Craft Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship

Campus: Moylish, Limerick City
years: 4

Level 6
Course Type Apprenticeships
Study Mode Apprenticeship
Department Built Environment

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.

Contact Details

TUS Apprenticeships Office

Email: apprenticeships@tus.ie

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

How to Apply

Information on this commencing this apprenticeship can be found at: SOLAS.ie, Generation Apprenticeship, and Education & Training Boards Ireland

Further Information

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”.

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.

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.