Learn something new every day More Info... by email A carpenter
is a person who creates wooden structures or otherwise shapes
wood for specific purposes. A carpenter's apprentice is a person
who learns the skills necessary to work in the trade by job
shadowing a more experienced carpenter. The carpenter's
apprentice may act as an assistant to the carpenter as well
during day-to-day operations, learning new skills while
providing a useful service to the carpenter or the business. No
specific level of education is necessary in order to become an
apprentice, though a high school diploma is usually preferred.
Once a candidate has completed high school, he or she can apply
for a carpenter's apprentice position through a local
woodworker's union or at a private company. In order to improve
one's chances of obtaining the position, a potential woodworker
can take training courses from a local community college, or
take shop classes while still in high school. More experience
will increase the candidate's chances of b