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Plastering Courses

NVQ Level 3 Solid Plastering Course

This Goldtrowel NVQ Level 3 Plastering Course can be taken by anyone at any level, this qualification can lead to successful employment often required for Construction Management, Teaching and Training roles, but actually becoming more and more a requirement for many reputable builders. This course will teach both practical and business management elements of running your own plastering company. At Goldtrowel we pride ourselves on delivering "full on" Plastering qualifications.

4.9 All Levels Over 8,000 enrolled

£1250 - £3125 Ex VAT
Payment Options

Monday - Friday between 08:15 - 16:00

Beginners / Career Changing / Add-on Trade

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Course Options 

The NVQ Level 3 Plastering Course is by far the most advanced qualification in the UK.
This course has 4 options or routes available this will depend on your previous experience.

Route 1 - £3125.00Ex VAT (8 weeks) - This courses option is suitable for students with no previous plastering experience.

Route 2 - £2375.00Ex VAT (2-4 weeks) - For those students with Some Previous Experience depending on work history.

Route 3 - £1500.00Ex VAT (up to 1 week) - For those students with Extensive Plastering Experience.

Route 4 - £1250.00 Ex VAT (No training) - For those candidates with Contracting and extensive Plastering Experience, who do not require any training, this option is Assessment only.


What you can expect to learn from this Plastering Course

  • Application of Finish plasters to various background surfaces.
  • Understanding and usage of finish plasters
  • Reactions and effects of finish plaster.
  • Float brick or block walls ready for finish plaster
  • 7 Units of NVQ training
  • Cut and fix standard decorative coving
  • Dot and Dab Plasterboard
  • Best working practices
  • 5 Units of City & Guilds training
  • Cut and fix skim beads, stop, float and render beads
  • Mix and apply sand and cement render
  • Prepare various backgrounds to accept plaster finishes
  • Understand modern renders such as Krend
  • Lay floor screeds
  • Plaster repairs to wall and ceiling
  • Apply Artex and Plaster over Artex
  • Pricing and Estimations

During training please feel free to ask any questions you have, we actually welcome your questions, and remember there is no such thing as a `stupid` question! your training will not be rushed, but be aware plaster waits for no-one, it sets when it sets, this is one of the key skills you will learn during your training, this is why you will be allocated your own room where the set times can be learnt and understood, the walls and ceilings you will plaster are of the same standard found in domestic homes, which truth be told are not flat, not square and generally out of shape, the difference between skimming plasterboard and skimming existing plaster of any type is huge.

Pre-course Study Guide and After Care Support

Before starting your course you will have access to our unique Goldtrowel Plastering film tutorials, which are purpose made films showing you step by step instruction, you get a lifetime access to these films, if ever you need to refer to them in the future. You will also have access to our purpose made 83 page full colour illustrated training manual which you can download or print.

Upon completion of your course you can call our helpful and friendly staff if ever you need advice or guidance on any matter. Goldtrowel also offer and can supply plastering tools and equipment, ensuring you don`t waste time and money on inferior tools, this package is unique to Goldtrowel students.

Level 3 Plastering Course - Content Breakdown

ROUTE 1 - £3125 Ex VAT (8 Weeks)

Available to those students who have no prior experience, during this course you will receive training in all the level 3 NVQ practical and knowledge plastering units listed below, all training, assessments and certification is included within the course price, so no extra`s to pay.                            

QCF209v2 - Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace

QCF210v2 - Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace

QCF211v2 - Confirming the Occupational Method of Work in the Workplace

QCF76 - Producing Complex Internal Solid Plastering Finishes in the Workplace

QCF77 - Producing Complex External Rendering Finishes in the Workplace

QCF68 - Installing Direct Bond Dry Linings in the Workplace

QCF71v2 - Installing Mechanically Fixed Plasterboard in the Workplace                            

You will receive training in the following plastering practical units:

  •  Apply floating coat and finish plaster to Artex Surfaces
  •  Boarding and setting a ceiling
  •  Applying a floating coat to wall and attached pier
  • Applying and finishing the setting coat to a floored wall and attached pier
  • Applying a floating coat to a square or rectangular column
  • Applying a floating finishing coat to a square or rectangular column
  • Scrim and skim finish with plaster (Dot & Dab)
  • Screeding a sand and cement floor from a given level of datum point.
  • Applying finish plaster to curved or arched surface
  • Applying a sand and cement traditional rendering and finish with a wood float finish
  • Information and application of Krend external renders
  • Fixing bell cast bead and applying scratch coats to wall areas.
  • Information on pebble dash / Tyrolean and other external renders

You will receive training in the following plastering knowledge units:

Forming written quotations and invoices
Forming written method statements
Forming written work schedules
Understanding commercial paperwork - RAMS / Work programmes / Snagging / Regulations
Understanding needs of other trades
Understanding problems with work methods
Solving problems with work methods and contract conditions


ROUTE 2 - £2375 Ex VAT (2-4 weeks)

Available to those candidates with some previous experience. This NVQ Level 3 Plastering Course is for 2-4 weeks dependent on your experience and knowledge, you complete a minimum of 2 weeks training and up to 4 weeks to complete your level 3 NVQ in Solid Plastering.

