NVQ Plastering Courses L2 - City & Guilds Courses

By taking your NVQ Diploma Level 2 - QCF and City and Guilds plastering course at Goldtrowel you will be fully trained in all aspects of solid plastering To successfully obtain your NVQ Diploma L2 QCF you will have 6 full intensive weeks training. We have also incorporated the City and Guilds Plastering Course 6218-05 which was previously known as the 6217. We believe that 2 qualifications are better than one, not only that, it is better to have these 2 UK recognised qualifications, This will greatly increase your chances of future employment.

Capital Goldtrowel is a Construction Awards Alliance Approved NVQ Diploma ,QCF Assessment Centre No 12570 - City and Guilds Self Certificating Centre Of Excellence Centre Number 008609.

  Prior to the Practical Plastering Course you receive, upon deposit, the following training material.

  • Part 1 DVD training film on solid plastering
  • Part 2 DVD training film on solid plastering
  • Part 1 DVD Perfect skimming techniques
  • Plasterers Training Manual (code to download for free)
  • Examination papers

You can choose which format you require ie DVD or VHS as you place your booking you will be given the choice

if you are a previous customer and have already purchased the films please inform us, the cost will be deducted from the price of the course

You should download & study the training manual FREE from Members Login.

 

Advanced Plastering course content week one -  Monday - Friday

Feel free to ask the instructors any questions at any time during or after the course regarding plastering, damp work, external work etc

  • Monday: Plasterboard your ceiling in your allocated room, learn how to cut and fix boards correctly then scrim tape the joins, cut and fix angle beads to windows and returns, 2 coat skim the ceiling using the typewriter method and following the procedure for cutting back etc
  • Tuesday: Float all the walls as a backing coat, the use of scratch coats and screeds to be used as well as free rule. At Goldtrowel we use Sand and Cement. Students will also learn how to apply Direct Bond (Dot & Dab), using the correct Gypsum guidelines.
  • Wednesday: 2 coat skim the walls flat and smooth using the correct procedure from your starting point. In the afternoon you will have a discussion about pricing work, types of plasters, different backgrounds etc. This is a great time to ask any questions you may have. You will then change rooms and carry out repairs to ceilings and walls
  • Thursday: This is your new room that you will have to complete in one day. You will carry out a glue float and set using bonding, re bead the windows and external corners, re-skim the ceilings and walls to a high standard and finish externals with and without beads. You will skim your ceiling and walls all together to consolidate how much you have learnt on the first 3 days all rolled into one day.
  • Friday: Coving out the rooms using various tools for internal, external and offset angles. This will be the day you will finish the rooms off completely with floor screeding to our set FFL. You will also be given up to date information on screeding using various types of insulation such as cellotex, from conservatories to New Builds we have the knowledge and experience.

             Advanced Plastering course content week 2 - Monday - Friday

  • Monday: Plasterboard your ceiling in your allocated room, learn how to cut and fix boards correctly, plasterboard the walls using the direct bond method (dot and dab) with adhesive, construct an arch to a specified shape and size. Cutting correctly thin coat beads to all external angles, scrim taping all joins in plasterboards to ceiling walls and internal ceiling and wall joins and wall to wall joins. 2 coat skim the ceiling over plasterboard.
  • Tuesday: Float all the walls as a backing coat, the use of scratch coats and screeds to be used as well as free rule, flat render. You will learn how to free hand all external angles, bullnose corners etc..
  • Wednesday: Move into your second room and seal all plaster using pva sealer, re-cut thin coat beads and fix to external angles, glue and 2 coat skim ceiling finishing to a barrel. glue and 2 coat skim walls using internal corner trowels as required
  • Thursday: move into your third room seal glue and 3 coat skim ceiling to a curve if required, you will be using the trowel float trowel method of 3 coating a ceiling, you will be shown how to straighten the ceiling lines with the use of a featheredge, you will 2 coat skim the walls and these will be expected to be perfect.
  • Friday: Complete floor screed using inverted manholes and drain pipes, up to date specifictions using cellutex insulation.We will discuss any areas that we feel you need more tuition with, you can also let us know what areas you would like to practice more with, we will accommodate, this so when you leave you are capable of completing jobs to a professional and high quality standard.

