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External Walling Installation (EWI) Maintenance

This short course is designed for trades persons involved in working on buildings containing External Walling Installation (EWI) and who may need to repair sections or parts of an EWI system.

Course Summary

Subject Area: Construction - Plastering
Adult and Community
Location: Hudson Building
Full Time or Part Time: PT
Level: Entry
Number Of Years: 1
Interview Required?: N
Weeks: 1
Hours: 6.00
Start: 01/08/2024
Tuition: £150.00
Hudson Building

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Course Information for Students

This course is for anyone who works on a property that has EWI on its exterior wall and who requires the knowledge and skills to be able to repair or make good the installation when needed.

There are entry requirements for this course.

Following a brief workshop induction, the course will be practical based and will cover the following:

  • Situations where a repair may be needed
  • Methods of making effective repairs
  • Methods of fixing products to an EWI wall
  • How to fix to an EWI wall – downpipes, letter boxes, new external lighting etc
  • Types of repairs needed (following window/door fitting, installation of boiler flues, when attaching other structures, or general damage)
  • Maintaining the thermal efficiency when making alterations to the building (repairs to insulation material)
  • Patching damaged rendering
  • Applying small sections of silicone-based render (repairs and patches etc) by hand
  • Considerations and factors when fixing to an EWI system.

This will be a workshop/practical based course.

This is a skills-based course which will be taught within a workshop environment in the form of a practical.  

You need clothing that is appropriate for working in construction, safety footwear, safety glasses, safety gloves, and something to write with.

Work will be monitored and assessed throughout the day. A short test will be administered to check on knowledge retention.

You could try one of the other EWI/rendering courses:

  • External Walling Installation (EWI) systems and silicone-based render: an introduction to EWI and spray rendering (Level 1)
  • Installation of silicone-based render systems – spray render and hand applied

For more information, contact Derby College Group on 0800 0280289 or enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk

Course Information for Employers

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Career Information



This course could lead to one of these careers...

Routine Inspectors and Testers

£29204

Routine Inspectors and Testers

More Careers Information at: /career-pathways
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Course Information Last Updated On: February 15, 2024 3:24 pm