Boat Outfitting Skills (Carpentry) – Supported by Princess Yachts
Course Code: PYDIW1
Level: 1
Subject area: Construction & the Building Trades
Awarding body: City & Guilds
Qualification: Diploma
Course type: Full-time
Time of Day: Daytime
Duration: Ten weeks
When you'll study: Monday to Thursday, 7.00am to 5.15pm
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.
Fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2022/23 (August 2022 – July 2023). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2023/24.
If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees may not be applicable for your course. (Please note: this does not apply to Foundation Degrees or Access to Higher Education courses, and other courses not eligible for public funding.)
Course Code: PYDIW1
Course Fees
A Full Course Fee: £850
B Reduced Course Fee (for those in receipt of qualifying benefits): Not applicable to this course
C Ancillary course costs (ie books and equipment): Not applicable to this course
D Advanced Learner Loan Fee: Not applicable to this course
How old are you? | How much will you pay? |
---|---|
16 - 18 | |
19 - 23 | may be free). | (Note: If you do not have a level 2 qualification, this course
24+ |
Please note fees are quoted for one year only.
Course Code: PYDIW1
Course Fees
A Full Course Fee: £850
B Reduced Course Fee (for those in receipt of qualifying benefits): Not applicable to this course
C Ancillary course costs (ie books and equipment): Not applicable to this course
D Advanced Learner Loan Fee: Not applicable to this course
How old are you? | How much will you pay? |
---|---|
16 - 18 | |
19 - 23 | may be free). | (Note: If you do not have a level 2 qualification, this course
24+ |
Please note fees are quoted for one year only.
Course Code: PYDIW1
Course Fees
A Full Course Fee: £850
B Reduced Course Fee (for those in receipt of qualifying benefits): Not applicable to this course
C Ancillary course costs (ie books and equipment): Not applicable to this course
D Advanced Learner Loan Fee: Not applicable to this course
How old are you? | How much will you pay? |
---|---|
16 - 18 | |
19 - 23 | may be free). | (Note: If you do not have a level 2 qualification, this course
24+ |
Please note fees are quoted for one year only.
Course Code: PYDIW1
Course Fees
A Full Course Fee: £850
B Reduced Course Fee (for those in receipt of qualifying benefits): Not applicable to this course
C Ancillary course costs (ie books and equipment): Not applicable to this course
D Advanced Learner Loan Fee: Not applicable to this course
How old are you? | How much will you pay? |
---|---|
16 - 18 | |
19 - 23 | may be free). | (Note: If you do not have a level 2 qualification, this course
24+ |
Please note fees are quoted for one year only.
Course Code: PYDIW1
Course Fees
A Full Course Fee: £850
B Reduced Course Fee (for those in receipt of qualifying benefits): Not applicable to this course
C Ancillary course costs (ie books and equipment): Not applicable to this course
D Advanced Learner Loan Fee: Not applicable to this course
How old are you? | How much will you pay? |
---|---|
16 - 18 | |
19 - 23 | may be free). | (Note: If you do not have a level 2 qualification, this course
24+ |
Please note fees are quoted for one year only.