6 Week Plastering course.

Our FREE 6-week site skimming plastering course is aimed at beginners with little or no previous experience and who want extra time to practice and build their confidence. 

Plastering courses student work

  • Investment      Free.  £250 required to secure commitment to course.  This is refunded at end of the course.

  • Duration      6 weeks

  • Location      Stoke-on-Trent

  • Entry Requirements      None

  • Benefits      This 6-week site skimming course is aimed at giving you as much time as possible to practice skimming.  You will be skimming throughout the course including flat walls, attached pillars, walls with window opening, reveals, raked ceiling, flat ceiling, larger wall areas.

Intensive Plastering Courses Learner Review

The actual practising skimming on the first day was a positive intro.  Nice friendly environment, good size bays to plaster in and very professional looking website with good course info.  There is a similar course closer to home but this looked better.

Barry Lever, Plastering course

You are welcome to arrange to visit our centre to see one of our plastering courses in action and see the high standard of work that all learners achieve.  Our  courses are limited to 10 people and they fill up quickly so visit now and book a place. Join thousands of satisfied customers who have learned a trade with us.

Plastering Courses Outline.

This 6-week plastering course is designed to teach you the skills complete plastering skimming work to a high standard.  The course concentrates on skimming, skimming, skimming, as this will be the main work you will complete away from the centre.

This 6-week course is paid for and supported by British Gypsum.

6 Week Plastering Courses Full Details – Site Ready Skimming Course

During this course you will have your own training bay and throughout the course you will complete your own work including preparing the backgrounds, mixing your own material and applying finishing plaster in your own bays.  The course is taught by an experienced plasterer who enjoys passing his expertise onto others.

The best way of learning how to plaster is to be in your training bays with a trowel in your hand and plastering as much as possible.  You will learn how to plaster using 3 different types of trowels which will help you achieve an excellent finish.  During the course you will

  • Apply finishing plaster to flat walls.
  • Apply finishing plaster to a wall with a window opening.
  • Apply finishing plaster to an attached pier.
  • Apply finishing plaster to a ceiling.
  • Apply finishing plaster to a raked ceiling.
  • Apply finishing plaster to reveals.
  • Apply finishing plaster to intricate areas.
  • Measure, cut and fix beading and scrim tape.
  • Understand how to cover artex.
  • Understand the range of materials used in plastering including bonding, multi finish, hardwall, different beads, PVA, Thistle Bond-It, etc., when to use these products, coverage, setting time and considerations when applying.
  • Understand and carryout preparations required prior to plastering and gain knowledge of different backgrounds that receive plaster and how to prepare different backgrounds.
  • Understand the different tools and equipment used in plastering.
  • Understand how to correctly plan and prepare plastering projects, including the tools and materials needed, time frames and material costs.
  • Understand the different methods used to price jobs, deal with customers and overcome problems that may arise
  • Students will also be provided with support after completing their plastering course and are able to contact their tutor by phone, email or WhatsApp, or arrange to visit the training centre to discuss their queries.
  • Fully answer all questions related to the trade. The course is taught by an experienced plasterer with a passion for the trade and we encourage learners to ask as many questions as they wish during the course.

Plastering Course Cost.

The cost of this plastering course is Free.  You will need to pay £250 to secure your place and show commitment to the course, this will be refunded once the course is completed.  You only need to bring yourself, work clothes and footwear and your lunch, we will provide everything else.

The cost of this course is covered by British Gypsum.

The course is 6 weeks in duration, Monday to Thursday from 8.30am until 4.30pm and Fridays from 8.30am until 3pm.

Our centre based in Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2DJ.  Please arrive at the training centre at least 15 minutes before the course start time.

We ask for a  deposit of £250 to secure your place on this plastering training course, this will be refunded at the end of the course.

Booking terms and conditions.

You can book online or via email at enquiries@tradeteacher.co.uk or call 01782 837007.

Our plastering training courses are very popular and book up quickly and as we only have 10 spaces on each course the course dates below maybe full before we have time to update this website.   We can also add you to our reserve list, email for details.

Start Date
May 26th 2025 – 7 places available
August 4th 2025 – 10 places available
November 17rd 2025 – 10 places available
More dates will be added throughout the year to meet demand
person trowelling up his walls during his course
woman showing the work she has completed on her plastering course in stoke-on-trent
person apply plaster to a large wall area using his trowel
person fixing plasterboards
person skimming ceiling
person plastering a ceiling
gent from manchester on a plastering course doing patch and repair work
lady plastering window reveals during her plastering training
person applying multi finish to his ceiling
person applying plaster to a wall area

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