Fibrous plasterwork conservation
Overview
Duration
Minimum 3 days of 6 learning hours per day
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with the knowledge to support the use and application of the underpinning historical, technological and theoretical knowledge and requisite practical skills to undertake the correct evaluation and selection of materials, tools, equipment and craft practices relevant to fibrous plasterwork conservation.
Scope:
- interpret information
- working on period properties
- legislation regarding period properties
- safe working practices
- removal of existing decorative plasterwork
- written and photographic records
- prepare backgrounds
- conserve existing fibrous work
- stabilising, repairing and re-fixing
- plasterwork through the ages
- conservation, restoration, maintenance, conversion and alteration
- planning regulations and listed building work
- statute governing bodies for conservation
- defective fibrous work
- produce and cast enrichments
- produce curved surface mouldings
- moulding shapes of the Greek and Roman style
- basic principles of minimal intervention
- salvage of reusable materials
- resources
- roles and responsibilities
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups:
- operative and craft
- supervision
- management and leadership
Delegate pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Instruction/supervision
As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
- successfully completed training to this standard
- at least 5 years relevant industrial experience
- a verifiable CV
Delivery
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.
The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- classroom
- a blend of classroom and remote
This standard is considered to contain 51% or more practical training.
This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate/advanced level.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures all learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
Where this training is assessed using multiple-choice questions, a minimum of 10 questions must be asked and delegates are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80%.
Quality assurance
Assured
Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.
CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.
Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.
Renewal
There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.
Classification
Lifetime
Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate
Approval date
February 2022
Review cycle
On request or 3 years from approval date
Learning outcomes
The delegate will be able to: | Additional guidance to support learning outcome |
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interpret information and guidance |
to include: ABTT Guidance note 20 |
explain the principles of working on period properties |
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identify the relevant legislation regarding period properties |
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carry out safe working practices |
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remove existing decorative plasterwork, either fibrous or in situ lime work |
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record through written or photographic means condition of plasterwork |
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prepare backgrounds for remedial work |
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explain the methods used to conserve existing fibrous work |
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demonstrate the methods used for conserving existing decorative plasterwork either fibrous or in situ lime work |
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demonstrate the methods of stabilising, repairing and re fixing decorative plasterwork, either fibrous or in situ lime work |
to include:
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briefly describe plasterwork through the ages |
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identify the following:
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explain the differences between:
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describe the planning regulations governing buildings and listed building work regulations |
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list the statute governing bodies for conservation and the environment |
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carefully remove and record defective fibrous work |
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explain the methods used to stabilise/restore defective fibrous work |
to include:
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explain how to prepare backgrounds for fibrous work |
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explain how to produce and cast enrichments to conserve original style |
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explain how to produce curved surface mouldings to conserve original style |
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explain how to set out and develop moulding shapes of the Greek and Roman style |
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explain how to validate ways in which the work is to be carried out |
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explain how to maintain the basic principles of minimal intervention |
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explain the purpose of stopping work where conjecture begins |
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explain the purpose of salvage of reusable materials |
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select a range of resources and their sustainability |
to include: plasters timber reinforcements metal flexible mould compounds release agents retardants accelerators modelling clays |
explain the following roles and responsibilities: the client the principal designer the conservation architect the main contractor |
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