Joinery - Progression

Joinery - Progression
City & Guilds Progression in Construction Level 2 – Architectural Joinery (8042-04)
If you have completed the Foundation Qualification this course will help you get ready for an apprenticeship in the Joinery industry.
Learner: Adult Learner
Area: Construction & Trades
Is this course right for me?
This one year full-time course is designed for those who have completed the Foundation Qualification and now want to specialise in a single trade but have not yet secured employment in the industry. By completing this qualification, you will have covered a significant amount of the related Level 3 Apprenticeship learning if that is your next step.
- There is normally no direct entry to this course, you would need to progress from the successful completion of previous level in this subject area or similar
- Successful completion of current/relevant Level 2 programme (including skills) and decision from progression board meeting
Please read the full entry requirements above as you will usually need to meet those as well.
This course enables learners to develop their:
- Understanding of social, economic and environmental sustainability as appropriate to construction and the built environment
- Understanding of aspects of employment and employability in the sector
- Employability skills and understanding of how these are relevant to contemporary practice in a chosen trade
- Their knowledge of and ability to apply the health and safety requirements of working on sites, with equipment and with others when working in a chosen trade
- Understanding of the types of work and projects undertaken in a chosen trade, and the interdependencies of this work with work by other tradespeople, at the design, construction, use and maintenance stages
- Understanding of the tools, techniques, materials and technologies used in a chosen trade and of how they change, and have changed, over time
- Knowledge and understanding required in a chosen trade route, as set out in this document to the relevant national standards
- Practical skills in carrying out a wide range of tasks in a chosen trade
- Ability to effectively plan and evaluate their performance in carrying out a wide range of tasks in a chosen trade
Core units to be studied include:
- Employment and Employability in the Construction Sector
- Changing Practices Over Time
- Planning and Evaluating Work in the Construction Sector in Wales
Subject specific units to be studied:
- Architectural Joinery Core Knowledge
- Produce Setting Out Details for Routine Products
- Mark Out from Setting Out Details for Routine Products
- Manufacture Routine Products
- Set Up and Use Transportable Cutting and Shaping Machines
If you do not currently hold qualifications in GCSE Maths and English, you may be required to undertake the following:
- Essential Communication Skills (ECommS)
- Essential Application of Number Skills (EAoNS)
Learners are able to complete either the full qualification or certain units or elements through the medium of Welsh/bilingually.
- Continuous assessment during the course
- Practical assessment during the course
- Portfolio of evidence
- Online examination
- Completion of a final major project
Following successful completion of this course learners could look to progress to a higher level course at the College, seek an appropriate Apprenticeship or go directly into employment.
- Stationery - you will be told about any specific items before you start the course
- Text books - you will be told about any specific items before you start the course, most text books are available to loan from the college library or online libraries
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, which you can purchase online before you start the course
- Technical drawing equipment - you will be told about any specific items before you start the course
- You may be eligible for funding. Find out more on our student finance page
Any costs above are approximate and may change.
- No tuition fee
- We are waiving the Administration Fee for the academic year 2022/23
- There is a annual workshop fee for this course (£20 - £60), payable before you start the course
- You may be eligible for funding. Find out more on our student finance page
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What are the entry requirements?
- There is normally no direct entry to this course, you would need to progress from the successful completion of previous level in this subject area or similar
Current student – what are the entry requirements?
Please read the full entry requirements above as you will usually need to meet those as well
- Successful completion of current/relevant Level 2 programme (including skills) and decision from progression board meeting
What will I learn?
This course enables learners to develop their:
- Understanding of social, economic and environmental sustainability as appropriate to construction and the built environment
- Understanding of aspects of employment and employability in the sector
- Employability skills and understanding of how these are relevant to contemporary practice in a chosen trade
- Their knowledge of and ability to apply the health and safety requirements of working on sites, with equipment and with others when working in a chosen trade
- Understanding of the types of work and projects undertaken in a chosen trade, and the interdependencies of this work with work by other tradespeople, at the design, construction, use and maintenance stages
- Understanding of the tools, techniques, materials and technologies used in a chosen trade and of how they change, and have changed, over time
- Knowledge and understanding required in a chosen trade route, as set out in this document to the relevant national standards
- Practical skills in carrying out a wide range of tasks in a chosen trade
- Ability to effectively plan and evaluate their performance in carrying out a wide range of tasks in a chosen trade
Core units to be studied include:
- Employment and Employability in the Construction Sector
- Changing Practices Over Time
- Planning and Evaluating Work in the Construction Sector in Wales
Subject specific units to be studied:
- Architectural Joinery Core Knowledge
- Produce Setting Out Details for Routine Products
- Mark Out from Setting Out Details for Routine Products
- Manufacture Routine Products
- Set Up and Use Transportable Cutting and Shaping Machines
If you do not currently hold qualifications in GCSE Maths and English, you may be required to undertake the following:
- Essential Communication Skills (ECommS)
- Essential Application of Number Skills (EAoNS)
Can I do this course in Welsh?
Learners are able to complete either the full qualification or certain units or elements through the medium of Welsh/bilingually.
How will I be assessed?
- Continuous assessment during the course
- Practical assessment during the course
- Portfolio of evidence
- Online examination
- Completion of a final major project
What can I do next?
Following successful completion of this course learners could look to progress to a higher level course at the College, seek an appropriate Apprenticeship or go directly into employment.
Do I need to bring/buy any equipment?
- Stationery - you will be told about any specific items before you start the course
- Text books - you will be told about any specific items before you start the course, most text books are available to loan from the college library or online libraries
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, which you can purchase online before you start the course
- Technical drawing equipment - you will be told about any specific items before you start the course
- You may be eligible for funding. Find out more on our student finance page
Are there any additional costs?
- No tuition fee
- We are waiving the Administration Fee for the academic year 2022/23
- There is a annual workshop fee for this course (£20 - £60), payable before you start the course
- You may be eligible for funding. Find out more on our student finance page
Additional information
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