Stepnell has fantastic apprenticeship opportunities and we are currently looking for trainee joiners to join our friendly and supportive team. You will be working as part of a team alongside skilled joiners to deliver carpentry works to the highest standards. You will gain competencies in a wide range of carpentry and joinery techniques.
Annual wage: £16,224 a year
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Training course: Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am-5pm (early finish on Friday). Level 2 & Level 3 Carpentry will take 48 months to complete.
39.0 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 07 September 2026
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1
As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
Key responsibilities
You will be working as part of a team alongside skilled joiners and managers to deliver carpentry work to the highest Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality standards. The joinery shop is based out of our head office in Rugby. Successful applicants will be based in the joinery workshop with occasional visits to sites across all regions.
This role involves lifting, bending, kneeling and the use of tools and machinery.
No previous experience is required, but you must be enthusiastic and highly motivated to learn new skills and have a genuine interest in the construction industry. You will gain competencies in a wide range of carpentry and joinery techniques and expect to undertake the following:
To succeed you will need to:
Career Structure:
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Warwickshire College Group.
Day Release.
Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship with progression to Level 3.
GCSE in:
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Stepnell is a leading regional contractor, a complete construction partner with proven end-to-end project lifecycle expertise. We serve a broad spectrum of private and public sector clients, ensuring they realise their vision by providing a more holistic approach to project design, build, management and delivery. We are an established, mature business with the resources and infrastructure to deliver larger, more challenging projects generally up to £25 million.
We are ambitious and continue to grow our business; but despite our stature, we remain a family business at heart. We combine the focus and accessibility of a regional contractor, with a depth of technical competency, professional capability and national reach usually reserved only for larger organisations.
https://www.stepnell.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You'll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STEPNELL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024596.
Closes on Friday 29 May 2026
