Apprenticeship Plastering

APPRENTICESHIP PLASTERING

Who is this course for?

This course is for people who want to work as a plasterer. You will work with a variety of materials to provide surface finishes to walls and ceilings and learn how to prepare surfaces and apply finishes to the correct specification. You'll also learn skills and techniques used to replace and repair decorative mouldings and cornices in both new and old buildings.

It helps to have some basic mathematical ability as you have to calculate areas of wall and corresponding volumes of material.

How long is this course for?

1-4 years depending on how many levels you want to progress through.

What will I study?

• Fixing plasterboard, metal lath and pre-formed coving to timber backgrounds
• Fixing dry lining boards to solid and stud walls
• Plastering internal solid and stud walls using different materials
• Plastering external walls using a variety of materials and beads
• Preparation and laying of floor screeds to levels and falls
• Preparation and repair of damaged surfaces
• Construction of cornice moulds and running cornices in situ
• Health and Safety
• Essential Skills in Communication, Application of Number and Information Technology. Applicants who have achieved GCSE English, Mathematics or IT at grades A-C, will be exempt from the equivalent essential skill.

How will I be assessed?
Assessment will be an on going process. You may be assessed through practical demonstration, oral questioning, assignment/project work, written tests and simulation.

What can I do after the course?

• Progress to employment
• Become self employed - set up your own business
• Progress through the levels and then to higher education

How do I apply?
Complete an application form (available from each campus or in the Admissions section) and return it to any Campus.