Boat Outfitting Skills (Carpentry) – Supported by Princess Yachts

Get a headstart on your career by learning some of the key skills needed by this prestigious employer.

This ten-week course is supported by Princess Yachts and will give you the basic skills and knowledge in carpentry and boat fitting.  Princess Yachts will visit the students throughout the ten-week training programme, as well as supporting site visits to Princess Yachts’ Newport Street Facilities.

At the end of the course, you will be invited to undergo a short assessment and offered an interview for a full-time position with Princess Yachts.

This course is free to those who show proof of benefits or earnings of less than £18,525.

This course is made up of the following units:

• health and safety
• principles of building – construction, information and communication
• maintenance and use carpentry and joinery hand tools
• preparation and use of carpentry and joinery portable power tools
• produce woodworking joints
• scribing
• bulkhead fitting
• matrix fitting
• marine/boat terminology
• pre-build.

You must be 19 or over to enrol on this course and you will be expected to have a good understanding of maths and English.

The following units are assessed by a GOLA online multiple choice exam:

• health and safety
• principles of building – construction, information and communication.

The following units are assessed via practical assessment:

• maintenance and use carpentry and joinery hand tools
• preparation and use of carpentry and joinery portable power tools
• production of woodworking joints.

Upon successful completion you may progress onto the following:

• employment with Princess Yachts
• Level 2 Diploma in Site Carpentry 
• Level 2 Diploma in Bench Joinery
• an Apprenticeship in carpentry.