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Craft plasterer (level 3)

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

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Awareness of health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance and impact on role of the team and other construction trades. Employer and employee responsibilities. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH). Building safety act. Fire safety. Health and Safety at Work Act. Asbestos awareness. Manual handling. signage, fire extinguishers. Safety signage. Situational awareness. Slips, trips, and falls. Working in confined spaces. Working at height. Electrical safety respiratory protective equipment (RPE), dust suppression. Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), Provision and use of work equipment regulations (PUWER) & near miss reporting, signage and meaning.
  • Types incidents - accidents, near misses. Mitigation methods. Incident management techniques.
  • Safe systems of work, control measure implementation and monitoring techniques.
  • Environmental management systems and standards. Environmental Protection Act. Environmental signage and notices. Types of pollution and environmental control measures: noise, smells, spills, waste and disposal of hazardous waste. Types of pollution: Water, noise and air pollution.
  • The importance and considerations of the environment: Thermal bridging achieving U-values, condensation, interstitial and surface and applicable building regulations.
  • Insulation products and their energy efficiencies: mineral wool, foil, fibre glass, polyisocyanurate, expanded polystyrene.
  • Modern Methods of Construction: Timber frame, steel frame, Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), modular and concrete frames and cross laminated timber frames.
  • The principles of building construction: Fire safety, Building information modelling (BIM), Computer aided design (CAD) and environmental and sustainability considerations Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations.
  • The principles of heritage building, considerations and techniques applicable to the traditional and heritage plastering including haired lime plasters.
  • Standards and regulations associated with craft plastering: British standards, building regulations, warranty provider standards, manufacturer's instructions.
  • Quality assurance principles and techniques.
  • Methods of interpreting information from drawings, specifications and the production plan and producing work instructions, utilising traditional and digital methods.
  • Planning, work scheduling, and time management techniques for self and others.
  • Resource quantity calculation techniques, costing, wastage and recycling allowance.
  • Stock, material stock and considerations: availability, stock lead times. stock value. faulty stock and returns process and quality control.
  • Written communication techniques. Plain English principles.
  • Documentation methods and requirements - digital and paper based.
  • Well-being: mental and physical health considerations in self and others and how to access support.
  • Inclusion, equity and diversity in the workplace.
  • Plastering power tools, use and storage techniques.
  • Types, characteristics and use of non-standard plasterboard: acoustic, fire retarding, moisture resistant, thermal, impact, vapour control.
  • Types, characteristics and use of specialised plasters and renders: sands, limes, cements, acrylic, monocouche, spray plaster and render and additives.
  • Mitigating factors that impact setting, curing, and hardening times for plaster and renders.
  • Setting out techniques for plastered curved surfaces: concave and convex surfaces.
  • Hand application techniques for plastered curved surfaces: concave and convex surfaces.
  • Preparation techniques for composite and non-standard backgrounds: existing rib lath metal, textured back grounds and lime based.
  • Fixing techniques for insulated plaster board.
  • Techniques for forming non- standard (non 90 degree) angles in plaster and render: obtuse and acute angles.
  • Setting out and beading application techniques for multiple beams and piers, plaster and render.
  • Machine application techniques for plaster and render, internal and external.
  • Polymer based thin coat render hand application techniques.
  • Polymer based render: Priming, base coat, reinforcement, finish coat and background surfaces, including EWI (external wall insulation) and cement particle board.
  • Complex render finishing techniques : Plain ashlar, raised ashlar, dry dash, wet dash, rough casting, cottage, scraped texture, pebble dashing and tyrolean.
  • Complex plastering components, type and fixing techniques: plastic trims, expanded metal lath (EML) and rib lath.
  • Awareness of health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance and impact on role of the team and other construction trades. Employer and employee responsibilities. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH). Building safety act. Fire safety. Health and Safety at Work Act. Asbestos awareness. Manual handling. signage, fire extinguishers. Safety signage. Situational awareness. Slips, trips, and falls. Working in confined spaces. Working at height. Electrical safety respiratory protective equipment (RPE), dust suppression. Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), Provision and use of work equipment regulations (PUWER) & near miss reporting, signage and meaning.
  • Types incidents - accidents, near misses. Mitigation methods. Incident management techniques.
  • Safe systems of work, control measure implementation and monitoring techniques.
  • Environmental management systems and standards. Environmental Protection Act. Environmental signage and notices. Types of pollution and environmental control measures: noise, smells, spills, waste and disposal of hazardous waste. Types of pollution: Water, noise and air pollution.
  • The importance and considerations of the environment: Thermal bridging achieving U-values, condensation, interstitial and surface and applicable building regulations.
  • Insulation products and their energy efficiencies: mineral wool, foil, fibre glass, polyisocyanurate, expanded polystyrene.
  • Modern Methods of Construction: Timber frame, steel frame, Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), modular and concrete frames and cross laminated timber frames.
  • The principles of building construction: Fire safety, Building information modelling (BIM), Computer aided design (CAD) and environmental and sustainability considerations Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations.
  • The principles of heritage building, considerations and techniques applicable to the traditional and heritage plastering including haired lime plasters.
  • Standards and regulations associated with craft plastering: British standards, building regulations, warranty provider standards, manufacturer's instructions.
  • Quality assurance principles and techniques.
  • Methods of interpreting information from drawings, specifications and the production plan and producing work instructions, utilising traditional and digital methods.
  • Planning, work scheduling, and time management techniques for self and others.
  • Resource quantity calculation techniques, costing, wastage and recycling allowance.
  • Stock, material stock and considerations: availability, stock lead times. stock value. faulty stock and returns process and quality control.
  • Written communication techniques. Plain English principles.
  • Documentation methods and requirements - digital and paper based.
  • Well-being: mental and physical health considerations in self and others and how to access support.
  • Inclusion, equity and diversity in the workplace.
  • Plastering power tools, use and storage techniques.
  • Types, characteristics and use of Geometric fibrous plastering techniques: classical orders of architecture, Roman profiles, arches and arch components Grecian profiles, domes, vaults, lunettes, circular work, and columns.
  • Types of complex reverse moulds: run reverse mould with undercut, piece mould, case mould, flood mould and run loose piece mould.
  • Mitigating factors that impact setting, curing, and hardening times for fibrous plasters and adhesives.
  • Setting out techniques for fibrous arch components: curves and stepped.
  • Positive mould curved and stepped arch component formation techniques.
  • Centre point production techniques: gig sticks, trammel, plasters oval and peg mould.
  • Complex fixing techniques: wad and wire, metal reinforcement, fibre strands and tie wires.
  • Bench preparation techniques for positive moulds.
  • Positive mould preparation techniques for cold pour compounds.
  • Gauging and mixing techniques for cold pour compounds.
  • Mould coring out and muffling techniques.
  • Complex decorative fibrous components production techniques: uplighters, panel mouldings, niches, column capitals, brackets and corbels.
  • Techniques for producing complex moulds: turning mould, double hinged moulds, twin slippered mould and rebated mould piece.
  • Fibrous plaster repair techniques: in-situ moulding (taking a squeeze) and pattern matching.
  • Methods of producing enriched cornicing and cornice model.

