5 Day Dry Lining & Metal Stud Partitioning Course

This is a ‘hands-on’ practical course that will give you the skills and understanding to cover all areas of Dry Lining and Metal Stud Partitioning. We will teach you how to complete this type of work to a high, professional standard through various structured stages that will progress your development over the 5 days spent on the course.

This will all take place within our dedicated Dry Lining training area that has been specially designed for the purpose of this course. Throughout the course you will learn the many facets of dry lining and metal stud partitioning and what tools you will need. Rest assured, on completion of the course you will be competent and confident to take on any project needing dry lining or metal stud partitioning. This course is designed for literally anyone. Whether you are a beginner or someone who has previous knowledge of dry lining or metal stud partitioning techniques, the course is designed for anyone who would like to learn this specialist area. The course will give you the knowledge, experience or confidence to produce professional quality of dry lining or metal stud partitioning work.

The tutors delivering this course will share with you their knowledge from many years experience so you can learn the specialist skills of dry lining or metal stud partitioning and you will learn at a speed that is comfortable to you as an individual. Upon completion of the course you will receive an Access Training Certificate. At Access Training our ethos is to ensure that each individual gains the highest levels of training, we provide all materials and tools needed to complete the course, taking place within our specially designed training area dedicated to dry lining or metal stud partitioning courses. (ATW Certificate if required)

Part 1 - Dry Lining and Jointing
During the first 3 days of the course you will cover:

• Health and safety and the correct use of appropriate tools
• How to measure correctly and cut plasterboards to the correct size
• How to fix plasterboards to studwork, including windows and doors
• Fixing plasterboards to fit internal and external angles
• The 'dot and dab' technique using direct bonding of plasterboard to walls.
• How to tape internal and external flush joints correctly.
• Applying different types of beads, including angle and stop beads
• The correct method for using joint filler and joint cement.
• Sanding down and sealing for decoration leaving a smooth finish.

Part 2 - Metal Stud Partitioning:
During the final 2 days of the course you will cover:

• How to set out and construct metal stud partitioning
• How to transfer the track from ceiling to floor
• how to construct window and door openings
• How to measure, cut and fix plasterboard to metal stud partitions
• The application of drywall tapes to produce flush joints.
• Learning hand jointing techniques for internal and external flush joints.
• Sanding down and sealing for decoration leaving a smooth seamless finish.

Guided Learning: 5 Days On-site Specialist Training After this course some students decide to go further and undertake other more advanced courses to broaden their scope of work. We recommend that completing an extension of the course and gaining a plastering qualification ensures that you as a student have the practical experience as well as theoretical knowledge of your work. This provides students who successfully complete both courses with a good grounding and the ability to carry out many tasks and increase their scope of work.

• 6 Week City & Guilds Professional Plastering Course
• CAA Level 2 Diploma Plastering Course
• CAA Level 2 NVQ Diploma Plastering Course
• DIY and Home Improvement Plastering Course

Access Training is committed to the highest standards of customer focus and technical expertise, with a host of benefits including:

• Specialist, professionally qualified teaching staff with a wealth of industry experience.
• Enhanced Online Assessments, allowing students to sit exams with flexibility to fit around their speed of learning.
• 24hr online support for all student questions and queries when studying away from the training centre.
• As one of the largest training providers in the country we can cater for you whatever you’re circumstance.
• If you need accommodation we can provide you with that, if you are working or thinking about a particular project we can offer advice on that too
• We can also cater for particular learning disabilities, please call for more information.

The main areas include:

• South Wales
  (Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend)
• South of England
  (Bristol, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon, Oxford, Reading, Slough, London)
• The Midlands
  (Birmingham, Hereford, Worcester, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester)
• The South West
  (Devon, Cornwall, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton)

Information regarding our dry lining and metal stud partitioning, rendering and plastering courses is available from our Course Advice Team. Please call for advice or leave your details and we’ll contact you!