The NI Traineeship provides a high-quality vocational education and training programme those who aspire to work within a specific sector.  If you are employed or will have an employer in place for when you are due to start the programme you may be ready to join the apprenticeship programme. 

Full details of both programmes are available below:

Traineeship 
Apprenticeship 

Carpentry and Joinery will provide you with a wide range of practical woodworking skills and job-related knowledge.  There is a choice of two areas such as site and bench carpentry and joinery.

Units include:

• Health, Safety and Welfare in construction Skills
• Principles of building construction information and communication
• Maintain and use carpentry and joinery hand tools
• Prepare and use carpentry and joinery portable power tools
• Produce woodworking joints
• Carry out second fixing operations
• Set up and operate a circular saw
• Carry out first fix flooring and roofing
• Manufacture bench joinery products
• Prepare and use carpentry and joinery portable power tools

On completion of the Traineeship, you can progress to a Level 3 further education course or a Level 2 or 3 Apprenticeship (possibly with your work placement employer).  This can lead you to Higher Education options.

You must:

• Be at least 16 years of age on or before 1 July in the year of proposed entry to the course.
• Have a minimum of a Level 1 qualification defined as 4 GCSEs at grades D-G including Maths and English grades D-F or equivalent. However, most areas will require higher grades in Maths and English.  See our Traineeship page for specific grades for each vocational area.
• Attend an information session.