NVQ Mandatory Units - Units required: 6 

Unit Code                    Title

QCF641 - Conforming to General Safety in the Workplace

QCF209v2 - Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace

QCF210v2 - Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace

QCF211v2 - Confirming the Occupational Method of Work in the Workplace

QCF76 - Producing Complex Internal Solid Plastering Finishes in the Workplace

QCF77 - Producing Complex External Rendering Finishes in the Workplace

Optional Units - Units required: 1 

Unit Code                    Title

QCF68 - Installing Direct Bond Dry Linings in the Workplace

QCF71v2 - Installing Mechanically Fixed Plasterboard in the Workplace
            

ROUTE 3 - £1500 Ex VAT (1-2 weeks)

Available to those candidates with extensive plastering skills, and some previous management experience. This NVQ Level 3 Plastering Course is for 1-2 weeks, during this course you will receive training in the management side (paper) of this qualification, in addition to being assessed onsite for the NVQ Level 3.

Unit Code                                     Title

QCF641 - Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace

QCF209v2 - Confirming Work Activities and Resources for an Occupational Work Area in the Workplace

QCF210v2 - Developing and Maintaining Good Occupational Working Relationships in the Workplace

QCF211v2 - Confirming the Occupational Method of Work in the Workplace


ROUTE 4 - £1250 Ex VAT (Onsite Assessment Only)

Available to those candidates who are experienced contractors, with extensive plastering skills, and who do not require any formal training. This NVQ Level 3 Plastering Course is for assessment only, you will still be required to attend our centre a minimum of 2 times, no further costs incurred for the NVQ Level 3.

Frequently asked questions

Below are the most common questions that we get asked.

The ability to plaster to a professional standard. Also you will gain the vital information and knowledge that is paramount for your plastering work to not get problems in the future.

Yes you will get a full NVQ Level 3 in Solid Plastering. This qualification is gained from your ability to prove competence from jobs you complete, you will be assessed in your workplace.

Yes you can! even though you will not have achieved your qualification yet, you will be legible to obtain a CSCS card after completion of your course, this is required to work on British building sites, if you prefer to work in the private domestic market (houses) then you can start working straight away.

Yes this plastering course is academic with `hands on` practical elements. You will need to complete some detailed written work, but our assessor will help you with some of this depending on route option.

No, our course content is strategically designed to maximize your learning. But we will change content to suit the learners ability, knowledge and previous experience.

We have a maximum of 6 people on this course. Although often you will be working on a 1 to 1 basis, practical elements may be trained in groups of 10 maximum, although usually there are 4 in each group of new starters, we have learnt from over 20 years of training, what group size works the best for the learner outcome.

Suitable work clothing and a laptop will be beneficial. All tools and equipment are supplied for you during your practical elements of your plastering course, we only use quality tools and equipment.

Yes its no problem. Just let us know when booking, some routes are normally beneficial to split as you progress.

Glossary

Skim - Finish - Set = All these words mean the same, they all refer to the final coat of plaster to a surface, ready for painting, this coat should be completed in 2 thin coats.

Float - Backing Coat - Scratch = This is the first coat of plaster that is put onto the raw internal wall (bricks, Blocks).

Scratch = This word refers to a backing coat that has been keyed. 

Plastering = This word incorporates every aspect of plastering, the word is not a trait, and wrongly gets used to describe a job, for example, a wall that needs plastering actually may need skimming, or floating, or boarding, or all 3 traits.

Rendering = Rendering is the trait of plastering that gets done to the exterior of a building, conventionally this is done in sand and cement.

Plasterboard - Dryline - Dryline - Sheet rock (US) - Board = This is the gypsum core paper faced sheet board used over timber joists and studs to line the surfaces, most modern builds use this product favourably for speed and cost.

Artex = This is a brand name product used in the UK from the 1970s untill the turn of the century, although still available, it was used as a decorative finish on walls and floors, this was an economic way of finishing surfaces without the need for a skilled plasterer, most artex contained a small amount of asbestos, and so should only be worked with post application by competent plasterers.

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