Apprenticeship training course

Furniture finisher (level 2)

Furniture finishers prepare and treat wood and manufactured boards, for example MDF and veneered boards to give it a smooth finish and bring out its natural beauty. Items to be finished could range from tables, chairs, lounge suites, cabinets, chests of drawers, bespoke furniture, kitchen units and shop fittings.

• Qualification level: 2 ; Equivalent to GCSE.
• Typical duration: 15 months
• Apprenticeship category: Engineering and manufacturing
• Maximum funding: £9,000 ; Maximum amount government will fund ; for apprenticeship training.
• Also known as:
  • Furniture polisher
  • Polisher
  • Spray finisher
  • Spray polisher
• Skills:
  Skills an apprentice will learn

  • Agree scope of work and timescales with customers and plan activity.
  • Prepare work area and maintain before, during and after tasks.
  • Store materials, tools, and equipment.
  • Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work.
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality assurance requirements and monitoring procedures.
  • Select and check tools, equipment and machinery.
  • Set up, operate and monitor machinery, hand and power tools and equipment use to prepare furniture for finishing.
  • Follow environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, procedures and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Inspect, sand, strip and repair surfaces for finishing and report issues.
  • Apply colour matching and mixing techniques including checking compatibility and recording materials and ratios.
  • Identify, select and prepare materials, tools and equipment to finish furniture by hand.
  • Apply and adjust hand finishing techniques to create decorative effects or specialist finishes to furniture.
  • Apply techniques to revive and protect existing finish.
  • Record information - paper based or electronic.
  • Identify and resolve common faults and issues in furniture finishing.
  • Escalate issues or concerns.
  • Apply preventative maintenance techniques to machinery, tools and equipment. For example checking, cleaning and lubricating.
  • Apply basic continuous improvement techniques for example, 5 Why's, 5S, KAIZEN.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion legislation and guidance.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.
  • Identify, select and prepare materials, tools and equipment to spray finish furniture.
  • Apply and adjust spray techniques to finish furniture.

Full information on Furniture finisher (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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