Bench Joinery Diploma
Cornwall College Camborne - 11 September 2025
1 Year
Part-time
Course information
This course will give you opportunities for work both locally and if you want to travel the world. The course will enable you to take your Joinery skills far beyond the level 2 and give you a more advanced understanding of building construction along with the part a Bench Joiner plays in the manufacture of building components and how they fit into the construction of all sorts of buildings. The course will enable you to work confidently in a Joinery workshop.
All of our training takes place in our state of the art joinery workshop to add a bit more work realism to the course that reflects the equipment available in industry. We have a large range to tools and equipment for you to practice with, you’ll also have access during the course to our wood machine shop to experience the machines we have. Your teaching will be delivered by highly experienced qualified trade’s people who have many years’ experience of working in the construction industry as bench joiners.
You will learn how to plan and undertake jobs independently with support from our staff when needed to enable you to complete your project. You will be involved in discussion about technique and methods.
You will be taught all aspects of joinery from cutting joints by machine to assemble windows with curved sections and then progressing to setting out and manufacturing kite winder staircases.
By the end of the course you will achieve a qualification, Yes! but you will also have the experience of the Joinery staff passed onto you and complete backup of that team which means that you will be able to work in any joinery shop in the world with confidence.
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If you’re aged 16-18 when you begin your course, you will usually be eligible for free tuition. Detailed information can be found in our Financial Support section. Financial support for School Leavers Tuition Fees: £3345.00
If you are aged 19+, the cost of the course will depend on your circumstances. Detailed information can be found in our Financial Support Section. Financial support for ages 19+ |
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Course Code 11425-CAM-25
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