Reference Quantity: ST0263
Particulars of normal
Occupational profile
The occupation includes finishing up superior expert work, primarily utilizing timber merchandise, both on a building web site, or in a workshop, creating and putting in constructing elements. The superior carpenter and joiner is ready to undertake complicated job duties, requiring excessive ranges of sensible abilities and information, along with managing their very own work and main small groups.
The primary variations between a stage 2 web site carpenter / architectural joiner, and a stage 3 superior web site carpenter / architectural joiner are that the superior carpenter/joiner has accountability for managing their very own and different folks’s work, in addition to being required to finish complicated and non-standard work. Examples of complicated duties embrace curved merchandise, irregular joints and bespoke work.
It is a core and choices apprenticeship, with two pathways:
Pathway 1: An Superior Web site Carpenter will usually work on a constructing web site, or in home and business premises, making ready and putting in complicated and infrequently bespoke constructing elements e.g. top quality doorways, formed linings, staircases with turns, complicated wall and flooring items, erecting bespoke structural carpentry (inclined roofs and joists) and erecting complicated roof buildings (e.g. inclined roofs with hips, valleys and dormers).
Pathway 2: An Superior Architectural Joiner will usually be employed in a workshop, producing complicated constructing elements by setting out, marking out and manufacturing bespoke architectural merchandise (e.g. doorways, home windows, staircases with turns and panelling/cladding).
Core Expertise and Competencies (each pathways)
On completion of this apprenticeship, superior carpentry and joinery employees will be capable of perform all of the actions undertaken by a carpenter and joiner, but additionally be capable of:
- work safely and pro-actively within the utility of excellent well being and security observe of their work space, to guard self and others.
- perceive the programme and work schedule for his or her work space and plan their work accordingl
- develop and preserve good working relationships with managers, supervisors and work colleagues
- decide one of the best ways of finishing up the work and guarantee that is communicated clearly to colleagues
- interpret technical specs and guarantee compliance with laws/steering related to the work being executed
- choose the required amount and high quality of assets required for finishing up complicated and non-standard work, together with timber, instruments and fixings
- be ready to take a lead when working in a workforce, particularly when complicated or non-standard work is concerned
Core Data (each pathways)
On completion of this apprenticeship, superior carpentry and joinery employees could have the identical information as a carpenter and joiner, but additionally be capable of:
- perceive, in additional element, the important thing facets of well being, security and welfare good observe and the best way to apply these to create a secure and wholesome working setting
- perceive the best way to plan and perform work successfully, considering complicated environmental and process associated challenges
- perceive the best way to develop and preserve glorious working relationships with others
- perceive the best way to entry information wanted to plan and execute work duties precisely, together with an understanding of Constructing Info Modelling (BIM.) and its affect on building initiatives
- perceive their broader obligations underneath present laws and steering in enterprise building work
- perceive the significance of workforce working and being ready to take a lead
Pathway 1: Particular Superior Web site Carpenter Talent Necessities
On completion of this apprenticeship, superior web site carpenters could have the identical occupational abilities as a web site carpenter but additionally be capable of reveal the power to:
- utilise a variety of superior commerce abilities which permit them to hold out complicated carpentry work to extremely expert requirements and tolerances, to incorporate measuring, marking out, becoming, slicing, splicing, ending, positioning and securing
- set up complicated and non-standard doorways and window frames, formed door and hatch linings, partitions with openings and modifications of path and staircases with turns
- set up accessible service encasements, bespoke wall/ flooring items and fitments, panelling and stair elements (e.g. balustrades, handrails and spindles with turns)
- erect inclined roofs with gables, roof verges and eaves, together with finishings, joists and roof coverings
- restore and or change frames, mouldings, flooring or flat roof joist coverings, door and window ironmongery, window elements, structural joists and rafters, window elements, guttering and downpipes
Pathway 1: Particular Superior Web site Carpenter Data Necessities
On completion of this apprenticeship, superior web site carpenters could have the identical occupational information as a web site carpenter however can even:
- perceive the technical rules of superior web site carpentry, resembling efficient and applicable set up practices, having the ability to apply this data in making ready and fixing complicated, non-standard timber based mostly merchandise and elements, resembling erecting inclined roofs, making, assembling and erecting complicated roof buildings, together with hip and dormer minimize roofs, sustaining and repairing non-standard joinery merchandise
- perceive the best way to perform superior calculations and work out slicing angles for complicated carpentry work resembling utilizing a roofing sq. to calculate roof spar lengths and utilizing a sliding bevel to mark out splayed joints
- perceive the best way to kind complicated joints related to superior web site carpentry work, resembling splayed and plumb
Pathway 2: Particular Superior Architectural Joiner Talent Necessities
On completion of this apprenticeship, superior architectural joiners could have the identical occupational abilities as an architectural joiner however can even be capable of reveal the power to:
- utilise superior commerce abilities to hold out complicated architectural joinery work to a excessive normal and too demanding tolerances
- set out complicated work duties for non-standard architectural joinery merchandise, together with complicated door units, doorways, home windows, items and fitments, staircases (straight and with turns) and merchandise with single/double curvature options.
