Intensive Plastering Course

Plastering

Monday 11th August – Friday 15th August 2008

This course is being run in The Women’s Construction Centre in Sheffield. This centre offers courses to women in non-traditional trades in a well-equipped training centre and with opportunity to learn and practice plastering on a building site.

About The Course

This is an invaluable course for those women who are interested in learning a trade or who are already trades-women and want to become multi skilled.

Practical and Theoretical skills taught and practiced during the week will include

  • Introduction to plastering tools, different plasters, plaster board and their uses in the building trade

  • Rendering, Bonding and first coat plaster

  • Skimming and finishing plasterwork on walls and plasterboard

  • Angle beading and preparation of corners

Tutoring will be from 9.30 in the morning to 3.30 pm with 30 minutes for lunch.

The Women’s Construction Centre will provide all materials and course notes.

Tutor: Suzanne Hutt: Suzanne is a qualified Plasterer who has working in the industry for 10 years and has previously taught the NVQ in plastering at Dearne Valley College, Nr Barnsley

Cost: £300

If you are an unemployed lone parent, living in Rotherham, Barnsley or certain parts of Sheffield or are under 25 you may be eligible for a bursary and child care costs. Please contact us for details

Details on above from WCC, 21 Buckenham Street, Sheffield, S4 7 JQ,

Email: wintt.sywdt@btconnect.com or tel 0114 273 70 46

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