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Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers > Furniture Maker
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Furniture makers make and restore items like chairs, tables, beds and display cabinets.
You could do a college course to get some of the skills needed for this job. Courses include:
You'll usually need some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for a Level 2 apprenticeship. You'll need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, for a Level 3 apprenticeship.
You'll need:
You'll work mainly with wood but you'll also use metals, plastics and other materials. In your day-to-day tasks could:
With experience, you could become a workshop supervisor or quality control inspector. With further training, you could move into furniture design. In larger firms, you could work in estimating, retail buying, sales or training. You could also start your own business and specialise in hand-crafted furniture or restoring antique items.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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