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Is There a Carpentry and joinery Full time Courses in Ireland or Scotland

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  • 01-10-2011 11:57pm
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    roboshatner
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    Hello all I am 28 and well I always wanted to do a Carpentry and Joinery Course when I was 15 and I never did.

    Now I would like to do it but do not think there are full time course to be a carpenter in ireland expect for Fas.

    3 years ago i rang ever carpenter in Dublin and did not have any luck.

    So what I am thinking is looking outside the box and doing a course in Scotland or Northern Ireland is it possible I do not know thats why I am posting this question here.

    Is anyone else in the same boat as me ?
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    kadman
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,099 Mod ✭✭✭✭kadman


    roboshatner wrote: »
    Hello all I am 28 and well I always wanted to do a Carpentry and Joinery Course when I was 15 and I never did.

    Now I would like to do it but do not think there are full time course to be a carpenter in ireland expect for Fas.

    3 years ago i rang ever carpenter in Dublin and did not have any luck.

    So what I am thinking is looking outside the box and doing a course in Scotland or Northern Ireland is it possible I do not know thats why I am posting this question here.

    Is anyone else in the same boat as me ?


    Is it definitely a carpentry and joinery course you are considering, or any wood related course.

    Have you considered a college course such as Letterfrack college, for furniture design and manufacture.

    In the current climate there are thousands of carpenter/joiners unemployed, so expecting a job at the end of it all, puts you at the back of the queue.
    Behind me, and thousands like me. Even though I worked as a technical design manager in joinery, I,m still out of work unfortunately.

    So specialising in a different area, may be the way to go. Maybe wood technology, unless you specifically want a hands on career.

    Unless you can find an internship in someplace that is willing to train you in a wood related career. But from what I see the internships appear to be slave labour, on slave labour rates.

    kadman


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    Qwerty?
    Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭Qwerty?


    Theres a new course just started in SligoIt this year. Might be what you are looking for.


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    1chippy
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    Letterfrack is pretty hard to get into unless you have good leaving cert points. as far as im aware there isnt an assessment anymore, however you may qualify as a mature student. there is a pretty good course in Lurgan should give the grounding if you want to move onto Letterfrack. dont know about Sligo It. Theres also a plc course in Cavan might be worth a look


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