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Courses > Essential Carpentry Skills
Learn the foundations of carpentry and woodworking in our 10-week beginner course in Hereford. Designed for adults with little or no prior experience, this hands-on workshop course helps you build confidence using tools, measuring accurately, cutting joints, and completing practical timber projects over 3 hours per week.
10-week evening format | 5-week intensive daytime format
Course Fee £350
Our Essential Carpentry Skills course is ideal for adults who want to learn carpentry and woodworking properly from the ground up. Over 10 weeks, you’ll develop practical workshop skills including measuring and marking timber, using hand tools safely, cutting joints, assembling simple projects, and building the confidence to progress into further carpentry or joinery training.
Thursdays, 9:00am – 3:00pm
18th June – 16th July
A faster-paced version of the course, covering the full 30 hours over 5 weeks. Ideal for those who want to complete their training in a shorter time frame.
Mondays, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Starting 7th September
A steady-paced evening course, ideal for those balancing work or other commitments.
Both formats cover the same course content and include 30 hours of practical training.
This beginner carpentry and joinery course introduces the core practical skills used in woodworking, timber preparation, hand tool use, and simple joint construction.
Over ten weeks, participants will learn how to safely use core hand tools while completing a series of guided practical exercises designed to build confidence and accuracy.
Participants will develop foundational carpentry techniques, including measuring and marking out timber, cutting basic woodworking joints and assembling simple components.
By the end of the course, learners will have completed several practical woodworking exercises and a small finished project, while gaining the core skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to progress to more advanced carpentry training such as the Fundamentals of Carpentry course.
During this course, participants will learn to:
Measure and mark out accurately
Select and safely use essential carpentry hand tools
Saw timber accurately
Cut and assemble basic woodworking joints
Use cordless drills and drivers
Sharpen tools correctly
Duration:
30 hours total
Delivered as either:
Evenings:
10 weeks – 3 hours per week. Mondays, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Daytime:
5 weeks – 6 hours per week. Thursdays, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Level:
Introductory / Beginner
Qualification:
Non-accredited practical skills course.
Participants receive a certificate of participation confirming completion of a 30-hour Essential Carpentry Skills Course.
This course is suitable for:
Complete beginners with no prior carpentry or woodworking experience
DIY enthusiasts wanting structured guidance in using tools
People considering carpentry as a hobby or future trade
Those wanting to build confidence working with wood in a workshop environment
All course materials are included within the course fee.
Participants will work primarily with quality softwood, which is ideal for learning core carpentry skills. It is lighter, easier to work with using hand tools, and allows participants to focus on developing accuracy and technique.
Course fee includes:
All tools and materials are provided.
