Joinery competition overview

A joiner works with timber to construct doors, windows, fitted furniture and other permanent fixtures within buildings. They will often prepare items in a workshop before going to the site to install the completed items.

Joiners work with many types of timber and other construction materials to create a variety of internal and external work such as staircases, windows, doors, furniture, kitchens, cupboards and interior woodwork. Joiners can work on heritage projects that require traditional skills to preserve, repair or recreate joinery work from the past or restore historic buildings. Joiners use a range of equipment from traditional tools such as saws, chisels, planes and drills through to state-of-the-art computerised cutting equipment and hi-tech drawing and design software. Their skills are a valuable mix of traditional and modern craftsmanship.

The competition has been designed to reflect the role of a joiner and the standards that are expected within the construction industry.

Competition overview

Competitors will be marked throughout the competition:

• Competitors have to work in a safe manner and will lose marks if this is not adhered to

General information:

• At the Regional Qualifiers the maximum working time for the task is 6 hours
• At the UK National Final the maximum working time for the task is 18 hours
• SkillBuild UK National Final competitors could progress onto EuroSkills and WorldSkills competitions if all the relevant criteria have been met

See also:

• Bricklaying competition overview
• Carpentry competition overview
• Furntiure and Cabinet Making competition overview
• Painting and Decorating competition overview
• Plastering competition overview
• Plastering and Drywall Systems competition overview
• Roof Slating and Tiling competition overview
• Stonemasonry competition overview
• Wall and Floor Tiling competition overview