Wood Occupations Level 2 Craft Diploma

Summary:

This extremely popular course will further your skills and knowledge to enable you to pursue a career in wood occupations.

Level 1 Wood Occupations Craft Diploma plus either 2 GCSEs at Grade D or above in Maths and English or Level 1 Application of Number and Communications.

Many of our students move into employment and gain the NVQ2 on a construction site or in a workshop, needing only portfolio building sessions to ensure that they have covered all the criteria required by the NVQ awarding body.

We offer a choice of three routes - Site Carpentry, Bench Joinery and Machine Woodworking
The course consists of units - 3 core units and other units that are trade specific

Core Units

• Safe working practices 1
• Information, quantities and communication with others 2
• Construction technology 2

Site Carpentry

Trade Specific Units

• First fixing operations
• Second fixing
• Erecting structural carcassing
• Carrying out maintainance
• Setting up and operating a circular course

Bench Joinery

Trade Specific Units

• Setting up and operating a circular saw
• Produce setting out details for routine joinery products
• Mark out from setting out details for routine joinery products
• Manufacture routine joinery products

Machine Woodworking
Trade Specific Units

• Produce jointed wood and wood-based products
• Produce planed wood and wood-based products
• Produce profiled wood and wood-based products
• Produce sawn wood and wood-based products
• Produce and maintain woodmachining tooling.

Please contact the Advice Shop for details of costs and start dates.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, course information, costs where applicable and attendance details may change.