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Pick a date to see the course and book your place. Every course runs 9am to 3pm with a maximum of four students.

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3-day Venetian plaster course
3-day Venetian plaster course
£750.00

Three hands-on days learning Venetian and polished plaster, from preparing the wall to burnishing a smooth, marble-like shine. A brilliant way to add a high-value decorative finish to your skills.

What you'll learn

  • How Venetian plaster works and how a finish is built up coat by coat

  • Preparing surfaces and applying the right base coats

  • Marmorino and textured finishes

  • Polished, high-gloss and metallic effects

  • Burnishing, waxing and sealing to protect the finish

  • Tinting and choosing colours with clients

Who it's for

Plasterers and decorators adding a decorative finish to their services, homeowners planning a feature wall, and anyone interested in high-end interior finishes. No experience needed.

Course details

  • Length: 3 days, 9am to 3pm

  • Class size: maximum 4 people

  • Included: all tools, Venetian plaster and materials

  • Take home your finished sample boards

  • You'll receive our certificate of completion

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2-day monocouche (K-Rend type) rendering course
2-day monocouche (K-Rend type) rendering course
£449.00

Two days on modern through-coloured monocouche render (K-Rend type), from application to the scraped finish.

What you'll learn

  • What monocouche render is and when it's used

  • Preparing backgrounds and fitting render beads and mesh

  • Mixing and applying monocouche render

  • Ruling to the correct thickness

  • Scraping back for the textured finish

  • Detailing around windows, corners and edges

Who it's for

Plasterers and builders adding modern render systems to their work, and beginners who want to learn one of the most in-demand finishes.

Course details

  • Length: 2 days, 9am to 3pm

  • Class size: maximum 4 people

  • Included: all tools and materials

  • Bring: clothes you don't mind getting messy

  • You'll receive: our certificate of completion

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2-day sand & cement rendering course
2-day sand & cement rendering course
£399.00

Two days learning traditional sand and cement render, from mixing to a flat, true finish on external walls.

What you'll learn

  • Preparing backgrounds for render

  • Fitting render beads

  • Mixing sand and cement render to the right ratio

  • Applying the scratch coat and top coat

  • Ruling off and floating to a flat, true finish

  • Working around corners and window reveals

Who it's for

Beginners, homeowners planning to render their own walls, and plasterers or builders who want to add rendering to their skills.

Course details

  • Length: 2 days, 9am to 3pm

  • Class size: maximum 4 people

  • Included: all tools and materials

  • Bring: clothes you don't mind getting messy

  • You'll receive: our certificate of completion

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10-day career starter course
10-day career starter course
£1,290.00

Our longest course, for anyone planning to plaster for a living. Ten days gives you as much time on the wall as possible, so you leave with the skills, speed and confidence to start taking on work.

What you'll learn

  • Everything on our 5-day skimming and boarding course

  • Boarding and skimming ceilings

  • Reveals, external corners and awkward areas

  • Working on larger walls and full rooms

  • Building the speed and consistency you need on real jobs

  • Setting out, planning a job and leaving it clean and finished

Who it's for

Career changers, school leavers and labourers who want to become plasterers, and tradespeople who want to add plastering as a full service.

Course details

  • Length: 10 days, 9am to 3pm

  • Class size: maximum 4 people

  • Included: all tools, plaster, board and materials

  • Bring: clothes you don't mind getting messy

  • You'll receive: our certificate of completion

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5-day skimming & boarding course
5-day skimming & boarding course
£649.00

A full week covering plasterboarding, beading, skimming and patch repairs, enough to take on whole rooms with confidence. Can't do five days in a row? Choose flexible days to fit around work.

What you'll learn

  • Measuring, cutting and fixing plasterboard to walls and ceilings

  • Dot and dab board fixing

  • Fitting angle beads and stop beads

  • Taping and scrimming joints

  • Skimming walls and ceilings to a smooth finish

  • Patch repairs and making good around sockets, switches and windows

Who it's for

Home renovators who want a professional finish, DIYers ready to take on whole rooms, and tradespeople adding plastering to their skills.

Course details

  • Length: 5 days, 9am to 3pm (flexible days available)

  • Class size: maximum 4 people

  • Included: all tools, plaster, board and materials

  • Bring: clothes you don't mind getting messy

  • You'll receive: our certificate of completion

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2-day skimming course
2-day skimming course
£329.00

Two hands-on days learning to skim walls properly, with an instructor beside you the whole time. It's the ideal first taste of plastering, or the perfect preparation for doing a room at home.

What you'll learn

  • Preparing walls and surfaces before you plaster

  • Mixing plaster to the right consistency

  • Loading and using a hawk and trowel

  • Laying on the first and second coats

  • Flattening, trowelling up and polishing to a smooth finish

  • Cleaning your tools and avoiding the most common mistakes

Who it's for

Complete beginners, DIYers planning a one-room project, and anyone who wants to try plastering before committing to a longer course.

Course details

  • Length: 2 days, 9am to 3pm (weekday and weekend dates)

  • Class size: maximum 4 people

  • Included: all tools, plaster and materials

  • Bring: clothes you don't mind getting messy

  • You'll receive: our certificate of completion

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Why train with us

  • Hands-on from day one – on the wall with a trowel in your hand, not watching from the back.

  • Max 4 students per course – the tutor sees every bit of your work.

  • All tools and materials supplied – just bring clothes you don’t mind getting messy.

  • Certificate of completion – showing the level you reached.

  • Beginners welcome – no experience needed.

  • Weekday and weekend dates – 9am to 3pm, to fit around work.

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