Painting Apprenticeship
Core
An entry-level trade role focused on learning painting and decorating skills through hands-on work, surface preparation, and applying various finishes.
Role type
Painting Apprentice (Entry-level Trade)
Builds
Residential and commercial painting projects
Domain
Construction / Painting and Decorating
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Manual labor, surface preparation, applying paint with brushes/rollers/spray, reading plans, erecting trestle systems, basic calculations
Preferred skills
Driver's license, reliable vehicle, previous construction experience
Technologies
Brushes, rollers, spray equipment, trestle systems
Responsibilities
Carrying out measurements and basic calculations, reading and interpreting plans and specifications, erecting and maintaining trestle and plank systems, handling painting and decorating materials, using painting and decorating tools and equipment, removing and replacing doors, windows, and components, preparing surfaces for painting, applying paint using brushes and rollers, applying textured coating finishes by brush, roller, and spray
