C&G 5 Week Painting & Decorating Certificate

This qualification, new for 2010/2011 meets the needs of those of you who work or want to work in the Painting & Decorating industry. It will enable you to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression within Painting & Decorating.

Able Skills will provide you with the Painting & Decorating training to meet all of the standards as required by City & Guilds but we will also build on this to give you much more so that you will gain a better insight into what Painting & Decorating is all about. The emphasis for us is on meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations.

We have designed the Painting & Decorating Centre to cover every possible Painting & Decorating scenario which means that we can access all levels of qualification so should you want to progress and learn more, this will be possible.

We do feel that after 7 years of providing this Painting & Decorating training, we are the best at what we do. We invest in our facilities, our staff and our students. We have fantastic Painting & Decorating instructors who make you feel welcome at all times and are dedicated to providing a service which upholds our reputation.

Their patience is to a level which will make sure everyone believes that they can achieve this Painting & Decorating award…. And they can, with dedication to the course.

Here, we explain the requirements and Able Skills training plans in order for you to achieve the City & guilds 6218 Certificate:

City & Guilds 6218 Painting & Decorating Certificate

To achieve this City & Guilds award will require you to undertake Painting & Decorating training and assessment using credits which are achieved by covering various units from the C&G 6218.

For this award, which can be achieved in 5 weeks, we have put together a training and assessment plan; Training will cover:

•    Health and Safety, PPE and safe working practices
•    Correct use of tools and equipment used in this trade
•    Preparation of new and old surfaces ready for painting
•    Repairing imperfections in walls and wood ready for painting
•    Application of water based products such as primers, undercoats, emulsion and eggshell using  brushes and rollers
•    Application of oil based products
•    Cutting around obstructions, openings, fittings such as radiators, windows, sockets and switches
•    How to use a roller effectively
•    Cutting, pasting and hanging wallpaper


Throughout the programme you will be assessed on the following City & Guilds 6218 units:

Unit 006 - Introducing levelling in construction - Check the accuracy of levelling equipment and transfer levels using a spirit level and straight edge.

Unit 008 - Introducing paint finishing skills – Prepare and paint wall and attached pier, cutting in around plug and light sockets with brush and roller.

Unit 112 - Developing paint finishing skills – Prepare a door frame to receive knotting, primer, undercoat and finish coat. Prepare a window frame to receive knotting, primer, undercoat and finish coat.

Unit 113 - Developing surface preparation skills – Identify and use tools and resources including the use of access equipment when preparing a wall and attached pier to receive lining paper.

Unit 114 - Developing papering  skills – Identify and apply varied types of wallpaper using the correct wallpaper adhesives/pastes to a wall and attached pier

Unit 206 – Expanding paint finishing skills – Prepare and paint both sides of an in situ 4 panel door to include knotting, primer, undercoat and finish coat

Over a period of 5 weeks, we will provide you with comprehensive Painting & Decorating training in order to move you on to the assessments to successfully achieve this Painting & Decorating award.

This is a hands-on, practical course, it is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety, steel capped footwear is essential. All other PPE, tools and materials will be provided throughout your training period.

Painting & Decorating Progression and CSCS:

Following on from your City & Guilds Painting & Decorating award you can continue training with Able Skills to increase your Painting & Decorating skills and knowledge.

If you are interested in undertaking a more comprehensive level of training at Able Skills, we can combine the C&G 6218 Certificate, add 2 weeks of reality Painting & Decorating training and register you for the NVQ.

If you are looking to undertake ‘site’ based Painting & Decorating work in the future, it is important that you have a CSCS card, without it, you will not be able to access sites. Able Skills will provide you with the training material to aid you in your understanding of site health & safety and we will also pay for you to undertake your CSCS test.

The aim of the test is to examine knowledge across a wide range of health and safety topics in order to improve safety and productivity on site. If you are looking to hold an Experienced Worker or Skilled Worker card, you will need to be registered for an NVQ.

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