Apprentice Plasterer

VISION BUILDING SERVICES LTD

STOCKTON ON TEES (TS18 2QR)

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 January 2026

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Summary

This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, long-standing Building & Property Services Business based in Stockton-on-Tees. A family run business holding long established contracts with local authorities and with a proven track record in delivering high-quality results and customer satisfaction.

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 - Thursday 08.00 - 17.00, Friday 08.00 - 14.00.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 February 2026

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

We pride ourselves on our strong customer focus whilst always striving for professional excellence. Our team play a vital role in achieving this and we work hard to achieve a positive and progressive environment where everybody can thrive in their roles.

As a successful candidate you will have experience working as an Apprentice Plasterer.

Key Learning Skills: 

  • Day to day Plastering repairs working in Social Housing
  • Full wall skimming & damp proofing on tenanted properties
  • Work independently as well as part of a team
  • Ensure exceptional levels of customer care
  • Bring additional trade skills or be willing to upskill where appropriate
  • Submission of daily and weekly paperwork accurately and on time

General Responsibilities:

  • We are committed to achieving a high standard of Health and Safety in all its activities and the post holder will be expected to contribute to maintaining standards to ensure compliance with all appropriate legislation
  • To take a full role in the implementation of personal development through appraisals and to participate in any identified training or development opportunities

Where you'll work

6 CROFTON COURT
CROFTON ROAD
STOCKTON ON TEES
TS18 2QR

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

  • Level 2 Plasterer at Redcar & Cleveland College
  • Functional skills maths and English, if required

More training information

This will be one day a week at Redcar & Cleveland College; please ensure you can travel there.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)

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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Willingness to study
  • Health & Safety awareness
  • Positive work ethic
  • Eager to learn
  • Able to follow instructions
  • Time management
  • Enthusiastic

About this employer

Vision Building Services Ltd was established in 2006 and is a family-run business based in Stockton providing Building and Property services across the North East of England.

Established to achieve a total solution, one stop building company that offers a complete in-house service for both Domestic and Commercial clients with a strong emphasis on customer care, quality and price.

https://www.visionbuildingltd.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate will undertake a 36-month contract with the opportunity of a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007745.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59pm)