Plasterer

Level

Intermediate · like GCSEs

Length

2 yrs

typical

Sector

Construction and the built environment

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Preparing walls and ceilings for decoration and finishing.

Prepare walls and ceilings by cleaning, bonding, and fixing beads

Apply scratch coats, floating coats, and finish coats of plaster

Skim plasterboard and achieve a smooth flat finish ready for decorating

Fix plasterboard sheets to steel or timber frames on dry-lining systems

Apply external render to brickwork and block walls

Cut and fix decorative coving, cornices, and plaster mouldings

Clean up and maintain tools and scaffolding at end of working day

Solid plastering techniques for walls and ceilings using sand and cement

Dry-lining methods including plasterboard fixing and skim finishing

Preparation of surfaces including bonding, beading, and dubbing out

Mixing plaster products to correct consistency and coverage ratios

Health and safety on plastering sites including manual handling

Reading construction drawings and specifications for plastering works

Decorative plasterwork including cornices, coving, and mouldings

Ready to look for a place?

See live Plasterer apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.

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