City & Guilds / GCA
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below is the table of contents for the City and Guilds plastering 6217 or 6213 units

Mandatory Units  Title Assessment Component
016 Repairing a Patch in a plastered wall 6217-04-016
065 Boarding and setting a ceiling in one coat 6217-04-065
066 Applying a floating coat to wall and attached pier 6217-04-066
067 applying and finishing the setting coat to a floored wall and attached pier 6217-04-067
068 Applying a floating coat to a square or rectangular column 6217-04-068
069 Applying a floating finishing coat to a square or rectangular column 6217-04-069
070 Scrim and skim finish with plaster 6217-04-070
Optional Units
017 Screeding a sand and cement floor from a given level or datum 6217-04-017
018 Introduction to fixing floor tiles and skirting tiles 6217-04-018
071 Applying a textured finish with border 6217-04-071
072 Re-plaster over textured ceiling using bonding agent 6217-04-072
073 Applying a plain rendering and finish with a wooden float 6217-04-073
074 Applying a Tyrolean hand machine finish to a prepared wall 6217-04-074
075 Fixing bellcast bead and applying scratch coats to wall areas 6217-04-075
076 Applying Pebbledash finish to prepared wall 6217-04-076

Below is the table of contents for the Goldtrowel Certified Units

Mandatory Units Title  
001 Mechanical fix board to ceilings 117-GCA
002 Set angle beads using 3 point rule 117-GCA
003 Applying Scrim and 2 coats of plaster to ceiling 117-GCA
004 Applying scratch coats of sand/cement render to walls 117-GCA
005 Applying Float coats of render to walls using screeds and bays, free rule and beaded walls, attached piers/chimney breasts 117-GCA
007 preparing walls and applying 2 coats of finish to floated walls 117-GCA
009 carrying out repairs to already plastered ceilings and walls 117-GCA
011 Re Plaster (finish) 2 coat existing ceilings using bonding agent 117-GCA
010 Re Plaster (Backing plaster) existing walls using mechanical key and bonding agent 117-GCA
006 Direct Bond plasterboards to walls 120-GCA
008 scrim and 2 coat skim plasterboard walls 117-GCA
012 Apply cove materials with internal/external and offset angles 117-GCA
013 Screeding a sand and cement floor from a given level or datum 119-GCA
Optional Units
A000 Applying 4 textured finishes with border 116-GCAA
A003 3 coat finish ceiling using bonding agent over heavy texture 116-GCAA
A002 2 coat finish curved barrel ceiling 116-GCAA
A001 Construct archways and plaster finish 116-GCAA
E001 Applying a 2 coat Flat render finish with wooden or poly float EGCA118
E002 Applying Pebbledash finish using natural stone and spars EGCA118
E003 Applying Tyrolean finish with hand machine also compressor EGCA118
E004 Applying Bellcast beads EGCA118
E005 Free forming external angles no beads EGCA118
E006 Forming ashlar blocks EGCA118
E007 Creating Panel work and Pargetting to external walls EGCA118
F001 Design and make Running mould FGCA121
F002 Fibrous Bench Run mould FGCA121
F003 Fibrous InSitu Run Mould FGCA121
F004 Fibrous flood casting FGCA121
F005 Fibrous case mould casting FGCA121
F006 Fibrous Bench spun mould FGCA121
F007 Fibrous Reverse mould FGCA121
F008 Fibrous Fix and stop in FGCA121
V01 Apply Venetian Plaster base plus top coats and polish to finish VGCAV01

  The Goldtrowel advanced plastering training course is leaps and bounds in front and more up to date than the city and guilds 6217
 with Instruction by people who are passionate about what they do and how they do it.
 you will not beat that anywhere

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