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carpenter Review

at LJ Construction Carpentry Contractors Limited

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Carpentry and Joinery

Warwickshire

Review Submitted: February 2026

Overall Rating

4.5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
4.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
get to site for 7:30 and work until 3-4 in that time i am a first fix chippy doing joisting roofing and first fixing my mentor teaches me efficient and fast way which help me progress well through the industry for when i become a sub contractor my skills will be good enough for me to have a good career as a site chippy
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
i enjoy my apprenticeship very much as it has made me grow a lot as a chippy and a person

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
i have learnt many skills which will benefit me in life-social skills and skills for work which will help make me better at my job

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
LJ is very well structured as you have your day to day mentor , our contracts manager , apprenticeship head leader and directors who take a lot of interest in the apprentices and seeing us succeed
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
LJ is very supportive as you have your day to day mentor who helps you become a good chippy to better you future career .There is also a head person in charge of apprentices who gives advice and helps push up further to reach our goals . Contract managers also help push up to improve and make goals for ourselves for us to achieve and pus towards them .Also the directors have been very supportive of us apprentices giving us everything we need to succeed in our apprenticeship.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
all the support we need we have with LJ they push for us to reach our goals so we can become qualified and get out there on our own to build our own future
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
it keeps everything easy as we haven’t got to go to college we have our own triangle company so we can do it online which make me follow easier and we have people to make sure we understand so we learn better so when time comes to get our qualifications the skill from on the job and off the job lessons will help us achieve that
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
not that a know of

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend LJ Construction Carpentry Contractors Limited to a friend?
Yes
Why?
because they not like normal apprenticeships they throw us straight into the deep end so we can learn quick and actually get on the tools and get to work which has benefited me a lot as i enjoy being on the tools so my morale for work is always high
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to LJ Construction Carpentry Contractors Limited?
be urself , be determined to work and not slack , be confident , listen to ur mentor don’t assume you know what you doing , ask questions and want to be there don’t just be there for money or qualifications you need to want to be there if you want it to work for yourself
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