Cskills 10 Day Level 1 Accredited Plastering Course

Build Your Plastering Skills and Have Your Achievement Assessed

When you are planning a new trade or a business of your own, you want training that gives you something practical to build on. You want time with the tools, guidance when a technique needs improving, and a clear record of what you have achieved.

YTA’s 10 Day Level 1 Plastering Course combines practical workshop training with assessment towards NOCN Cskills Level 1 unit accreditation in Skills for Plastering. You will work in your own full-height training bay at our centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

No previous plastering experience is needed. Begin with preparation, boarding and skimming, then develop your skills through whole-room work, repairs, more challenging shapes and rendering. Alongside the training, you will work towards a formal record of your assessed Level 1 plastering skills.

Training location: YTA Training, Unit 12a, Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW.
Centre opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Course teaching runs from 9am to 4pm.

Why Choose the Level 1 Plastering Option?

If you are investing ten days in developing your plastering skills, adding assessment gives you a way to record your achievement. We recommend this route if you are working towards self-employment, adding plastering to your services or want assessed achievement to support your next training step.

The standard ten-day practical course costs £1,500. The Level 1 route adds £400 for the assessment and accreditation option, giving a total of £1,900 including VAT

You receive the practical programme and work towards the assessed Level 1 achievement. If a prospective employer or customer asks about your training, you can explain the skills you have studied and the accreditation you have achieved.

What Certificate Will You Work Towards?

What Does the Assessment Cover?

The assessed work focuses on core plastering skills, including:

• Preparing and fixing plasterboard.
• Applying plaster to non-solid internal backgrounds, such as plasterboard.
• Applying plaster to solid backgrounds.

Your instructor will explain the assessment requirements during your training. Accreditation depends on demonstrating the required skills and successfully completing the assessments.

Your Own Plastering Bay Throughout the Course

You have your own full-height training bay. Work on walls, a ceiling, a window opening and different backgrounds, with room to practise the techniques as your confidence develops.

Plasterboard, blockwork and previously plastered surfaces give you a range of preparation and application tasks. You can follow your own work through the different stages of the project and use your instructor’s guidance to improve it.

Week One: Learn the Foundations

Your first week develops the core practical skills that underpin the course. You will be introduced to the tools, materials and working methods before building experience through the tasks in your bay.

• Preparation: understand different backgrounds and which plaster to use.
• Plasterboarding and beads: prepare and fix boards, use dot-and-dab methods and set beads for edges and corners.
• Wall and ceiling plastering: practise applying plaster to boards and existing surfaces, including overhead work.
• Repairs: work on bonding, skimming and feathering repairs into surrounding plaster.
• Working methods: develop your tool handling, awareness of health and safety and understanding of the order of the work.

Week Two: Develop Your Skills Across a Complete Project

The second week gives you more time to develop your approach as you bring the techniques together. You will tackle walls and ceilings as a complete project and work on more demanding plastering tasks.

Repairs, Over-Skimming and Blockwork

Build on your repair and over-skimming work, and learn the traditional bay-and-screed method of plastering onto blockwork. This develops your experience of different backgrounds and preparation methods.

Arches, Curves and More Challenging Shapes

Learn techniques for arches and curved surfaces on walls or ceilings. Both may be covered where time and progress allow, giving you experience beyond flat surfaces.

Further Practice and Instructor Feedback

Continue developing your application and finishing technique in your bay. Use the extra workshop time to ask questions, work on unfamiliar tasks and put feedback into practice.

K Rend Coloured Rendering

Your practical training also includes applying K Rend coloured render to blockwork and working towards a textured finish. This broadens your workshop experience alongside internal plastering.

Choose Your Level 1 Plastering Course Date

Who Is the Level 1 Course For?

• Career changers who want practical training with assessed achievement as a starting point.
• People working towards self-employment who want to develop their plastering skills and have a named accreditation to describe their training.
• Existing tradespeople adding plastering to their skill set and wanting a formal record of the assessed work.
• Property renovators and committed DIY learners who value a structured practical programme with assessment.

