The ‘Getting Ready’ list below gives you resources and activities you can do to get ready for when your course starts at College in September. We have picked resources and activities you can access online and we have another suggestion in the ‘Going Further’ section too.
• Take a look at how it was ‘back in the day’ in this YouTube clip:
• Health & Safety plays a big part in construction; how do you think the industry has changed to keep today’s painters and decorators safe?
• Familiarise yourself with the techniques and phrases used by painters and decorators in this short video:
• Learn how to calculate area and how much paint you may need:
Get a copy of the C&G, Level 1 Painting & Decorating textbook:
The City & Guilds Textbook: Level 1 Diploma in Painting & Decorating (ISBN: 978 0 8519 3295 8)
