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Carpentry & Joinery, Diploma Level 2

at City College Norwich, Norwich · college

Level 2Vocational and tradeDiploma2 yearsFull time

What the college says

This course is divided into two routes from which a student will choose to specialise in one. The two options are Site Carpentry or Bench Joinery. The course is delivered in units. You will take three core units and then other units that are trade specific. The core units are: Safe working practices Information, quantities and communication with others Construction technology The specialist Site Carpentry units are: First fixing operations Second fixing Erecting structural carcassing Carrying out maintenance Setting up and operating a circular saw The specialist Bench Joinery units are: Setting up and operating a circular saw Produce setting out details for routine joinery products Mark out from setting out details for routine joinery products Manufacture routine joinery products By the end of the course, students will have gained up to three of the four elements needed to complete a basic Level 2 Apprenticeship Framework, which include a technical certificate, a health and safety test and functional skills.

What you need to get on

Successful completion of the Carpentry and Joinery Diploma Level 1 with a good attendance and behaviour record and reference from the course leader. (Progression course only)

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Norwich City College Of Further And Higher Education

    Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR2 2LJ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Norwich
  • 2 September 2026 · Norwich

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