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Plastering Courses from Able Skills
Able Skills is a City & Guilds Approved Training Centre (723054)
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Construction Awards Alliance Approved NVQ Assessment Centre (5759)
Due to the high demand for our excellent plastering training, we have now opened a bigger Plastering Training Centre designed to be able to meet any plastering course requirements. This new Plastering Centre comes complete with 3 time served and qualified instructors, dedicated assessment areas for qualification students, designated areas for those of you who only need 5 days, designated dry lining department and every plastering tool you could ever need.
Years of experience in delivering plastering training has allowed us to listen and learn and establish the needs of plasterers everywhere, whatever your plastering skill level, we are sure that there is a plastering course here for you. From beginners to time served plasterers everywhere, we can teach you, progress you and even qualify those of you who have been plastering forever.
Welcome to Able Skills 5 day Intensive Plastering Courses
Our 5 day Intensive Plastering Course will provide you with a great insight and understanding of plastering whether you are a total beginner or have some previous plastering experience.
If you set out with the intention of attending purely for the purposes of DIY then you will not be disappointed; this plastering course will meet your expectations and you will be ready to give that plastering project a go. At the same time, if you have a desire to move onto a plastering qualification, then this will also act as your underpinning knowledge to move forward when you are ready.
The principles of plastering will be taught in a hands on fashion and the areas covered are also units within Nationally recognised City & Guilds awards and CAA Construction Awards, so if you do decide to progress at a later date, this short plastering course will stand you in good stead and could act as historical evidence and/or job knowledge.
Able Skills Intensive 5 day Plastering Course.
During our 5 day plastering course we will cover every aspect of Plastering that we can and feel confident that after spending that short time with us, you will be ready to tackle everyday plastering requirements. Should you be looking to do a DIY project or for a change in career, we feel confident that any of the plastering courses we offer will suit your needs.
During this 5 day Intensive Plastering Course you will learn:
- Health & Safety and PPE
- To cut and fix plaster board to walls and ceilings.
- To tape standard and internal joints.
- To cut and fix angle beads around windows and reveals.
- 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.
- To apply PVA adhesive Unibond to existing surfaces.
At the start of this plastering course, you will be presented with a folder containing a day by day schedule of the different stages you will be covering throughout the period of your plastering training. In addition, you will also be provided with various different plastering notes as well as useful and relevant paper work for when you undertake plastering tasks at home or at work.
During this plastering 5 day course, all tools and materials are supplied for your use. We will ensure that the use of all of the following tools is explained and demonstrated:
- Hawk
- Steel Floating Trowel
- Gauging Trowel
- Plastic Floating Trowel
- Hammer
- Internal Angle Trowel
- Straight Edge
- Stanley Knife
- Tape Measure
- Saw
- Tin Snips
We will also explain and demonstrate all the different materials used for different surfaces.
We are not claiming to make you a qualified Plasterer in 5 days but we do promise to provide you with dedicated plastering training and an excellent opportunity to progress further if you want. Our 5 day plastering courses will act as a great basis for work within the plastering industry but we do recommend that you consider additional training if you want to sustain a long term career as a Plasterer.
Important Notice:
We are aware that there are many training providers across the UK, all offering a variety of plastering training, plastering courses or plastering qualifications.
We at Able Skills strongly recommend that you fully investigate your training centre options before making a booking and paying a deposit. We have become increasingly aware that the competition amongst smaller providers is fierce and as a result, false information is being advertised.
There are many centres claiming that their training will provide you with qualifications; If this is the case, you should ask for their Awarding body details and check them out.
Recognised Construction qualifications are only available from City & Guilds or Construction Awards Alliance (Formally CITB).
More importantly, there are also many training providers who state that you can obtain NVQs within their facilities in as little as 5 or 10 days but this is not possible as NVQs are assessments carried out within your working environment; you are assessed on your trade competencies. In short, you need to be working within the plastering industry to obtain a plastering NVQ. You cannot gain an NVQ in a simulated environment unless you qualify for EWPA. (Experienced worker route – 5 years experience mandatory))
Please visit http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_6640.aspx for accurate details on exactly what an NVQ is and how you can achieve it!
Able Skills Plastering Course Options
At Able Skills we take pride in what we have to offer to everyone and see ourselves as leaders within the training industry and probably the only training centre who can offer you progression in any area.
We try to make all training as accessible as possible to everyone so if you have weekly commitments but would still like to learn to plaster, we offer plastering training over 2 consecutive weekends. Please visit our Weekend Plastering page.
Additionally, if you would like to learn that little bit more about plastering, but do not want to commit to a qualification we offer a 5 day Advanced Plastering Course, this is also available over weekends.
These are all hands-on, practical plastering courses and you will be involved at every stage and will be participating throughout. It is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety, steel capped footwear is essential. All tools and materials will be provided throughout your training period.
Upgrade to Plastering Qualifications
After having spent a week with us plastering on an intensive course you may decide to upgrade to the City & Guilds option, this is a 6 week course and will provide you with recognised plastering qualifications. If you decide to upgrade, we will adjust your training time and fees to accommodate for the 5 day plastering course completed. Whether you do decide to upgrade or not, the week spent with us will not have been wasted as you will have gained a great deal of practical knowledge.
Equal training and facilities will be offered to everyone regardless of whether you choose a 5 or 10 day plastering course or the City & Guilds/CAA options. All Instructors at Able Skills have been selected because of their on site construction experience and their relevant teaching qualifications. We employ full time, dedicated instructors who have an abundance of plastering experience and who are keen to help others achieve an acceptable level of competence in plastering.
At the end of your plastering course you will receive an Able Skills Certificate of completion and you can also have a portfolio and photographs of the stages of the work you have carried out during the period you have trained with us; this may assist you in gaining employment at a later stage or additionally, act as contributory evidence should you look to gain an NVQ once working within the plastering industry.
If you are lucky enough to have plastering work readily available to you then you have the option to use Able Skills registered NVQ assessors to help and guide you towards an NVQ once you feel ready and confident to tackle the required units.
Please visit Plastering NVQs for full details of the procedures and requirements in place to gain NVQ level 2, a National requirement by 2010.
If you require any additional information about this or any of our plastering courses, please feel free to contact us on 01322 280202 where Gary, Angela or John are available 7 days each week to answer any additional questions you may have.
Once you have completed training with Able Skills we can offer you after course support and advice on any plastering projects you are undertaking. You can contact us by telephone or Email: info@ableskills.co.uk.
Additionally, we can provide you with a Business start up pack containing useful information and guidance on printing (business cards), opening a business bank account, public liability insurance and website design.
Plastering Course Fees are £349 all inclusive
To book a course, please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245.
For more information please Email us.
Courses are held Monday to Friday. Weekend training is Saturday and Sunday.
Able Skills has their own accommodation available at £20 per night for those of you who are travelling longer distances to train with us.
