Plasterer Examination

The examination is 3 hours long. It consists of 60 questions and each question is worth 1 point. The required passing grade is 60%. The materials supplied for your use during the examination are: a calculator, a paper sheet, a pencil and an eraser. No other material or reference document is allowed during the examination.

Skill Content on Which Questions May Be Based

Section 1 - Joint Treatment (45%)

Appropriate use of necessary products, tools and accessories
Appropriate choice and mixture of coating ingredients
Installing mouldings and other trims
Following work procedures for preparing and doing surface jointing work
Identifying possible causes of a problem
Preparing and doing repairs

Section 2 - Installing an Acrylic System (25%)

Appropriate use of necessary products, tools and accessories
Appropriate choice and mixture of coating ingredients
Following work procedures and adequately applying acrylic coatings on a wall insulation system

Section 3 - Specialized Working (30 %)

Applying a Cement Parge
Appropriate use of necessary products, tools and accessories
Appropriate choice and mixture of coating ingredients
Following work procedures for preparing and doing parging work on various surfaces
Appropriate use of necessary products, tools and accessories
Applying a cement parge and a popcorn-type textured finish
Appropriate choice and mixture of coating ingredients
Identifying possible causes of a problem
Preparing and doing repairs
Making, installing and restoring ornamental elements
Following work procedures for making mouldings on-site

Samples of questions for provincial qualification examination.

Plasterer Examination

Skill Content on Which Questions May Be Based

Section 1 - Joint Treatment (45%)

Section 2 - Installing an Acrylic System (25%)

Section 3 - Specialized Working (30 %)

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