Plastering Apprenticeship

THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

Middlesbrough (TS2 1QG)

Closes in 18 days (Sunday 28 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 June 2026

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Summary

This apprenticeship is ideal if you enjoy practical, hands-on work and want an alternative to a traditional office-based career. With a growing demand for skilled tradespeople, this is a great opportunity to build a stable, long-term career.

Wage

£15,434.32 a year

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Apprenticeship salary will increase yearly.

Training course
Plasterer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

You’ll be supported throughout your apprenticeship to:

  • Assist with plastering work across our properties
  • Learn how to prepare surfaces and carry out repairs and finishing work
  • Support experienced plasterers on site and gain practical experience
  • Learn how to safely use tools, equipment and materials
  • Complete basic tasks and gradually build your technical skills
  • Keep accurate records of your work and learning
  • Follow health and safety processes at all times
  • Take part in training, college learning and team activities
  • You’ll also learn how to provide a great service to our customers, treating their homes with care and respect

Where you'll work

2 Hudson Quay
Windward Way
Middlesbrough
TS2 1QG

Training

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

Training provider

THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade D/3)
  • Maths (grade D/3)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • GCSE English Language and maths at Grade D/3 or above (or predicted to achieve)
  • Confident using IT systems and technology
  • Must not already have qualification higher than a Level 1 in Plastering
  • Ability to travel to office locations and college

About this employer

Thirteen Group is one of the largest housing associations in the North East, providing homes and services to support local communities.

We’re committed to investing in people and creating opportunities for future careers, which is why our apprenticeship programmes are such an important part of what we do.

You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive organisation that values learning, development and helping you build a career you can be proud of.

Start your career with Thirteen, be a part of our vision to improve lives every day.

https://www.thirteengroup.co.uk/about-us/work-for-us (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases with service) and an extra day off for your birthday
  • A competitive pension scheme
  • Access to health and wellbeing support

After this apprenticeship

  • Career opportunities after your apprenticeship - many of our apprentices go on to build long-term careers with Thirteen after completing their qualification

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035847.

Apply now

Closes in 18 days (Sunday 28 June 2026 at 11:59pm)