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Course overview
This painting & decorating course is ideal for those who want to pursue a career in painting & decorating.
Painters and decorators use a range of materials including paint and wallpaper to enhance and protect surfaces. These surfaces could include plaster, metal and wood. They work on a variety of domestic and industrial projects ranging from re-decorating homes to applying heavy-duty finishes to large structures like bridges.
Our study programmes include a vocational qualification, English and maths, work experience and employability skills.
Students also have the opportunity to take part in sport and enrichment activities alongside their course.
You can easily transfer from a study programme onto a painting & decorating apprenticeship course if you secure employment in the painting & decorating industry.
Entry requirements
This course requires 5 GCSE’s including a grade 3 or above in both maths and English. Any student who applies for the course without the required predicted grades may be invited in for an interview to assess their suitability for the Level 1 Extended Certificate course.
Any offers will be subject to behaviour and attendance checks with their current/previous school and this will be taken into account when confirming their offer.
All students are required to attend a Welcome Event and Enrolment Week to fully enrol on to a course. These events are invitation only events and if you are unable to attend the date given, you will need to notify us at admissions@lcb.ac.uk.
Students will be assessed in the first six weeks of the course and their programme could change depending on their ability, behaviour and attendance.
For more information, contact our Admissions team on admissions@lcb.ac.uk
What skills and qualities do apprentices need?
Course content
On this painting & decorating course you will study:
- How to use painting and decorating tools and equipment.
- How to apply various oil/water based paints to different surfaces including windows, doors, ceilings and walls.
- How to use different types of access equipment safely e.g. ladders and towers.
- How to prepare different backgrounds ready to apply decorative finishes including wallpaper, paint and decorative effects.
- How to apply various types of wall coverings including free match, patterned and embossed papers.
- How to correctly apply decorative finishes such as marbling and graining, sponge stippling, stencilling and broken colour.
No matter what level you are currently working at, you will continue learning English and maths throughout your course.
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Next steps after this course
After completing this course, a number of options are available.
Depending on your final grade, you could progress onto the painting & decorating apprenticeship, the Level 2 or Level 3 Certificate/Diploma, or seek employment in the painting & decorating industry.