Bench Joinery Level 2 Diploma (City and Guilds)

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• A £30 membership fee applies to all students.
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This qualification is for learners who want a career in bench joinery within the construction sector. You will develop safe working practices and essential knowledge of building construction, materials, sustainability, and effective workplace communication. Practical workshop training includes setting up and operating a circular saw safely, changing blades, supporting materials correctly, and understanding timber, manufactured boards and common defects.

You will learn to interpret drawings, specifications and schedules to produce accurate setting out details for joinery items such as doors, frames, staircases, linings and units. You will then build marking out skills, select appropriate tools and materials, and produce accurate joints and sections. The course also covers manufacturing, assembling and finishing bench joinery products using hand tools, portable power tools and machinery, working efficiently and to specification. This qualification forms the technical certificate for the Construction Building Apprenticeship Framework.

• Health, safety and welfare in construction
• Building construction principles, materials and sustainability
• Using construction drawings, specifications and site information
• Communication and teamwork in the workplace
• Circular saw setup, operation and safe working practices
• Changing and checking circular saw blades and tooling
• Timber and manufactured boards, conversion, drying and defects
• Setting out bench joinery products from given information
• Marking out joints, sections and components accurately
• Manufacturing, assembling and finishing bench joinery products