Full Plastering Apprenticeship Level 2

Summary

This is a full plastering course not just skimming. The apprentice will be learning the following: Mixing techniques, material estimation handling and stick management, defect repair, floating and beading techniques, rendering, base coat application and scratch coats, dry lining, jointing. leveling compounds, screeds and much more.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 to £22,010.56 a year
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Training course: Plasterer (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 November
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Estimate quantities and materials
Mixing materials
Apply floating coat
Apply setting coat
Apply plain fence renders
Preparing background surfaces
Measuring and marking out
Plasterboard
Bonding and sealing
Repairs
Using hand and power tools
Moulding and casting
Cornice, skirtings and ceiling centres

Where you’ll work

Maple Road

Saddlebow

King's Lynn

PE34 3AH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

Your training course

Plasterer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).

Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.

Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.

Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.

Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.

Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.

Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.

Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.

Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

SP: Estimate quantities and select solid plastering and render materials.

SP: Select, use and store hand tools for solid plastering and rendering.

SP: Mix materials for solid plastering and render to ratio.

SP: Apply floating coat plaster to solid back grounds, including the formation of 90 degree angles with bead, consolidation and mechanical key application.

SP: Apply setting coat plaster to floating coat plasters, including forming 90 degree angles with bead.

SP: Apply setting coat plaster to plasterboard surfaces.

SP: Apply plain face render to scratch coat renders, including forming a hard angle.

SP: Apply scratch coat renders, including mechanical key, dobbing out coats and application of render beads.

SP: Prepare background surfaces to receive solid plasters, and renders, including the application of solid plastering and render primers and sealers.

SP: Measure, mark out and cut plasterboard to fit area and obstacles, using hand tools.

SP: Install plasterboard to timber surfaces and reinforce joints.

SP: Direct bond plasterboard to solid backgrounds, including sealing around obstacles.

SP: Carry out solid plaster repair: For example, replace plasterboard, patch plaster to solid background.

FP: Select, use and store hand tools for fibrous plastering applications.

FP: Estimate quantities and select fibrous plastering materials.

FP: Prepare and mix fibrous plaster materials, including reinforcement.

FP: Prepare and mark out background surfaces to receive fibrous plaster components.

FP: Construct moulds.

FP: Prepare bench and moulds for casting.

FP: Run mould and release casts.

FP: Measure and cut fibrous components to form straight and mitred cuts.

FP: Set and mark out for cornice installation.

FP: Fix cornice including straight runs, stops and 90 degree internal and external angles.

FP: Carry out fibrous plaster repair, for example, replacement or patching.

FP: Set out for fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.

FP: fix fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.

Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).

Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.

Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.

Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.

Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.

Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.

Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.

Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.

Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

Your training plan

Plasterer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

This Apprenticeship will be split by 80% on the job training and 20% off the job training (learning)
You will work Monday to Friday on site, gaining work based experience
You will then attend practical sessions at college once per month
This will be supported by weekly online theory sessions
You will also be required to log your larning and upload evidence on an online portfolio

More training information

There will be a need to travel to college which is 1 hour and 40 mins by car from work once per moth, costs will be covered

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 3)
Maths (grade 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Team working
Physical fitness
hard working

Other requirements

The business Location is rural and not on a bus route. there may also be a need to travel to different sites.

About this company

Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd (TrAC) is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Employment at the company is on offer after the Apprenticeship or they will have the ability to be a Self Employed Plasterer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Duncan

duncan@tracweb.co.uk

07909472711

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279535.

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Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 30 October)

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