City & Guilds Plastering Accreditation from Able Skills
Able Skills is a City & Guilds and CAA approved training centre and is able to offer the following City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Plastering.
During this 3 week accredited plastering course you will receive training, be assessed and will be building a portfolio of photographic evidence, which is yours to keep and present to potential employers or customers.
The training you will receive will cover the following:
- 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 and
- To render external walls using sand and cement.
During this training you will be assessed on all of the following 5 units. All 5 assessments must be completed in order to obtain this plastering unit accreditation
- Applying rendering
- Applying a floating coat
- Applying and finishing a setting coat
- Straightening and floating ceiling
- Applying and finishing the setting coat to a floated ceiling
The City & Guilds certificate and portfolio obtained at the end of this training course will enhance your employability status and provide you with the skills and confidence to a career in plastering.
After having completed this plastering training for unit accreditation, you have various options available to you.
These particular units are taken from the City & Guilds 6217-08 – Multi Craft Award. To obtain the full Multi Skills award, please visit the Multi Craft award page for full course details, and to see what other subjects can be covered to achieve the full multi skilled qualification.
Alternatively, if you have really enjoyed learning to plaster and are looking to specialise in this particular area to qualification standards, you have the option to attend training for a Level 1 City & Guilds in Plastering. Individually, these are 6 week long courses and will provide you with trade specific recognised qualifications.
Equal training and facilities will be offered to everyone regardless which of our courses you choose. All Instructors at Able Skills have been selected because of their on site construction experience and their relevant teaching qualifications.
This training for a plastering unit accreditation will be suitable whether you are looking to do a DIY project or looking for a career in plastering, we feel confident that any of our plastering courses will suit your needs.
We will also explain and demonstrate all the different plastering materials used for different surfaces. Plastering Tools and equipment will be fully supplied, explained and demonstrated.
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.
3 Week City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Plastering Fees are £975 (inc vat)
To Book please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245
Or for more information please Email us.
Courses are held Monday to Friday.
All Course Times are: 08.30am-16.30pm.
For people travelling longer distances Able Building Skills can provide their own reasonable priced accommodation on request or at the time of booking.