- mark out precisely from setting out particulars for the manufacture of complicated doorways, opening home windows, items and fitments and staircases
- manufacture complicated and non-standard architectural joinery merchandise together with doorways, home windows with opening lights, items and fitments, panelling/cladding, staircases (straight and with turns) and veneers
- use, preserve and retailer marking and testing instruments, hand instruments, energy instruments and related tools required for superior work
- arrange and use mounted equipment resembling round saws, planers, thicknessers, bandsaws, morticers, tenoners, spindle moulders, drills, grinders and sanders
Elective (as decided by the employer)
- produce the computer-aided design (CAD) setting out particulars and set out by CAD
- produce wooden and wood-based merchandise utilizing pc numerically managed/numerically managed (CNC/NC) equipment
Pathway 2: Particular Superior Architectural Joiner Data Necessities
On completion of this apprenticeship, superior architectural joiners could have the identical occupational information as a architectural joiner however can even:
- perceive the technical rules of superior architectural joinery, utilizing this data to set out and produce slicing lists for complicated and non-standard merchandise, marking, manufacturing, becoming and assembling complicated, non-standard merchandise
- perceive the best way to take complicated web site and office dimensions, resembling measuring curved openings and making certain that items match obtuse/acute angled partitions
- perceive the best way to kind and proportion superior wooden joints related to complicated architectural joinery work, resembling subbed rebate joints, stub mortice and tenon joints and bridle joint
- perceive the best way to arrange, use and preserve mounted equipment used for complicated joinery duties, resembling creating and utilizing specialist jigs to fabricate curved timber merchandise
Elective (as decided by the employer)
- perceive the rules of computer-aideu design (CAD) and the best way to apply them to supply CAD setting out particulars and set out by CAD
- perceive the best way to arrange and use pc numerically managed/numerically managed (CNC/NC) equipment to supply timber and timber-based merchandise
Generic behaviours anticipated to be displayed by all superior Carpentry and Joinery employees (each pathways)
- efficient communication: oral, written, listening, physique language, presentation – particularly in working with others
- teamwork: work successfully with out supervision and provides management to others – being keen to steer a workforce
- impartial working: take accountability for finishing personal work and monitoring the work of others
- logical pondering: use clear and legitimate reasoning when making selections and in attaining work targets with others
- working successfully: undertake the work in a dependable and productive method, lead others by instance
- time administration: use personal time successfully to finish work on schedule and assist efficient workforce working
- adaptability: be capable of implement change and alter current necessities to satisfy the work directions
{Qualifications} and evaluation overview
Degree 3 superior apprentices will progress from a stage 2 apprenticeship, or be capable of reveal the identical information, abilities and competency ranges.
Apprentices should obtain a Degree 3 Nationwide Vocational Qualification (NVQ) to reveal competency of their chosen occupation.
- Pathway 1: NVQ Degree 3 Diploma in Wooden Occupations – Web site Carpentry
- Pathway 2: NVQ Degree 3 Diploma in Wooden Occupations – Architectural Joinery
Apprentices should full, or have beforehand accomplished, recognised English and Arithmetic Degree 2 {qualifications}.
Development and Skilled Recognition
On completion of this normal, apprentice will progress to a variety of employment alternatives, or transfer onto full or part-time additional schooling.
The achievement of this normal will meet the requirement of the Building Expertise Certification Scheme (CSCS) ‘Superior Expert Employee’ normal, which is extensively recognised as a ‘licence to function’ in a talented building commerce.
Period
12 – 15 months
Degree
3
Customary Evaluation
This normal shall be reviewed three years after its implementation.
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