City & Guilds 3 Week Rendering Award

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

Able Skills will provide you with the plastering and rendering 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 plastering is all about. The emphasis for us is on meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations.

We have designed the Plastering Centre to cover every possible plastering 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 plastering training, we are the best at what we do. We invest in our facilities, our staff and our students. We have fantastic plastering 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 plastering 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 Award:

City & Guilds 6218 3 Week Rendering Award   

To achieve this City & Guilds award will require you to undertake Plastering 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 3 weeks, we have put together the following training programme:

•    Health & Safety and PPE
•    To cut and fix plaster board to walls and ceilings.
•    Transferring levels
•    To tape standard and internal joints.
•    Cutting and setting beads
•    To prepare surfaces before plastering using bonding plaster and finishing plaster, ensuring a flat finished surface ready for decorating.
•    To mix plastering materials.
•    To skim walls.
•    To skim ceilings.
•    Applying PVA adhesive Unibond to existing surfaces
•    Plastering reveals – internal and external
•    Plaster repair work
•    Rendering

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

Unit 005: Mark out, remove damaged plaster, clean and prepare damaged area, mix and apply render, mix and apply plaster to smooth finish.

Unit 006: Check the accuracy of levelling equipment and transfer levels using a spirit level and straight edge.

Unit 117: Prepare surface, apply corner beads, apply background render and finish render coat to blockwork wall and attached piers

Over a period of 3 weeks, we will provide you with comprehensive plastering training in order to move you on to the assessments to successfully achieve this City & Guilds 6218 Rendering 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.

Plastering Progression and CSCS:

Following on from your City & Guilds Rendering award you can continue training with Able Skills to improve on your Plastering skills and knowledge. We have  a variety of courses available but it is up to you as to how far you want to go in the Plastering industry.

C&G 6218 Certificate –Just another 2 weeks at Able Skills to upgrade from a 6218 Plastering Award to a 6218 Plastering Certificate

CAA Level 2 Construction Diploma – CAA Level 2 Construction Diploma – You can transfer your C&G 6218 skills to undertake this award which may require up to 8 weeks training and assessment.

There will also be a requirement from you to undertake some research in order for you to record your understanding of plastering and related aspects but to help you with this, we have put together a comprehensive manual which will cover all of the knowledge units required to fully achieve this award.

This will all help when you undertake your final practical assessment and On-Line exam.

NVQ at level 2 – This is an automatic step up from the CAA Construction Diploma and will require you to have access to Plastering work in order for Work Based Assessments to be undertaken by Able Skills NVQ Assessors.

Alternatively, if you would rather undertake a very comprehensive level of training at Able Skills but with reduced theory requirements, Able Skills can combine the C&G 6218 Award and Certificate, add 3 weeks of reality plastering training and register you for the NVQ.

This outcome will be the same as the CAA Construction Diploma but will not have the full accreditation with it. The NVQ will still be achievable but the onus will be on you to provide slightly more work based evidence.

If you are looking to undertake ‘site’ based plastering 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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