Here you can find our selection of long courses available this year. There’s something for everyone with courses starting at 12 weeks and extending to 24 weeks, 50 weeks and 2 year courses.
Next long course starts 22nd April 2024.
The following long course start date will be 9th September 2024.
We’re available to help you decide what suits your aspirations.
Call us on 01273 513 611 or email info@marcfish.co.uk.
View our booking T&Cs here (PDF 121Kb).

12 Week Furniture Makers’ Course
The 12 week course is intended as an introduction to furniture making and covers all the basics. After the course you only need practice, determination, and imagination.Some 12 week students have gone on to set themselves up in business – ...

24 Week Furniture Makers’ Course
The 24 week course covers all the same elements as the 12 week course while allowing more time to complete your projects, and will give you much needed practice whilst having support and advice when it is needed. Your project ...

50 Week Furniture Design & Makers’ Course

50 Week Furniture Making Only Course
This one-year course is aimed at those who might be looking for a career as a maker in an employed role. No distractions, no designing to worry about – just pure making. This may appeal to those who want to ...

Advanced 50 Week Furniture Design & Makers’ Course
The one-year advanced course is aimed at those who may have trained elsewhere or are self taught to an already high standard. If you already feel you know the basics and want to push yourself further and explore your creative ...

2 Year Furniture Design & Makers’ Course
This two-year course is aimed at those who may be looking into a conventional furniture design and making degree course with one of the UK’s universities. Our research into people leaving with a degree in these subjects shows that many ...

Need further info? Or interested in visiting us?
If you have any questions about the long courses we offer, please do get in touch with the team here at RHS. We can help you with information on courses in detail and book you in for a visit to ...

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