Flexible & Part Time City & Guilds Plastering Course

At Access training we fully understand that most of our potential students have busy, full lives working all hours, looking after families and simply do not have the time to attend a course even though they have wanted to attend various plastering courses for some time.

That is why Access Training has developed this bespoke course that gives the individual the flexibility to fit the plastering course of your choice around your current lifestyle.

The course is designed to be varied so it can cater for everyone. We run regular flexible attendance options designed for everyone, including shorter days schedules for parents who need to fit their training around school times whist still having the ability to learn all the hand-skills and gain the qualifications they need to either improve and maintain a property or ultimately become a plasterer.

This course can be tailored to suit the individual. If you are thinking of taking a short course and learning how to cover over the Aertex finish on your ceilings or you just want to learn property improvement techniques, then we will help you and advise you about your project. Please feel free to bring your plans/drawings along we can offer advice and guidance from the subject matter experts.

You may be keen at DIY or have previous experience of basic plastering, however, we assume at the start that you have never done anything like this before so you can learn at your own speed. Everyone picks up the simple techniques from the very start and those with experience can advance as much as they wish to.

You will eventually learn more advanced techniques that will allow you to add to your current skills or have a greater understanding of the quality finish you will need to produce to become a Professional Plasterer. This course is designed to give you the confidence to use the techniques you learn in practice. This course is designed for literally anyone. It is designed for adults of any age who want to learn the valuable skills of plastering, but do not have the knowledge, experience or confidence to start plastering and to work safely. The tutors delivering this course will share with you their knowledge from many years experience so you can learn the necessary skills to take on these jobs safely and correctly and you will learn at a speed that is comfortable to you as an individual. The course is attended when you tell us; you can separate each week of training by many months, to fit around your work holiday schedule fro example. All candidates will receive a certificate to confirm their attendance upon completion of the course. It is also an option for you to gain CAA accreditation although this plastering course can also be accredited by City & Guilds. Please speak to one of our Course Advisors for advice on which is the right course for you. (City & Guilds 6218 Award/Certificate)
Depending on how long you would like your course to be, these are some the areas you can cover:

• 016: Repairing a patch in a plastered wall
• 065: Boarding and setting a ceiling in one coat
• 066: Applying a floating coat to wall and attached pier
• 067: Applying and finishing the setting coat to a floored wall and attached pier
• 068: Applying a floating coat to a square or rectangular column
• 069: Applying a floating finishing coat to a square or rectangular column
• 070: Scrim and skim finish with plaster

Other Units are:

• 017: Screeding a sand and cement floor from a given level of datum point
• 018: Introduction to fixing floor tiles and skirting tiles
• 071: Applying a textured finish with border
• 072: Replaster over textured ceiling using bonding agent
• 073: Applying a plain rendering and finish with a wood float
• 074: Applying a Tyrolean hand machine finish to a prepared wall
• 075: Fixing bell cast bead and applying scratch coats to wall areas
• 076: Applying pebble dash finish to a prepared wall

Guided Learning: 1 to 6 Weeks Specialist Training After this course some students also undertake other short courses to build on their knowledge and others decide to go on and complete a full qualification in other areas and go further with their training. If this is the case for you when you attend your short DIY course then we recommend that completing different areas as a package greatly enhances the student experience. This provides students who successfully complete their courses with a good grounding and the ability to carry out work in their homes both safely and to a standard that the student is happy with. Other Subjects that we cover are:

• 5 Day Paving Course
• 5 Day Kitchen Fitting Course
• 5 Day Carpentry Course
• 5 Day Painting & Decorating Courses
• 5 Day Plumbing Course
• 5 Day Electrical 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.

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 plastering courses is available from our Course Advice Team. Please call for advice or leave your details and we’ll contact you!