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Carpentry and Joinery - Pre-Apprenticeship (Level 5)

Glasgow Kelvin College

Venues

East End Campus

Content

The NQ Carpentry and Joinery (Pre-Apprenticeship Level 5) course provides the hands-on skills, technical knowledge, and confidence you need to begin your career as a Carpentry or Joinery Apprentice.

You’ll develop essential craft skills in bench joinery, site joinery, and repair work, along with transferable construction knowledge and problem-solving abilities. The course also includes Health & Safety training and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) preparation, helping you work safely and effectively on site.

Key Learning Areas:

Carpentry & Joinery Fundamentals; Bench Joinery Skills; Site Joinery and Construction Carpentry; Manufacture Joinery Components; Repair and Maintenance; Construction Drawing, Numeracy & ICT; Health & Safety Qualification and CSCS Preparation.

Entry Requirements

No formal entry requirements.

Progression Routes

While the pre-apprenticeship course is in carpentry and joinery there are many transferable skills and attitudes gained throughout the progress of the course which may lead to employment in other areas within the construction sector.

Start Date

August

Qualification

NQ

Study Method

Full time

Course Length

1 year

Department

Construction

SCQF Level

5

Career Area

Construction

Career Sectors

Architecture

Building Technology and Management

Civil and Structural Engineering

Construction Crafts

Landscape Architecture

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