You can start as a complete beginner. The first week builds your foundations before you progress into further practical work.

Start Thinking About Your Next Step While You Train

A future in plastering involves practical ability, experience and learning how to approach work for customers. During the course, you can discuss measuring and quoting using your training room, business start-up and marketing your services.

Your Level 1 unit accreditation gives you a record of assessed skills to build on. Continue developing experience and choose work that matches your ability as you progress.

If you later want to work towards an NVQ Level 2, speak to YTA about the experience and assessment requirements. NVQ assessment is a separate stage, with its own eligibility requirements.

Why Train with YTA?

YTA has provided practical construction training since 2006. You will work with experienced instructors, train in a small group and have your own bay throughout the plastering course.

You are making a meaningful investment in your future. Before booking, read our student reviews or arrange a visit to see the training centre and discuss your plans.

Combine Level 1 Plastering with Another Trade and Get a Fifth Week Free

This ten-day course counts as two of the four paid weeks required for our current five-weeks-for-four offer. For example:

• 10 Day Level 1 Plastering Course: £1,900.
• 10 Day Carpentry and Joinery Course: £1,500.
• 5 Day Tiling Course: free under the offer, usually £750.

25 training days for £3,400 including VAT, saving £750 against the usual £4,150. This example includes Level 1 unit accreditation in plastering, subject to successful assessment. The carpentry and tiling courses are non-accredited with certificate of attendance.

How to Book and Arrange Your Free Week

1. Choose and pay in full for four eligible weeks. Use the dates at the bottom of each individual course page. Check both weeks of ten-day courses and make sure your training dates do not overlap.
2. Leave the free week out of your cart.
3. Email or call YTA when you book, or immediately after paying. Give your name, telephone number, paid booking details, chosen free course and preferred available start date.
4. YTA checks availability, manually books your free week and confirms it with you. It is not automatically reserved at checkout.

Contact info@ytatraining.com or 01274 682199. Your bonus week must be taken within six months of your first course start date. Read the full offer terms.

Prefer 5 Day Kitchen Fitting as your bonus week? The offer covers £750 of its £825 price. YTA arranges the remaining £75 supplement.

Explore the 4 Week Multi-Skill Course and 9 Week Ultimate Multi-Skill Course for more ways to build your programme.

Before You Arrive

Plastering tools and equipment are supplied for use during the course. Bring steel toe-capped boots and old work clothes that you do not mind getting plaster on. A change of clothes or a suitable protective oversuit can be useful for ceiling work.

Training takes place at YTA Training, Unit 12a, Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW. See our travel information and local accommodation guide.

Course times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Centre opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm.

Level 1 Plastering Course Questions

Do I need to book the five-day course first?

No. This ten-day booking includes the foundation week and the further practical training. Beginners can book this course directly.

Is the £400 assessment addition included in £1,900?

Yes. The £1,900 price includes the ten-day practical training and the £400 Level 1 assessment addition. Book this Level 1 course once; you do not also need to buy the standard ten-day course.

What will my certificate say I have achieved?

On successful assessment, you receive NOCN Cskills Level 1 unit accreditation in Skills for Plastering, worth six Level 1 credits. This records your assessed unit achievement.

Can the two training weeks be separated?

Some booking options show different start dates for the first and second weeks. Check both dates before paying. If you need a particular arrangement, contact YTA to discuss availability.

Can I choose practical training without assessment?

Yes. Our 10 Day Intensive Plastering Course costs £1,500 including VAT for starts from October 2026. That option is Non-accredited with certificate of attendance.

Related Courses and Useful Information

Compare the 5 Day Plastering Course, the standard 10 Day Plastering Course and all plastering courses.

You can also explore plumbing, tiling, carpentry and joinery, kitchen fitting and multi-skill courses.

Read our frequently asked questions and booking terms and conditions, or contact YTA for help planning your training.