Apprenticeship training course

Plasterer (level 2)

Preparing walls and ceilings for decoration and finishing.

Qualification level: 2
Equivalent to GCSE.
Typical duration: 24 months
Apprenticeship category: Construction and the built environment
Maximum funding: £13,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training.
Skills: Skills an apprentice will learn

Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).

Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.

Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.

Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.

Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.

Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.

Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.

Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.

Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

Full information on Plasterer (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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