At this level, you can begin to specialise in either site carpentry,
bench joinery or shopfitting joinery.
The Level 5 Site Carpentry Diploma allows you to learn, develop and
practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in Site
Carpentry.
It covers the following skills:
- Carry out first fix flooring
and roofing
- Carry out first fix frames,
partitions and stairs
- Carry out second fixing
operations
- Carry out carpentry
maintenance
- Set up and operate a
circular saw
The Level 5 Bench Joinery Diploma allows you to learn,
develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career
progression in Bench Joinery.
It covers the following skills:
- Set up and operate a
circular saw
- Produce setting out details
for bench joinery products
- Mark out from setting out
details for bench joinery products
- Manufacture bench joinery
products
The Level 5 Shopfitting Joinery Diploma allows you to
learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career
progression in Site Carpentry.
It covers the following skills:
- Set up and operate a
circular saw
- Manufacture internal
shopfitting joinery products
- Manufacture external
shopfitting joinery products
The Level 5 Wood Machining for Joinery Manufacture Diploma
allows you to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment
and/or career progression in Site Carpentry.
It covers the following skills:
- Principles of machine
manufactured joinery
- Setting and operating fixed
sawing machines
- Setting and operating fixed
planing machines
- Setting and operating fixed
jointing machines
- Setting and operating fixed
profiling machines
- Setting and operating fixed
sanding machines
- Setting and operating NC/CNC
machines
Our Extended Diplomas are intended for use as part of apprenticeships
for learners just starting out in construction trades, typically aged 16.
Centres are advised to use both the Level 4 and Level 5 handbooks, which
contain all the units for the extended diplomas.