Construction and Trades

Level 1 Painting and Decorating

Study Mode

Full Time

Start Date, Location

Sep 2025, Trowbridge

Duration

1 year

Cost

£.00

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Course Overview

If you’d like to become a qualified painter and decorator, this course is an ideal starting point, giving you an introduction to basic decorating techniques and health and safety within the construction industry. You will learn about estimating quantities, preparing surfaces, applying paints by brush and roller, applying foundation and plain wallpapers, and basic specialist decorative techniques. The course also covers safe working practices and safe use of access equipment. You will learn in a specialist construction training environment using industry-standard equipment and be taught by tutors with extensive experience in the trade.

More information

You will study a wide range of units including:

• Health and safety and welfare in construction and associated industries
• Knowledge of technical information, quantities and communication with others
• Knowledge of construction technology
• Erecting and dismantling access equipment and working platforms
• Preparing common surface types for decoration
• Applying basic paint systems by brush and roller
• Applying foundation and plain papers
• Producing standard decorative finishes
Entry requirements are 4 GCSEs of which Maths and English must be grade 2 or above or equivalent.

A good reference and satisfactory interview is also required.
You will be required to provide your own overalls and protective footwear and buy some textbooks.

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