. All work needs to be carried out safely, using the appropriate tools and to the quality specified.
You will learn the relevant knowledge skills and behaviours both at college 1 day per week and in the workplace that will allow you to complete an end point assessment after approximately 24 months as a Site Carpenter.
This will include the use of the appropriate tools, materials and equipment to carry out first and second fix-site carpenter tasks, including roofs. Carry out minor repairs or modifications and to carry out work conforming to all current and relevant building regulations, quality standards and work instructions.
You will attend college 1 day per week where we will deliver a training programme that will help you to develop skills that you will put into practice in the workplace, this will form part of the off-the-job training that you will need to record prior to you completing the end point assessment. You will compile a portfolio of evidence in the last 12 months that demonstrate your competency in the workplace and will inform our progress coach and the employer that you are indeed ready to take the end point assessment.
Duties
- Duty 1 – Work in compliance with occupational health, safety and environmental requirements to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of self and others at all times. Report in a timely manner any non-compliances against the construction programme to the appropriate person.
- Duty 2 – Work to the construction programme, adapting to changes in schedule and requirements where necessary.
- Duty 3 – Prepare the work site or workshop ready for the work and select materials and tools appropriate to the project.
- Duty 4 – Use and maintain hand tools, power tools and associated equipment to complete tasks to industry standards.
- Duty 5 – Collaborate with stakeholders including clients and other construction roles.
- Duty 6 – Receive, unload, move and lift materials to the site for installation, following good handling practices, preventing injury or damage.
- Duty 7 – Maintain a clear and safe work site at all times, disposing of waste appropriately and sustainably.
- Duty 8 – Carry out continuous professional development to maintain knowledge of current and future developments affecting the role.
- Duty 9 – (Site Carpenter) Use the appropriate tools, materials and equipment to carry out first and second fix site carpenter tasks including roofs.
- Duty 10 – (Site Carpenter) Carry out minor repairs or modifications.
- Duty 11 – (Site Carpenter) Carry out work conforming to all current and relevant building regulations, quality standards and work instructions.
Typically 20% off-the-job training
Since the introduction of new style apprenticeships in May 2017, it’s been a requirement that every apprentice spends at least 20% of their time on off-the-job training. The required 20% off-the-job training hours will be calculated via the apprentices contracted hours of work, holiday entitlement and length of programme and will be clearly specified in our commitment statement. This requirement doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect – and doesn’t even mean the apprentice has to be away from their workplace 20% of the time.
End-point assessment
To achieve this apprenticeship standard, the employer, training provider and apprentice will agree when the apprentice has developed all the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours defined in the apprenticeship standard and clearly evidenced by the on programme progression review meetings and records. The independent end assessment ensures that all apprentices consistently achieve the industry set professional standard and can commence at any point once the apprentice is competent after the twelve-month minimum period of learning and development.
Prior to independent end assessment, the Functional Skills English and Maths components of the apprenticeship must be successfully completed.
Apprentice wages
Every apprentice must be paid a lawful wage for the time they are in work and in off the-job training. The employer must meet the cost of the apprentice’s wages. An employer can only pay the apprenticeship minimum wage from the start of the apprenticeship programme and not before. You can find information on the national minimum wage, the apprenticeship rate, and the definition of an employee on GOV.UK.