Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery – Part Time Evening

Course Overview

The course combines practical and theory sessions and will enable you to gain good practical skills with underpinning job knowledge of Carpentry and Joinery. You will cover a range of units, such as how to erect and dismantle working platforms, and construct carcassing for floor and roofs.

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of all parts of the Level 1 Diploma and a satisfactory reference from your tutor.

English & Maths : GCSE Grade 3 and 2 or Level 1 Functional skills and Level 1 Carpentry.

What the course covers

This course consists of the following units:

• Carry out first fixing operations
• Carry out maintenance to non-structural carpentry work
• Carry out second fixing operations
• Carry out structural carcassing operations
• Health and safety and welfare in construction and associated industries
• Prepare and use carpentry and joinery portable power tools
• Understanding construction technology
• Understanding information, quantities and communication with others

This CSKILLS/NOCN qualification is recognised by the construction industry as a training programme, however it does not qualify for the award of a CSCS Card.

For more information about the Construction Skills Card Scheme please visit www.cscs.uk.com

Fees and funding

Please note:

• Students aged 16 to 18, or those aged 16 to 24 who have a valid EHCP, and are studying Further Education courses are not normally charged course fees
• Adults may need to pay a fee depending on their personal circumstances. This will be assessed against the relevant Funding Body eligibility criteria at point of enrolment

If you don’t qualify for fee remission, the fees for 2026/27 will be:

£2,544* (plus registration fee to be advised at enrolment)

*Exam fee included

Fees are for 2026/27 entry and apply to students eligible for home fee status enrolling to funded programmes. The fees quoted are subject to personal circumstances and will be confirmed at the time of your enrolment, depending on eligibility criteria. For more information about financial support for students, please click here or email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk