Painting and Decorating Apprenticeship

What's it all about? This Painting and Decorating Apprenticeship is available to school leavers, those aged 16-18 and adults. Painter and Decorators decorate internal and external surfaces using paint and wallpaper in places such as houses, offices, shops, hospitals and schools. What skills and qualities do I need? Good communication skills The ability to work well in a team Observant with a good eye for detail What would I learn at College? How to use painting and decorating tools and equipment e.g. brushes, rollers and scrapers 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 finishing including wallpaper, paint and decorative effects How to apply various types of wall coverings including free match, patterned papers and embossed How to correctly apply decorative finished such as marbling and graining, sponge stippling, stencilling and broken colour