Program Overview

Craft Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship

Overview

This apprenticeship consists of four on-the-job phases with an approved employer and three off-the-job phases in an educational organisation. Apprentices will be invited to attend their off-the-job training phases in accordance with the SOLAS scheduling system.

Location and Duration

• Location: Moylish, Limerick City
• Duration: 4 Years – The course spans 4 Years with 70% of the time on the job. Students will remain in paid employment for the 4 year duration, allowing them to “earn while you learn”.

Course Type and Study Mode

• Course Type: Apprenticeships
• Study Mode: Apprenticeship

Department

• Department: Built Environment

Level

• Level: 6

Job Profile

As a carpenter and joiner, your job will involve cutting, shaping, and joining wood and wood-based products using a wide range of tools. Carpenters and joiners use their skills to set out and construct roofs, install floors, stairs, and windows, built-in furniture, and hang doors. You will study drawings, perform craft calculations, and select materials to meet design requirements. Site work includes the construction of buildings and houses which require first and second fixing, including roofing. The place of work may vary, depending on the type of work done; you could be on a construction site, in a workshop, or in a private dwelling.

Minimum Entry Requirements

To begin an apprenticeship, an applicant must be employed by a SOLAS-approved employer. To be eligible, the applicant must be at least 16 years of age and have a minimum of grade D in any five subjects in the Junior Certificate or equivalent. However, higher educational qualifications and other requirements may be sought by employers.

Apprentice Registration

To begin an apprenticeship, an applicant must be employed by an approved employer. To be eligible, the applicant must be at least 16 years of age and have a minimum of grade D in any five subjects in the Junior Certificate or equivalent. However, higher educational qualifications and other requirements may be sought by employers.