• Knowledge based training:

• Meet the tutor and learners 

• Course aims and expectations 

• Introduction to plastering tools and materials 

• Overview of the plastering process 

• Working safely and efficiently

• Health and safety 

• Boarding & Plastering

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• Hands-on training:

• Fixing plasterboard to a wall/ceiling 

• Preparing joints and surfaces 

• Applying first coat of plaster 

• Applying finishing coat 

• Trowelling techniques 

• Learning how to achieve a smooth finish 

• Tutor support and individual feedback

• Patch repair 

• Plastering over existing plaster

Please contact us to request availability for the 10-day course. 

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​Covers the same principles within the 2 and 5-day course plus:

• Support with setting up your own business.

• Dot and Dab method

• Understand backing coats and their uses. (float and set)

• Prepare various backgrounds to accept finished plaster. 

• Apply finished plaster to various background surfaces. 

• Reactions and effects of finished plaster/common issues. 

• Working on larger areas more independently but still with trainer guidance.  

The 5 day course covers the same principles as the 2-day course but in much more detail. 

It also includes further hands-on training

• Hands-on Training:

• Dot and Dab demo

• More technical plastering techniques 

• Pricing jobs and bussiness support​​​​​​​​

• Do you have a specific area of plastering you would like to learn more about? ​Our 1-2-1 coaching can help you on areas which you need more time to master.