Course overview
Plastering can be physically demanding work, so a level of physical fitness is important. It is a versatile job as it involves many different types of construction from residential to commercial buildings, so you will be kept engaged with a different site to work on constantly.
A plastering apprentice will learn key skills during their off-the-job teaching and working alongside employers.
These skills include:
Complying with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance
Identifying and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance
Segregating resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal
Using access equipment, for example hop ups, podiums, or low-level scaffolding
Interpreting information from drawings and specifications
Storing materials considering date order for rotation of stock
Preparing and maintaining a safe working area
Checking and use of store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects
Moving and handling materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment
Protecting finished work and the surrounding area.
Verbal communication with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers, and customers.
Applying team working principles to their own and the wider build team
Course information
If not already achieved, the apprentice will have to achieve Level 1 English and maths and take the test for level 2 prior to taking their end-point assessment.
PPE to be supplied by employer
