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Painting & Decorating City & Guilds Diploma Level 2

York College

Sim Balk Lane, York, YO23 2BB

Other Regulated/Accredited Qualification
Level 2
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

Available start dates

Available start dates

Friday, 05 September 2025
York College
1 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours

Course Summary

This course is a practical, hands-on course that teaches a variety of painting and decorating skills and allows you to learn, develop and practise these skills required for employment. The course also includes classroom theory work to prepare you for the online tests. To be successful on this course, you need to have outstanding commitment and enthusiasm, good eye for detail and outstanding attendance and punctuality.

Course Details

Units include:
  • Principles of Construction
  • Access Equipment
  • Preparation of Surfaces for Decoration
  • Application of Surface Coatings
  • Application of Papers to Walls and Ceilings
  • Producing Decorative Colour Effects

Additional costs
You will require the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) of safety boots, College logo polo shirt and overalls (bib and brace). For further information please ask our tutors at our open events and guidance discussions.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

This programme will be delivered in our modern workshops and classrooms, focusing on developing your practical skills, knowledge and professional behaviours ready for assessment. All assessments will be carried out in accordance with awarding body guidelines. To prepare you prior to your assessments, we will build up your skills, knowledge and behaviours to give you the best chance of achieving your potential. We will sequence the curriculum deliver to meet industry needs and work with you through each step to build your confidence.

Assessment
Practical and theory work will be assessed in line with awarding body requirements. This will be a mixture of online externally set and marked examinations and practical synoptic assessments.

Entry requirements

A minimum of 3 GCSE subjects at grade 4 or above including English and Maths, or you can progress from the Painting & Decorating Diploma Level 1.

Your next steps...

This qualification will allow you to progress into employment or on to an apprenticeship in Painting & Decorating. Some of our students then go on to higher-level courses in construction.

Additional information


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