Intensive Carpentry & Joinery Courses

Qualification Frameworks:

Construction Awards Alliance

City & Guilds

These courses are designed to take a complete novice to the point where he or she is competent at Carpentry & Joinery.

Carpentry & Joinery Courses

SuperSkills Carpentry & Joinery Courses are available as stand-alone, non-qualification programmes or as part of your progression to City & Guilds Qualifications and an NVQ in Carpentry & Joinery.

Whether you want to learn a trade skill, start up a business, change your career or repair or renovate your home, the SuperSkills Carpentry & Joinery Training Courses will provide you with all the skills you require.

SuperSkills Construction Training never offer courses on a “one size fits all” basis.  Every client is treated individually – their personal training requirements are planned into the programme.  All our instructing staff are accredited NVQ Assessors and deliver the training in accordance with the National NVQ Codes of Practice.

That’s why we can give a “no quibble” guarantee – If at the end of your Carpentry & Joinery course, you are not completely satisfied – we will give you your money back! Before you ask – no, we have never been asked to refund a course fee.  That’s how satisfied our customers are!

The course will include:

• learning about Carpentry & Joinery tools and materials
• working safely and speedily
• selecting the right materials
• marking and measuring
• cutting timber and board materials to size
• using the correct fixings for particular situations
• “first fix” carpentry, creating frames and door surrounds
• “second fix” joinery, fitting skirting boards and architraves
• Hanging doors and fitting mortise locks
• effective use of adhesives
• making joints
• cutting mortises
• drilling and screwing timber
• repairing damaged timber
• smoothing and planning techniques
• caring for and sharpening tools

During your course you will gain knowledge about using a range of tools and how they assist your work as a Joiner:

• Squares, Sliding Bevels and Mitre Gauges
• Marking and Mortise Gauges
• Smoothing and Jack Planes
• Chisels and Gouges
• Drills, Bits and Braces
• Hammers and Mallets
• Clamps and Cramps
• Levels and Lines
• Straight Edge
• Trimming Knife
• Tape Measure
• Rip, Panel and Tenon Saws
• Screws and Screwdrivers

By the end of this five day intensive course you will have built a framed structure, undertaken second fix operations such as applying skirting boards, window sills and architraves and hung doors.

You will have learned how to effectively create a range of joints, so they are functional and strong.  Additionally, you will have used a range of fixings.

You will also have learned about using planes and chisels and the processes involved in keeping them sharp. The step-by-step approach we adopt will ensure you understand each of the tools used, the properties of various materials and the techniques required to achieve a quality result.

If you are taking the course as part of a City & Guilds qualification, the necessary evidence required to support your achievements will be recorded and placed in your portfolio.

Like all SuperSkills training – if you are not completely satisfied at the end of your course – we will give you your money back!

After your Carpentry & Joinery course, you will be able to access unlimited support, free of charge, to make sure you can deal with any problems you encounter.  All you have to do is call and we will talk you through the problem.

You will be able to undertake carpentry and joinery tasks with confidence – and many people have gone straight from our five day course to start earning their living.  However, we never claim to turn people into fully qualified Joiners in such a short time. Our clients who are developing a business based on our training tend to return for further training on our advanced programmes and complete all the units of accreditation to complete their City & Guilds qualification.

Please note – there is a real difference between training providers like SuperSkills, which is accredited by the construction industry’s awarding bodies, inspected by Ofsted and contracted to provide training by the Skills Funding Agency, the Department for Work & Pensions and our local secondary schools – and the small providers who make claims about their training that simply do not bear scrutiny.

The standards we have to maintain to reach this position set SuperSkills Construction Training apart from its competitors and give all our customers real confidence our service is of the highest quality.

Unless you have been a Joiner for at least five years – which qualifies you to be assessed for NVQ’s through practical assessment - a service SuperSkills is accredited to provide, you cannot get an NVQ unless you are assessed in the workplace.  No short course will result in National Vocational Qualifications. If you require further information about Carpentry & Joinery NVQ’s, click here.

When you are selecting a construction skills training provider, ask which awarding bodies they are accredited by.  Only then can you be sure that you are choosing one that is subject to external quality assurance to make sure they deliver Carpentry & Joinery courses to construction industry training standards. Make sure you ask if they can match the SuperSkills “no quibble” guarantee!

At SuperSkills, we recognise that many people need to fit their training around work or family commitments.  As one of the largest specialist construction training providers in the UK, we have courses starting regularly, so we can be as flexible as possible to make sure everyone has the ability to access our high quality training.  Just call to discuss your requirements.

We also offer a Easy Payment Scheme, to assist you in making the training affordable

SuperSkills Construction Training has Carpentry & Joinery course graduates all over the country and we have helped nearly three hundred people start a successful business based on our training.
If you are getting trained so you can change your career or start a business, we have a dedicated service, free of charge, to support you every step of the way.
This includes:

• Developing your business idea
• Planning the start up
• Introducing you to Business Link
• Advising you how to win business (and make a profit!)
• Helping you choose the best suppliers
• Tax and Accountancy requirements
• Public Liability and Employer Liability Insurance
• Advertising and Marketing
• Post-course business development support

SuperSkills has developed over the years to become one of the largest dedicated construction training facilities in the country.  In addition to Carpentry & Joinery courses, we offer

• Bricklaying Courses
• Plastering Courses
• Painting & Decorating Courses
• Tiling Courses
• IOSHH Health & Safety Courses
• CSCS Card Tests
• Traditional Skills Courses
• Construction Apprenticeships Training
• Adult Literacy and Numeracy training for construction workers