PLAY YOUR PART IN ARMY BUILDING PROJECTS
THE TUITION I RECEIVED ON THE CARPENTRY AND JOINER COURSE WAS EXCELLENT AND ALLOWED ME TO BECOME A CONFIDENT TRADESMAN.
- This is a trade role. More about types of roles in the Royal Engineers.
Training For The Role
Step 1
You'll start with your initial military training which will teach you how to be a soldier - this will cover everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle. If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years 5 months), you’ll do a 23-week basic military training course at Harrogate. If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years 1 month), you’ll do the regular 14-week adult basic training.
Step 2
Then it’s off to the Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment near Camberley for nine weeks. Here, you learn military engineering skills such as knots and lashings, demolition, mine warfare and bridge building. The final stage of training is 21 weeks at the Royal School of Military Engineering in Chatham. Here, you learn how to use machinery and hand tools to make timber building materials.
Entry Requirements
Age:
16 years 6 months - 35 years 6 months
Qualifications: GCSE Grade A–D/9-3 in at least English Language, Maths and Science
Fitness:
- Mid Thigh Pull 118kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- 2km run 10m 45s (11m 30s for Junior Entry)
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Level 2 and 3 Diplomas in Carpentry and Joinery (Military Engineering)
- Level 2 Apprenticeship (NVQ Technical Certificate and Functional Skills) in Wood Occupations - Site Carpentry (City and Guilds)
Rank Progression
Learn about rank progression here.
Pay and Benefits
“The tuition I received on the Carpentry and Joiner course was excellent and allowed me to become a confident tradesman. The course started with basic joints and built up to the construction of doors, partition walls and roofs. Following my time at 1RSME, I am now looking forward to putting the skills I have learnt to good use.”
HOW TO APPLY
Once your online application has been approved, you'll meet with a local recruiter. This is your chance to tell us about the role that you're interested in. When you go to the Assessment Centre,you'll take tests - the results will show whether you'd be suitable for this role, or should consider a different role.
Training For The Role
Step 1
Your training will depend on your military experience, trade qualifications and the role of your unit. If you need basic soldiering skills, you learn them at your nearest Army Training Unit.
Step 2
Then you go to the Army Training Centre, Pirbright, to be trained by Regular Army instructors. You learn to handle weapons, read maps and give first aid. Combat Engineer training is given by your unit. Finally, you have trade training at the Royal School of Military Engineering in Chatham. Over 21 weeks, you learn how to use machinery and hand tools to make timber building materials.Entry Requirements
Age:
17 years 9 months - 42 years 6 months
Fitness:
- Mid Thigh Pull 118kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- 2km run 10m 45s (11m 30s for Junior Entry)
Qualifications:
GCSE Grade D/3 or above in at least Maths, English Language and one other subject
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations – Construction – (Pearson WBL)
- Level 2 Diploma in Defence Engineering ( Carpentry and Joinery) (QCF) – (Cskills)
- Functional Skills English at level 1
- Functional Skills Mathematics at level 1
Pay and Benefits
You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £39.34 in training and rising to £50.21 per day once you're a Private. This includes being paid for weekly drill nights. Plus, if you complete all of your annual training days, you're entitled to a tax-free lump sum called a bounty.
HOW TO APPLY
Once your online application has been approved, you'll meet with a local recruiter. This is your chance to tell us about the role that you're interested in. When you go to the Assessment Centre,you'll take tests - the results will show whether you'd be suitable for this role, or should consider a different role.