 

           Advanced Plastering course content week 3 - Monday - Friday

 

This is just about as good as it gets. 

  •  Not only will you achieve units as below, you will also float over Artex ceilings and walls using bonding and also use the trowel float trowel method, Skim Barrel Ceilings & Curved walls, and Pebbledashing to various backgrounds. We deliver as much as feasably possible to all our students during their training.
  • We have over 80 metres per student to float and set, making sure that you will be competent within the Plastering Industry.
  • Visit us and you will see for yourself.

 

By taking your NVQ Diploma Level 2 plastering course at Capital Goldtrowel you will be fully trained in solid plastering and you can be assured the 3 weeks will be full and intense to help you gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you will need to acheive an NVQ  Diploma Level 2. We pride ourselves in our exceptional high standards. We have unlimited amount of space and we like to see as much skimming and floating done as possible. 

This course will act as your underpinning knowledge to progress you to achieiving an NVQ Diploma Level 2 in Plastering once you are working in the Plastering industry. The next step is to just let us know when you would like to progress to this stage; we will then allocate you an assessor who will help and guide you from beginning to end while you gather evidence for your portfolio. The cost of the NVQ process, on-site assessments, further training if needed and qualification to you, whether you have been one of our students or if you are a plasterer by trade already is currently funded.

 

NVQ Diploma Level 2 Structure (QUE 739) - (QUF 839)

 


Mandatory Units (all required):

  • QCF01 - Conform to General workplace safety
  • QCF02 - Conform to efficient work practices
  • QCF03 - Move and handle resources
  • QCF66 - Produce Internal Solid Plastering Finishes
  • QCF67 - Produce External Solid Render Finishes

Optional Units 2 required:

  • QCF65 - Apply finishing plaster to background surfaces
  • QCF68 - Install Direct Bond Dry Lining (dot and dab)
  • QCF69 - Lay Sand and Cement Screeds
  • QCF70 - Apply Projection Plaster and maintain equipment
  • QCF71 - Install (mechanically fixed) Plasterboard

City and Guilds Course Structure

 

  • Goldtrowel offers Professional City and Guilds Plastering Courses for all those personnel wishing to gain their Qualification in Solid Plastering. The course is for 6 weeks, which are `hands on` and intense, during the course you will build your portfolio, which consists of 15 units (listed below) each unit of accreditation are assessed, you cover all 15 units at Goldtrowel because we believe as a plasterer you should be competent in all aspects of plastering, unlike other providers who only teach the 7 mandatory and 2 optional units, your City & Guilds certificate through Goldtrowel will list all 15 units achieved. Not only will all students achieve these units but you will also overboard ceilings,plaster complete barrel ceilings and curved walls.

 

  • We've got the UK's best training facilities, best instructors and our courses have been designed in conjunction with leading trade and industry bodies to ensure that we are teaching the skills you'll need on site.

If you are looking to change career or learn a new skill; need foundation site training; are looking to update system knowledge and skills; or need specialised training in drylining, fire protection, ceiling systems or decorative finishing - there's no better place to start.

 

 

The 7 Mandatory Units are:

  • 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

The 8 Optional 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 - Re-plaster 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the 1st August 2010, the NVQ and City and Guilds are changing.

 

  •  The qualification and unit codes will change. Each unit will have an Ofqual accreditation number and a unit owner* reference number.  It will all be compatible to the NVQ across the board ensuring that No candidate is disadvantaged.
  •  The NVQ Level 2 is now renamed as the NVQ Diploma Level 2 in Plastering which is still a mandatory qualification to have to work on any building site within the UK.

 

 

 

 

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