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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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For all our programmes, wed like you to have an honours degree at 2:2 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. We have various programmes on offer some of which are listed below:EngineeringBusiness and CommercialDataCyberLand ManagementTechnologySustainability
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