Carpentry and joinery
Make things with your hands, on the sites changing your borough.
Apprentice rates to start, rising with each qualification.
The route
How people get in and grow
One of the most direct routes onto a construction site. Start with a site-ready card and an apprenticeship, build toward a recognised NVQ.
- 1
Get site-ready
A CSCS card and basic site safety let you set foot on a real site.
Unlocks: CSCS card, site safety awareness
- 2
Earn while you learn
A carpentry apprenticeship pays you to train on real jobs.
Unlocks: Carpentry and joinery apprenticeship
- 3
Qualify
An NVQ Level 2 then Level 3 marks you out as a skilled tradesperson.
Unlocks: NVQ Level 2, then Level 3 Carpentry
Where this goes
Skilled trades and construction in Sutton runs from Level 2 (about GCSEs at grade 4 to 9) up to Level 6 (about a bachelors degree). These are the levels people move through, and what is open right now at each one.
Level 2about the same as GCSEs at grade 4 to 9
16 openings in Sutton9 different apprenticeshipstypically £17,243 a year(middle of 16 advertised)- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
- Painter and decorator (level 2)
- Groundworker (level 2)
Level 3about the same as A levels
8 openings in Sutton5 different apprenticeshipstypically £17,500 a year(middle of 8 advertised)- International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
- Surveying technician (level 3)
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
Level 4about the same as an HNC
1 opening in Sutton1 apprenticeship- Construction design and build technician (level 4)
Level 6about the same as a bachelors degree
3 openings in Sutton3 different apprenticeships- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Building services engineer (level 6)
- Geospatial mapping and science specialist (degree) (level 6)
Levels and apprenticeship standards from the Department for Education Find an apprenticeship service, counted from vacancies open today. Wages are the middle of what employers actually advertised, not a promise about any one job, and they do not always rise with the level: pay depends on the employer and the year as much as the qualification. These are the levels within this line of work, not a guarantee that one apprenticeship leads to the next.
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