Construction
Mason & Plasterer
Builds, repairs and finishes walls, combining masonry (bricks and concrete blocks) with plastering and surface finishing.
- Duration
- 4 months
- Minimum entry requirement
- At least 10 years of schooling (2nd year of high school)
- Age
- 21 to 45
- English
- level A2
What you learn to do
- Builds walls with bricks, concrete blocks and other masonry materials
- Prepares and applies mortar and cement
- Measures and aligns walls according to plans
- Builds internal and external partitions
- Applies plaster and render to walls and ceilings
- Repairs cracks, damaged walls and old plaster
- Uses hand tools, mixers and construction equipment
Where the skills are used
Why this trade
1
Needed in new construction and in renovation
2
Two complementary skills: masonry and plastering
3
Progress to team leader, supervisor or independent tradesperson
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