Painter & Decorator

Skills

• Prepare the work area safely providing dust sheets and protection to furniture and adjacent surfaces.  
• Identify hazards and risks in the workplace ensuring a safe environment is maintained at all times.
•  Select, use, maintain and store, paint, tools, wallcoverings, spray equipment, steps, ladders and towers safely.
•  Follow and maintain work procedures and method statements.
•  Make the most efficient and effective use of resources, time and materials.
• React correctly using the correct method of actions and reporting in the event of an accident or incident.
• Prepare for meetings and discussions by having appropriate paint specification and colour information.
•  Use appropriate listening, and questioning, techniques. •
• Use appropriate terminology when attending meetings. •
• Work to allocated times and schedules for the project.
• Identify different industry sectors such as new construction, social housing, residential, refurbishment, commercial and Heritage.
•  Identify different building methods e.g. steel frame, reinforced concrete frame, traditional solid wall and cavity wall, block and dry lined which determine the appropriate paint products and specifications.
• Interpret specification documents and ensure correct preparation and systems are followed.
• Refer to manufacturers’ product information and data sheets to avoid errors.
•  Advise clients about basic colour choices.
•  Recommend appropriate products for differing scenarios and sectors.
•  Identify and rectify common surface coating and wall covering problems
• Interpret and use health and safety documents.
• Identify substrates, hard wood, soft wood, ferrous and non- ferrous metal, factory finished etc.
•  Prepare and strip surfaces using abrasives, chemical etchants, power sanders, heat and liquid methods.
•  Understand and apply powder, twopack, surfacers and resin fillers.
•  Use different application methods brush, roller, spray, power-assisted rollers and special effect tools.
• Wallpaper using techniques for the hanging of lining paper, standard papers, digital print and wide width including (matching patterns, internal and external corners).
• The most appropriate products and use of colour in different settings.
• The company’s services.
• Methods of formal and informal communication.
•  The uses of information technology in the workplace.
•  Principles of costing, pricing and budgeting.
•  Time, scheduling and costs associated with a project
• Key factors and systems of working in different sectors, such as occupied properties, health and education facilities where residents, patients and students may be present.
• Key differences between modern and traditional construction methods.
• Differences of each product type for example, water-borne, solvent borne and epoxy.
• Drying, curing and recoating times.
• The effect of colour in relation to good design and colour and contrast for people with impaired vision.

Knowledge 

• The purpose of a range of equipment, tools and materials.
• The characteristics of materials and their reaction to atmospheric conditions.
• Safe and efficient methods of use, maintenance, movement, protection and storage of materials and equipment.
•  Work hazards, safe working methods and appropriate safety requirements.
• How to work at height including the safe use of platforms, steps, ladders and scaffold.
• The most appropriate products and use of colour in different settings.
• The company’s services.
• Methods of formal and informal communication.
• The uses of information technology in the workplace.
• Principles of costing, pricing and budgeting.
• Time, scheduling and costs associated with a project.
• Key factors and systems of working in different sectors, such as occupied properties, health and education facilities where residents, patients and students may be present.
•  Key differences between modern and traditional construction methods.
• Differences of each product type for example, water-borne, solvent borne and epoxy.
•  Drying, curing and recoating times.
• The effect of colour in relation to good design and colour and contrast for people with impaired vision.
• The causes of common problems, how these can be prevented and how to correct them. .
• Data sheets, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health sheets, method statements and risk assessments.
• Difference in systems for new and predecorated surfaces.
• Types of preparation methods including removal of previous coatings and wallcoverings using hand tools, power tools and chemicals.
• Traditional and modern methods of making good surfaces.
• Different systems for metals, wood, plastic and factory finishes.
•  Techniques of application by brush, roller, pressure assisted roller and spray application.
• Specialist decorative techniques for example, graining, marbling and gilding. • The skills of removal and application of wallcoverings.

Behaviours

Painters and Decorators will be expected to demonstrate:

• Their responsibilities towards their own and others safety in the work place.
•  A strong work ethic, motivated, reliable and adaptable.
•  Attention to detail, quality and continuous improvement.
•  An awareness of the businesses mission, aims, markets, products and services.
• A customer focused attitude.
•  Effective communication in a team, with clients or with management.

Entry Requirements 

Apprentices without Level 1 English and Maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for Level 2 English and Maths prior to taking the end point assessment

Duration

Typically 36 months. This timescale may reduce if an apprentice is part-qualified on entry.

Qualifications

This is a Level 2 apprenticeship.

Originally published on Gov.uk, this information has been re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence.