Apprenticeship training course

Craft plasterer (level 3)

To complete complex work to both fibrous and solid plastering which can include such things as arches and decorative work.

• Qualification level: 3 ; Equivalent to A level.
• Typical duration: 18 months
• Apprenticeship category: Construction and the built environment
• Maximum funding: £13,000 ; Maximum amount government will fund ; for apprenticeship training.
• Also known as:
  • External renderer
  • Fibrous plasterer
  • Heritage plasterer
  • Plasterer
• Skills:
  Skills an apprentice will learn

  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Use safety control equipment for example, RPE, dust suppression and PPE.
  • Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures.
  • Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with environmental regulations standards and systems.
  • Apply quality assurance principles and techniques.
  • Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies.
  • Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and provide work instructions.
  • Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements.
  • Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets.
  • Check, use and store power tools.
  • Complete documentation - paper based and digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets and quality records.
  • Communicate and report issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions.
  • Communicate in written form.

Full information on Craft plasterer (level 3) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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