City & Guilds
Level 2
QN: 600/9224/5
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 2 Extended Diploma in Painting and Decorating
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 777 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
14 Units
Guided Hours
777 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Applying foundation and plain papers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to select
- use and maintain tools and equipment
- Be able to maintain and store tools and equipment
- Know how to select and prepare adhesives
- Be able to select and prepare adhesives
- Know how to apply lining paper and wood ingrain to walls
- Be able to apply lining paper and wood ingrain to walls
- Know how to store materials in line with manufacturer’s instructions
- Be able to store materials
2
Applying paint systems by brush and roller to complex areas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- understand how to prepare domestic and commercial work areas and protect surrounding areas.
- be able to prepare domestic and commercial work areas and protect surrounding areas.
- understand how to prepare and apply water-borne and solvent-borne coatings by brush and roller in line with manufacturer’s instructions to complex areas.
- be able to prepare and apply water-borne and solvent-borne coatings by brush and roller to complex areas in line with manufacturer’s instructions.
- understand how to clean
- maintain and store brushes and rollers in line with manufacturer’s instructions.
- be able to clean
- understand conditions for storing paint materials.
- be able to store materials in accordance with COSHH data sheets.
3
Applying paint systems by brush and roller to non-complex areas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to prepare work areas and protect surrounding areas
- Be able to prepare work areas and protect surrounding areas
- Know how to prepare and apply water borne and solvent borne coatings by brush and roller in line with manufacturer’s instructions
- Be able to prepare and apply water borne and solvent borne coatings by brush and roller in line with manufacturer’s instructions
- Know how to clean
- maintain and store brushes, rollers and equipment for solvent and water-borne coatings
- Be able to clean
- Know how to store paint materials
4
Applying standard papers to walls and ceilings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand methods used in wallpaper production
- Know how to select and prepare adhesives
- Be able to select and prepare adhesives
- Understand how to apply papers to ceilings and walls
- Be able to apply papers to ceilings and walls
- Understand how to store materials
- Be able to store materials
5
Creating and applying colour
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- understand the colours required to create a colour wheel.
- be able to create a colour wheel on a broad surface.
- understand colour organisational systems and terminology used in industry.
- understand the effects that artificial light has on colour.
- be able to produce colour schemes for internal and external areas.
6
Erecting and dismantling access equipment and working platforms
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the preperation required for using access equipment and working platforms
- Be able to prepare to use access equipment and working platforms
- know how to check access equipment and working platforms
- Know how to erect access equipment and working platforms
- Be able to erect access equipment and working platforms
- Know how to dismantle and store access equipment and working platforms
- Be able to dismantle and store access equipment and working platforms
7
Health, safety and welfare in construction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the health and safety regulations, roles and responsibilities
- Know accident and emergency reporting procedures and documentation
- Know how to identify hazards in the workplace
- Know about health and welfare in the workplace
- Know how to handle materials and equipment safely
- Know about access equipment and working at heights
- Know how to work with electrical equipment in the workplace
- Know how to use personal protective equipment (PPE)
- use of fire and fire emergency procedures
8
Preparing surfaces for decoration
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know how to prepare timbers and timber sheet products ready to receive finishing systems
- Be able to prepare timbers and timber sheet products ready to receive finishing systems
- Know how to prepare metal surfaces ready to receive finishing systems
- Be able to prepare metal surfaces ready to receive finishing systems
- Know how to prepare trowelled finishes and plasterboard ready to receive finishing systems
- Be able to prepare trowelled finishes and plasterboard ready to receive finishing systems
- Understand how to remove previously painted and papered surfaces ready to receive finishing systems
- Be able to remove previously painted and papered surfaces ready to receive finishing systems
- Know how to rectify surface conditions and defects
- Be able to rectify surface conditions
- know how to repair and make good surfaces
- Be able to repair and make good surfaces
9
Principles of building construction, information and communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to identify information used in the workplace
- Know about environmental considerations in relation to construction
- Know about construction of foundations
- Know about construction of internal and external walls
- Know about construction of floors
- Know about construction of roofs
- Know how to communicate in the workplace
10
Producing specialist decorative finishes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to produce quality finish ground coats for painted decorative work
- Be able to produce quality finish ground coats for painted decorative work
- Know how to produce broken colour effect using acrylic and oil-based scumbles
- Be able to produce broken colour effect using acrylic and oil-based scumbles
- Know how to apply single colour stencils
- Be able to apply single colour stencils
11
Producing specialist finishes for decorative work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- be able to produce quality finish ground coats for painted decorative work.
- understand how to produce broken colour effect using water-borne and solvent-borne scumbles.
- be able to produce broken colour effects using water-borne scumbles.
- understand how to prepare stencil plates from given design and apply stencils.
- be able to prepare stencil plates from given design and apply stencils.
- understand how to produce wood and marble effects using basic techniques.
- be able to produce wood and marble effects using basic techniques.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/9224/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2013
- Operational End
- Aug 2026