Plasterer Apprentice

OCEAN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

Cornwall (PL25 3SW)

Closes in 15 days (Sunday 17 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 August 2025

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Summary

Ocean Housing Ltd are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as a Plasterer apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in this exciting industry.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rated) Occupational Sick Pay (3 months full pay, 3 months half pay) 4% employer pension contribution + death in service benefit Health Cash Plan (includes dental & optical cover)

Training course
Plasterer (level 2)
Hours
Monday-Friday 8am - 4:30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • To assist with the duties of a plasterer/mason, this will include plastering, property maintenance works/repairs, and refurbishment works and other projects as undertaken by the company.
  • You will assist with maintenance, repairs and refurbishment related activities including plastering and rendering, tiling, decorating (concrete works, paths, roofing and any other duties as undertaken by the trade).
  • Undertake training as identified and directed in the provision of an efficient and effective quality service to clients.
  • Promote and implement the Group’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy in all aspect of work, and in dealing with colleagues and clients.

We’re looking for someone who’s adaptable, proactive, and eager to learn. In this role, you’ll be expected to take a flexible approach to your work, supporting a variety of tasks as directed by your manager. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across the business to help maintain and enhance the quality of service we provide to our clients and customers.

You’ll play a key part in building strong operational relationships, ensuring customer needs are met with care and professionalism. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop practical skills, and work towards achieving your apprenticeship qualification—all while making a real impact.

You will be required to maintain full attendance at college and complete all required training to fulfil the requirements of apprenticeship.

Where you'll work

Stennack House
Stennack Road Holmbush
St. Austell
Cornwall
PL25 3SW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Training course

Plasterer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.
  • Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.
  • Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.
  • Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.
  • Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.
  • Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.
  • Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • SP: Estimate quantities and select solid plastering and render materials.
  • SP: Select, use and store hand tools for solid plastering and rendering.
  • SP: Mix materials for solid plastering and render to ratio.
  • SP: Apply floating coat plaster to solid back grounds, including the formation of 90 degree angles with bead, consolidation and mechanical key application.
  • SP: Apply setting coat plaster.
  • SP: Apply plain face render to scratch coat renders, including forming a hard angle.
  • SP: Apply scratch coat renders, including mechanical key, dobbing out coats and application of render beads.
  • SP: Prepare background surfaces to receive solid plasters, and renders, including the application of solid plastering and render primers and sealers.
  • SP: Measure, mark out and cut plasterboard to fit area and obstacles, using hand tools.
  • SP: Install plasterboard to timber surfaces and reinforce joints.
  • SP: Direct bond plasterboard to solid backgrounds, including sealing around obstacles.
  • SP: Carry out solid plaster repair: For example, replace plasterboard, patch plaster to solid background.
  • FP: Select, use and store hand tools for fibrous plastering applications.
  • FP: Estimate quantities and select fibrous plastering materials.
  • FP: Prepare and mix fibrous plaster materials, including reinforcement.
  • FP: Prepare and mark out background surfaces to receive fibrous plaster components.
  • FP: Construct moulds.
  • FP: Prepare bench and moulds for casting.
  • FP: Run mould and release casts.
  • FP: Measure and cut fibrous components to form straight and mitred cuts.
  • FP: Set and mark out for cornice installation.
  • FP: Fix cornice including straight runs, stops and 90 degree internal and external angles.
  • FP: Carry out fibrous plaster repair, for example, replacement or patching.
  • FP: Set out for fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.
  • FP: fix fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.
  • Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.
  • Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.
  • Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.
  • Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.
  • Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.
  • Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.
  • Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

Training schedule

You will be working towards a Level 2 Plasterer apprenticeship standard.
You will be required to attend Cornwall College Camborne on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training.
You will receive on and off the job training and support from an assessor and your employer.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3/D or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade 3/D or equivalent)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Passionate
  • Enthusiastic
  • Conscientious
  • Positive
  • Inclusivity

Other requirements

Apprentices will need their own transport to Cornwall College Camborne and Stennack House. The successful candidate will need to be able to get to St Austell and be able to transport self to college.

About this employer

Ocean Housing is a Cornwall-based housing provider dedicated to delivering affordable homes and community support services. Ocean provides affordable housing across Cornwall, including rental homes, shared ownership, and homes for sale. It manages and maintains properties, ensuring tenants have access to repairs, support, and safe living conditions and supports communities through initiatives that tackle issues like damp and mould, anti-social behaviour, and tenant wellbeing. Ocean is deeply rooted in Cornwall and understands the unique housing challenges of the region and tailors its services accordingly. We are proactive in addressing issues like damp and mould, and committed to maintaining safe, energy-efficient homes. Ocean is an employer of choice and is a holder of the ‘Gold’ Investors in People Award.

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After this apprenticeship

There is potential to progress to undertake further training eg Property Maintenance Operative Level 2, depending on business requirements and/or have opportunity to apply for permanent roles within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

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01209 616 452

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334860.

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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 17 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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