Level 2 Plastering Apprenticeship

RICHARD LAMB PLASTERING LTD

CHESTER LE STREET (DH3 4AJ)

Closes in 10 days (Thursday 16 October 2025)

Posted on 2 October 2025

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Summary

We are offering an apprenticeship that provides hands-on experience and formal training through the NVQ Plastering course. This is a fantastic chance to learn a valuable trade from experienced professionals in a supportive and friendly environment.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Plasterer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm. You may be asked to work a weekend.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 10 November 2025

Duration

2 years

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

  • Assisting with general site duties such as cleaning and tidying
  • Mixing plaster and render materials
  • Learning to operate the render machine
  • Preparing jobs onsite and supporting experienced plasterers
  • Following instructions carefully and developing your trade skills

Where you'll work

66 NORTH ROAD
CHESTER LE STREET
DH3 4AJ

Training

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

Training provider

NCG

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

  • 4 days per week with Richard Lamb Plastering 
  • 1 day per week at Newcastle College 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

A motivated individual eager to learn plastering and rendering. Hardworking, reliable and not afraid to get your hands dirty. Able to follow instructions and work well within a team. Commitment to completing the apprenticeship and growing within the trade. Grade 3's in both Maths and English are essential.

About this employer

Richard Lamb Plastering Ltd is a well-established, family-run business specializing in external rendering across Northeast and Yorkshire. Since 2007, we have built a strong reputation for quality workmanship and reliability. We offer an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to start a rewarding career in plastering and rendering.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will have the skills to become a fully qualified Renderer/Plasterer. We hope to offer ongoing employment to apprentices who demonstrate commitment and skill.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NCG

Ellisha Hay

apprenticeships@ncl-coll.ac.uk

01912004849

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344828.

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Closes in 10 days (Thursday 16 October 2025)

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