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Level 1 Diploma in Plastering
Learn the trade that gets walls and ceilings smooth, straight and ready. Plastering is a skilled craft, it takes a real feel to get right, and this is where you build it. You'll work hands-on in the workshop with real materials and tools, backed by the health and safety knowledge every site needs. A trade in demand, with a route to skilled work or your own business.
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How you’ll learn
Mix It. Float It. Get It Smooth.
Plastering is a proper craft. Getting a wall flat, smooth and ready takes real skill and a feel for the material, and that only comes from doing it. You’ll work hands-on in the workshop, learning the core plastering skills on walls and ceilings with real materials and tools. It is backed by the health and safety in construction and industry knowledge every trade needs.
You’ll build up your skills across a choice of practical tasks, developing the technique that separates a good finish from a rough one. By the end of the year you’ll have real plastering skills, the site knowledge to back them up, and a clear route to a Level 2 Plastering apprenticeship.
Core Knowledge
- Health and safety in construction
- Introduction to the construction industry
Plastering Skills
- Core plastering skills on walls
- Core plastering skills on ceilings
- A choice of practical tasks to gain the necessary credits
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 1
- Further study
Entry requirements
- Grade 3 in Maths or English (the other must be a Grade 1 or 2 minimum)
- A genuine interest in plastering and skilled finishing work
- Successful interview with our team
If you haven't yet achieved Grade 4 in Maths or English, you'll keep working towards them alongside your course, built into your timetable.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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Careers it can lead to
- Construction Operatives £30,800 a year
- Elementary Construction Occupations £26,300 a year
- With further study or experience Plasterers £36,800 a year
- With further study or experience Painters and Decorators £29,200 a year
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With further study or experience
- Roofers, Roof Tilers and Slaters £34,900 a year
- Floorers and Wall Tilers £36,000 a year
- Construction and Building Trades Supervisors £41,700 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Life on the course
See what it’s really like
Our facilities
Spacious, Well-Equipped Workshops
You'll train in dedicated workshops built for hands-on plastering, led by tutors who've worked in the trade.
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Plastering Workshops
Spacious, well-equipped spaces for real plastering practice on walls and ceilings.
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Expert Tutors
Every session led by tutors with real plastering experience.
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Links With Local Companies
Real experience on live projects, plus national competitions.
Real Workshops · Real Materials
Student Voice
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I’ve gained loads of skills that’ll help me in life and in starting my career as a full-time painter and decorator. College has been a great experience—everyone’s treated equally, and the staff are really friendly and supportive. I’d definitely recommend it.
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
See the full unit listGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
About student supportLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportYour next step
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.