Fitted Furniture Installer Apprenticeship
Fitted Furniture Installer Apprenticeship
Fitted Furniture Installer Apprenticeship
Furniture & Woodworking
What is a Fitted Furniture Installer?
A Fitted Furniture Installer is responsible for preparing and installing furniture including kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and offices, shops, exhibitions and boat interiors.
This is onsite at the customer’s commercial or domestic premises.
You will experience a wide variety of projects and interface closely with customers.
What is the Apprenticeship Standard?
This is a new style of Apprenticeship. Standards are occupation-focused, they are not qualification-led.
The learning happens throughout the apprenticeship and the apprentice is assessed at the end.
They need to prove that they can carry out all aspects of their job. They develop transferable skills and gain credibility too.
The Apprentice will gather evidence from the workplace, which will be placed into an electronic portfolio. They will also study eLearning and eTesting modules as well as receiving high quality training from experienced Didac staff.
As a Fitted Furniture Installer, you will learn a number of skills, depending upon the type of business you are working in.
Make decisions such as the type of material needed to make components / products, the ability to follow technical drawings, skills to work out amount of materials needed.
You will learn how to install fitted furniture.
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learn about the organisation and industry
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learn about materials
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set up and operate power tools and equipment
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make and use jigs
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collaboration & adaptability
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time management
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pride in the workplace
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achieve quality and output targets
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maintain tools & equipment
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communication
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preparation
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hand power tools
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legal requirements
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problem solving
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organisation
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policies and procedures
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materials
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health & safety
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quality standards
Apprentices without Level 1 English and Maths must achieve this Level and take the test for Level 2 before taking the endpoint assessment
What is EPA?
Endpoint assessment (EPA) is an holistic and independent assessment, designed to test whether an apprentice has gained the skills, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the relevant standard, and it grades the apprentice according to their performance.
EPA must be carried out by an end point assessment organisation which is listed on the register of end point assessment organisations.
Duration
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The minimum duration is one year before taking the end-point assessment.
Delivery Location
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National Delivery within the workplace