Work Experience Placements with Bespoke Joinery Specialists, Leeds (January 2015 – April 2015)

2 days a week voluntary placement with a local Joinery firm, duties included sanding/finishing work, as well
as priming and preparing surfaces. I was able to begin learning the basics of Bench Joinery, gaining
experience with setting out and measuring out jobs. Also accompanied fitters to site, including helping to
install a bespoke oak staircase on one occasion.

Work Experience Placement with InCommunities, Shipley (Feburary 2015)

A week long placement working with a void housing renovation team, engaged in returning a house to a habitable state. This included laying flooring and fixing skirting boards, as well fitting a brand new kitchen.

Level Two NVQ Apprenticeship with RDF Building Services, Leeds (April 2015 to May 2016)
Engaged in all parts of the role, from aiding other members of the workshop staff to producing industry standard joinery products, including a variety of doors, door frames and casings, as well as units and cabinetry. The RDF firm specialised in the manufacture and fit-out of pubs both in the local area and
nationally, which involved the production of bar tops and other more specialist bar furniture. Whilst with RDF, I have become used to using a wide arrange of materials, from Melamine, MDF, Plywood, Tricoya and other
sheet materials, to Sapele, Ash, Oak and a number of other hardwoods. I have also become fully accustomed to using the workshop machinery, such as panel saws, spindle moulder and planer/thicknesser.