Construction

Carpenter

Builds, installs and repairs wooden structures and components in buildings, on construction sites, in workshops and on renovation projects.

Duration
4 months
Minimum entry requirement
At least 10 years of schooling (2nd year of high school)
Age
21 to 45
English
level A2
Carpenter

What you learn to do

  • Measures, marks and cuts timber
  • Builds wooden frameworks, roof structures and supports
  • Assembles and installs doors, window frames, stairs and partitions
  • Prepares wooden formwork for concrete construction
  • Installs wooden flooring and interior woodwork
  • Repairs and renovates wooden structures
  • Uses hand tools, power tools and woodworking machines; reads technical drawings

Where the skills are used

  • Residential and commercial construction
  • Roof construction and timber framing
  • Renovation and restoration
  • Interior finishing
  • Doors, windows and furniture
  • Prefabricated timber construction

Why this trade

1

Practical, hands-on work

2

Specialise in roofs, joinery, flooring, furniture or construction carpentry

3

Progress to team leader, site supervisor or independent tradesperson

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