  Skills

  • 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.
  • Set out for concave and convex plaster curved surfaces.
  • Form concave and convex plastered curved surfaces, including floating coat and finishing coat.
  • Prepare composite and non-standard backgrounds, for example existing rib lath metal, textured back grounds and lime based.
  • Fix insulated plasterboard to solid backgrounds.
  • Form non- standard (non 90 degree obtuse and acute angles), in plaster and render.
  • Set out and apply beads for plaster or render to multiple piers and beams.
  • Machine apply plaster and render.
  • Apply polymer based thin coat render systems to EWI and cement particle board background surface,
  • Form complex render finishes for example, Plain ashlar, raised ashlar, dry dash, wet dash, rough casting, cottage, scraped texture, pebble dashing and tyrolean.
  • Install complex plastering components, including plastic trims, expanded metal lath and (EML) rib lath.
  • 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.
  • Set out curved and stepped arch components.
  • Form curved and stepped fibrous arch components using positive mould.
  • Use centre points, for example gig sticks, trammel, plasters oval and peg mould.
  • Fix fibrous components, using complex techniques for example, wad and wire, metal reinforcement, fibre strands and tie wires.
  • Prepare bench for positive mould.
  • Prepare positive mould for cold pour components.
  • Mix and gauge cold pour compounds.
  • Core out and muffle fibrous moulds.
  • Produce complex decorative fibrous plaster components. For example uplighters, panel mouldings niches, column capitals, brackets and corbels.
  • Construct ridged and flexible complex plaster reverse moulds. For example turning mould, double hinged moulds, twin slippered mould, rebated mould, piece mould and waste mould.
  • Repair complex fibrous plaster components including in situ moulding (take a squeeze) and pattern match.
  • Produce an enriched cornice model and enriched cornicing.

  Behaviours

  • Take personal responsibility for their own health and safety.
  • Support an inclusive culture.
  • Take responsibility for the quality of work and encourage others to work to high standards.
  • Collaborate and promote teamwork across disciplines and external stakeholders.
  • Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
  • Promotes health, safety, environment and sustainability principles to others.
  • Take personal responsibility for their own health and safety.
  • Support an inclusive culture.
  • Take responsibility for the quality of work and encourage others to work to high standards.
  • Collaborate and promote teamwork across disciplines and external stakeholders.
  • Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
  • Promotes health, safety, environment and sustainability principles to others.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Construction and the built environment
• Qualification level: 3; Equal to A level
• Course duration: 18 months
• Maximum funding: £13,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • External renderer
  • Fibrous plasterer
  • Heritage plasterer
  • Plasterer

View more information about Craft plasterer (level 3) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.