Fibrous plasterwork production
We have doubled the grant rates for short course tiers 1 – 3. To address rising costs, you can now receive higher rates on course achievements from 1st April 2023
Grant Tier |
Achievement date before 1 April 2023 |
Achievement date on or after 1 April 2023 |
Grant Tier 1 Grant Tier 1 Refresher |
£30 £15 |
£60 £30 |
Grant Tier 2 Grant Tier 2 Refresher |
£70 £35 |
£140 £70 |
Grant Tier 3 Grant Tier 3 Refresher |
£120 £60 |
£240 £120 |
Overview
Duration
Minimum 3 days of 6 learning hours per day
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with the knowledge to support the use and application of the underpinning historical, technological and theoretical knowledge and requisite practical skills to undertake the correct evaluation and selection of materials, tools, equipment and craft practices relevant to fibrous plasterwork production.
Scope:
- mouldings and reverse mouldings
- basic geometry
- metal profiles
- horsing up
- hand tools
- metal shoes
- horse/slipper
- preparing a bench for casting
- gauge and mix casting plaster
- casting
- reinforcing materials
- strike off
- filling/stopping
- cleaning and preparing surfaces for fixing
- running mouldings
- hinged running moulds
- flood mould
- clay and compound squeezes
- taking sections
- adjustable metal profile former
- clay case and case moulds
- sealing site sections
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups:
- operative and craft
- supervision
- management and leadership
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Instruction/supervision
As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
- successfully completed training to this standard
- at least 10 years relevant industrial experience
- a verifiable CV
Delivery
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.
The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- classroom
- a blend of classroom and remote
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more practical training.
This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate/advanced level.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures all learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
Where this training is assessed using multiple-choice questions, a minimum of 10 questions must be asked and delegates are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80%.
Quality assurance
Assured
Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.
CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.
Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.
Renewal
There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.
Classification
Lifetime
Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate
Approval date
February 2022
Review cycle
On request or 3 years from approval date
Learning outcomes
The delegate will be able to: | Additional guidance to support learning outcome: |
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carry out instructions from given information |
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draw moulding and reverse moulding sections using basic geometry |
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transfer reverse moulding outline to metal profile |
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set out, cut and shape metal profile to form reverse moulding section |
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describe a hinge mould application |
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select the type and size of metal used for moulding profiles |
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select type and size of timber used for horsing up |
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select type and size of nails or screws for horsing up and to fix metal profile to timber stock |
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select hand tools for working in wood and metal |
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form and fix metal shoes to prevent wear on horse/slipper |
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prepare bench for casting |
to include:
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prepare reverse mould ready for casting using grease/shellac |
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gauge and mix casting plaster for one or two gauge work |
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cast from reverse mould |
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position the reinforcing materials during the casting process |
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strike off during the casting process |
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remove the cast without damage from the reverse mould |
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finish cast moulding sections by filling/stopping in any defects |
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clean surfaces with a busk and key back of cast ready for fixing |
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stack and handle a cornice to minimise damage |
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prepare running mould for run casting panel moulding, dado bead, staff bead etc |
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run casting panel moulding, dado bead, staff bead etc |
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produce a flood mould in cold pour from a prepared plaster model including forming a back case and stopping with clay prior to pouring |
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take clay and compound (Thrixotropic) squeezes |
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use plaster to take sections |
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use end sections or saw through sections and insert card to mark section profile |
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use an adjustable metal profile former |
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remove existing paint from samples of existing moulding or enrichment to be used in model |
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produce a clay case and pour a case mould |
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use shellac/powdered chalk to seal site sections |