Distance learning course of 5 lessons

On completion of this course you will receive two qualifications:

Qualification 1: Carpentry & Joinery Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC. Dip. (Carpentry & Joinery)

Qualification 2: ASET Level 3 Carpentry & Joinery Award

This Course leads to an ASET Level 3 Award certificate for successful learners. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which GCSEs are at levels 1 and 2 and A levels are at level 3). For more information on this award, click here.

The Award has been designed by the learning provider to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements and as such is not listed as a qualification on NQF. While the duration, content or assessment may vary from similar national qualifications, in accrediting the programme at level 3, ASET attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.

ASET is a recognised National Awarding Body.

When a person becomes interested in carpentry and joinery, he joins millions of crafts people who enjoy the practical and therapeutic benefits of creating useful projects from natural materials. The very nature of creating a useful article from raw wood provides a feeling of useful activity. 

Wood is only a board when it is in its raw state. However, with the application of creative attention the raw material may evolve into an exclusive piece of furniture, a wooden toy, or many other objects. The professional intent is to create quality objects and this is far from over. Many woodworkers produce items which are one-off and exclusive, and on a commercial basis these items enjoy high prices. 

Syllabus

Safety, materials and small tools

Sawing and planing

Small tools

Hammers, screwdrivers and miscellaneous accessories

Joints and projects