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Wood occupations

The suite contains National Occupational Standards (NOS) related to:

  • Site Carpentry
  • Architectural Joinery
  • Structural Post and Beam Carpentry
  • Light Structural Timber Framing
  • Timber Frame Erection
  • Timber Decks and Cladding
  • Heritage Site Carpentry
  • Heritage Architectural Joinery
  • Heritage Structural Post and Beam Carpentry
  • Wheelwrighting
  • Shopfitting Site Work
  • Shopfitting Bench Work
  • Pre-assembled Roof Structure Installer

You can view individual standards on the NOS database.

Current structures

CITB manages the structures for vocational qualifications. We base the content for these structures on the relevant National Occupational Standards.

The structures are approved by employers and industry stakeholders. Training organisations base their courses on the structures.

Recommended qualification structures

Recommended Qualification Structure for Wood occupations (Construction) Level 1 v3 04-19 (PDF, 20KB)

Recommended Qualification Structure for Wood occupations (Construction) Level 2 v13 04-19 (PDF 70KB)

Recommended Qualification Structure for Wood occupations (Construction) Level 3 v10 04-19 (PDF 53KB)

Structures for NVQs/SVQ

NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (Construction) Level 1 v2 (PDF, 11KB)

NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (Construction) Level 2 (PDF, 264KB)

NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (Construction) Level 3 (PDF, 251KB)

Questions or feedback about these structures 

If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiries form.

You may also be interested in...

  • Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) 
    National accreditation and awarding body in Scotland for qualifications specifically for Scotland
  • Qualifications Wales 
    Regulator of non-degree qualifications and the qualifications system in Wales
  • CITB Northern Ireland  (CITBNI)
    Industry training board for Northern Ireland in partnership with CITB as the Sector Skills Council for Construction for qualifying the construction workforce activities in Northern Ireland
  • The ‘Register ’ of regulated qualifications in England and Northern Ireland for accredited qualifications.

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