Fitted Furniture Designer
Apprenticeship Level 3
Occupations | |
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Bathroom Designer | ✔ |
CAD Advisor | ✔ |
Design Technician | ✔ |
Fitted Bedroom Designer | ✔ |
Fitted Furniture Design Technician | ✔ |
Furniture Design Technician’s Design/Sales | ✔ |
Design Consultant | ✔ |
Interior Designer | ✔ |
Kitchen Designer | ✔ |
Planning Assistant | ✔ |
Showroom Sales Consultant | ✔ |
Showroom Designer | ✔ |
Level | |
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Level 3 - equivalent to A Level | ✔ |
Essential workplace skills | ✔ |
Vocational skills | ✔ |
Essential workplace behaviours | ✔ |
Training Locations | |
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Employer's sales & showroom facility | ✔ |
Getting started | |
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January, May & September | Starts |
Training places subject to caseload capacity | Please enquire |
Geographic locations - some restrictions apply | Please enquire |
Training Access & Support | |
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Access Didac's eLearning Portal | ✔ |
One-to-one training sessions | ✔ |
Regular reviews with your trainer and employer | ✔ |
ePortfolio - to record training & development | ✔ |
Opportunities to improve your maths & English skills | ✔ |
Duration | |
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Minimum of 12 months, typically 15months | ✔ |
Funding - England | |
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Government Funding | ✔ |
Funding Value | £7,000 |
Employer Contributions | £1, 000 |
Age grants for employers - England | |
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Under 19 Apprentice - 3 months | £500 |
Under 19 Apprentice - 12 months | £500 |
Occupational Standard | |
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Fitted furniture design technician (level 3) |
Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland | |
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Please contact us for commercial options |
Fitted Furniture Designer
Apprenticeship Level 3
Creating initial ideas, design concepts and plans for fitted furniture interiors.
interiors, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, automotive, boats and ships
Fitted Furniture Design Technician’s work with customers to create their perfect design for their chosen interior. They provide innovative and creative solutions that meet the needs of their client, taking account of the use and location of the product.
This includes fitted kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, automotive, interiors, boats and ships. In addition, fitted furniture designers often work on bespoke one-off commercial developments such as, restaurants, hotels, bars, offices, leisure and health centre projects.
Fitted Furniture Design Technician’s create fitted furniture designs using their knowledge of industry specific legislation and understanding of products and materials for interiors. They frequently manage the project from inception through to completion.
In their daily work, a designer in this occupation interacts with a range of people including managers, sales colleagues, customers, installers and suppliers.
Whether you are leaving school, graduating or looking to change career to work in an interior design, sales and marketing role where fitted furniture is involved, this is a great apprenticeship standard because it provides the knowledge and skills you will need to kick-start your career.
With Didac’s furniture and trade supplier training experience, we can create stimulating training plans to cover specialised fitted furniture design situations.
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Specification
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Delivery |
You must:
- be 16 or over
- not already be in full-time education
- live in England to qualify for Didac funded apprenticeships
You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re starting your career, want a change or you’re upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship.
As an apprentice you’ll:
- learn and train for a specific job
- get paid and receive holiday leave
- get hands-on experience in a real job
- be given the opportunity to improve your maths and English skills
- study for at least 20% of your working hours off-the-job
- complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- be on a career path with lots of future potential
The fitted furniture design apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to develop the following knowledge and skills. Many of these are transferable life-time skills for personal and career development.
- Plan, organise and manage furniture design and/or installation projects
- Maintain fitted furniture sales, design and installation records required
- Record any measurements of components, sub-assemblies, products, models, equipment, layouts or facilities for example kitchen units, wardrobes, desking
- Create suitable fitted furniture designs and concepts for furniture to be installed at relevant domestic or commercial premises
- Create fitted furniture designs using scale drawings or CAD (computer aided design)
- Select appropriate material options, products and components for the fitted furniture designs to meet customer requirements
- Present fitted furniture designs to customers for example kitchens, bedrooms or bathrooms
- Produce visuals that clearly demonstrate how fitted furniture designs meets the strength, aesthetics, cost and other relevant requirements of the customer brief
- Survey locations accurately for fitted furniture installation and designs including taking measurements and other relevant data of locations
- Produce representational images which records appropriate and accurate measurements of locations for the placement of furniture components
- Determine and record site conditions for example location and identification of the existing utilities and services
- Use quoting software systems to cost and price fitted furniture designs and provide and manage quotes to customers
- Maintain the fitted furniture showrooms to acceptable standards and mirror relevant design trends
- Deliver on sales targets and enhance opportunities for further growth for examples agree next stage by listening to the customer’s requirements and vision
- Establish and maintain communications with relevant customers for example ongoing customer service and care provided
- Check fitted furniture products and services are prepared, delivered and installed to customers satisfaction
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships
- Apply effective communication techniques at all levels including written and verbal communication skills
- Deliver excellent customer service for example going beyond what the customer expects
- Realise and maintain customer expectations
- Work safely at all times, completing health and safety records and reports
The apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to develop the following behaviours. These are transferable life-time skills for personal and career development.
- adopts an approachable and friendly manner, interacting with customers in the style of the business
- takes an active interest in the range of products and services offered by the
- works with integrity in an honest and trustworthy manor
- demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in own performance
- shows an organised and committed approach, with a positive attitude.
- takes ownership and responsibility for own performance, is diligent and accurate
- supports equality and diversity in the workplace
- uses appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and operates machinery safely and effectively
- consistently takes into account company environmental and sustainability policies and procedures.
The fitted furniture design apprenticeship is the gateway to a whole host of career opportunities in sales, project management, team leading and management.
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