Getting Training in Specialised Skills Can Help Nail Some Carpentry Jobs

Anyone that thinks that carpentry jobs are easy is very much mistaken and this is a specialist skill very much needed in the UK?s construction industry. Talent and training are needed to become a good carpenter and adding a little experience to those ingredients can turn a good carpenter in to a great one.

Just because someone has made a wooden pencil box at school doesn?t make them in to a carpenter. People very quickly find out how hard carpenter jobs are when they try to build something a little more complicated than the humble pencil box.

Becoming a qualified carpenter requires hard work but can ultimately be a very rewarding profession. There are many different types of carpenter jobs in the UK, which can lead to working for building contractors on a construction site, woodworking and joinery manufacturers, shop-fitting companies or set makers amongst others.

When applying for carpenter jobs there are no set entry requirements. However, some employers may request evidence of candidates having earned GCSEs (A*-E) in relevant subjects like mathematics, technology and design or a diploma in construction and the built environment.

Finding an apprenticeship is a good way to get your foot in the door and will usually combine on-the-job training with working towards an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in wood occupations or CSkills Awards. Carpenters looking to work for building contractors will need a Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) card before being allowed to work on site.