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Level 2
Carpentry and Joinery | City & Guilds Diploma in Bench Joinery Level 2
COURSE OVERVIEW
Studying Bench Joinery at Brighton MET is fun, exciting and will leave you with 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 the vital skills needed to become a bench joiner. 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 industry 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To study this Level 2 course you should have completed the Level 1 course in Carpentry and Joinery.
Upon successful completion of this Level 2 course, you will be able to progress on to a wide range of courses at Brighton MET, including:
- Level 2 Diploma in Site Carpentry
- Level 3 Diploma in Bench Joinery
- 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.
- If you prefer the craft side of woodworking, you can move on to other areas such as furniture making, film set construction or even boat building.
You will be assessed throughout your course via practical activity observations, academic coursework and Multiple choice tests. Assessments are based around Practical tasks these include building a door and a straight flight of stairs. 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 extra costs associated on the course. All materials and equipment are supplied by the college.
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Financial support
The applicable fees for this course, including any available discounts, will be listed in the information above.
How to apply
Once you have created an account, you can easily apply to your chosen course and track the status of your application at any time.
HOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS
Step 1
Set Up Your Account
You’ll be prompted to create an account which will allow you to log in to our Application Tracker website whenever you wish. This will provide you with important information and you can also track the progress of your application.
Step 2
Apply
Complete each step of the application form and then submit your completed form. We’ll let you know when we’ve safely received it with an acknowledgement email.
Step 3
Application Review Meeting
Before offering you a place at college, we’ll meet with you (either in person, by telephone or online). We’ll send you a link to our booking page where you can select a time that’s convenient for you.
Step 4
Accept Your Place
Offers will be sent to you via the email address you have provided. The offer will be conditional, based on predicted GCSE grades. You’ll need to accept your offer within 14 days to secure your place.
Step 5
What next?
Once you receive your GCSE results, you’ll need to get in touch with the college to inform us of them and start your enrolment process.
BOOK AN OPEN DAY
If you want to find out more about what Brigton MET has to offer why not join us at our next open day.
Visit our one of our specialist campuses to see our industry-standard facilities and meet our expert tutors.