©WorldSkillsInternationalTD22v5.0—WSC2015TECHNICALDESCRIPTIONPAINTINGANDDECORATINGCONSTRUCTIONANDBUILDINGTECHNOLOGYWSC2015_TD22_ENDate:12.08.14–v5.0©WorldSkillsInternational.AllrightsreservedPAINTINGANDDECORATING1of31WorldSkillsInternational,byaresolutionoftheTechnicalCommitteeandinaccordancewiththeConstitution,theStandingOrdersandtheCompetitionRules,hasadoptedthefollowingminimumrequirementsforthisskillfortheWorldSkillsCompetition.TheTechnicalDescriptionconsistsofthefollowing:1INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................22THEWORLDSKILLSSTANDARDSSPECIFICATION(WSSS)..............................................................43THEASSESSMENTSTRATEGYANDSPECIFICATION.....................................................................124THEMARKINGSCHEME..................................................................................................................135THETESTPROJECT..........................................................................................................................196SKILLMANAGEMENTANDCOMMUNICATION............................................................................247SKILL-SPECIFICSAFETYREQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................258MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT.......................................................................................................259VISITORANDMEDIAENGAGEMENT.............................................................................................3010SUSTAINABILITY..............................................................................................................................31Effective12.08.14StefanPraschlChairTechnicalCommitteeMichaelFungViceChairTechnicalCommittee©WorldSkillsInternational(WSI)reservesallrightsindocumentsdevelopedfororonbehalfofWSI,includingtranslationandelectronicdistribution.Thismaterialmaybereproducedfornon-commercialvocationalandeducationalpurposesprovidedthattheWorldSkillslogoandcopyrightnoticeareleftinplace.WSC2015_TD22_ENDate:12.08.14–v5.0©WorldSkillsInternational.AllrightsreservedPAINTINGANDDECORATING2of311INTRODUCTION1.1NAMEANDDESCRIPTIONOFTHESKILLCOMPETITION1.1.1ThenameoftheskillcompetitionisPaintingandDecorating1.1.2Descriptionoftheassociatedworkrole(s)oroccupation(s).Apainteranddecoratorworksinthecommercialandpublicsectorsandisresponsiblefortheexternalandinternalappearanceofabuildinganditsprotectionfromwater,rust,mouldandinsects.Thereisadirectrelationshipbetweenthenatureandqualityoftheservicerequiredandthepaymentmadebytheclient.Thereforethepainteranddecoratorhasacontinuingresponsibilitytoworkprofessionallyandinteractivelywiththeclientinordertogivesatisfactionandthusmaintainandgrowthebusiness.Paintinganddecoratingiscloselyassociatedwithotherpartsoftheconstructionindustry,andwiththemanyproductsthatsupportit.Thepainteranddecoratorworksinternallyandexternallyinverydiverseenvironments,forexampleincompanies,factories,schools,hotels,thehomesofclientsandonbuildingsitesinallweatherconditions.Heorshemayofferarangeofservices,includinginterpretingclientrequirements/drawings,advisingondesigns/colours,painting,spraying,decorativecoatings,wallpapering,gildingandsignwritingtoahighstandard.Workorganizationandself-management,communicationandinterpersonalskills,problemsolving,innovation,creativity,andtheabilitytopreparesurfacesthoroughlywithmeticulouscareandworkaccuratelyaretheuniversalattributesoftheoutstandingpainteranddecorator.Inamobilelabourmarket,thepainteranddecoratormayworkinteams,oralone,orinbothfromtimetotime.Whateverthestructureofthework,thetrainedandexperiencedpainteranddecoratortakesonahighlevelofpersonalresponsibilityandautonomy.Fromcarefullydeterminingtherequirementsoftheclient,workingsafelyandtidily,exceptionalplanningandscheduling,precisionandattentiontodetailtothefinegildingofobjectsandfinishingoffurniture,everyprocessmattersandmakesarelargelyirreversibleandcostly.Withtheinternationalmobilityofpeople,thepainteranddecoratorfacesrapidlyexpandingopportunitiesandchallenges.Forthetalentedpainteranddecoratortherearemanycommercialandinternationalopportunities;howeverthesecarrywiththemtheneedtounderstandandworkwithdiversecultures,trendsandfashions.Thediversityofskillsassociatedwithpaintinganddecoratingisthereforelikelytoexpand.1.2THERELEVANCEANDSIGNIFICANCEOFTHISDOCUMENTThisdocumentcontainsinformationaboutthestandardsrequiredtocompeteinthisskillcompetition,andtheassessmentprinciples,methodsandproceduresthatgovernthecompetition.EveryExpertandCompetitormustknowandunderstandthisTechnicalDescription.IntheeventofanyconflictwithinthedifferentlanguagesoftheTechnicalDescriptions,theEnglishversiontakesprecedence.WSC2015_TD22_ENDate:12.08.14–v5.0©WorldSkillsInternational.AllrightsreservedPAINTINGANDDECORATING3of311.3ASSOCIATEDDOCUMENTSSincethisTechnicalDescriptioncontainsonlyskill-specificinformationitmustbeusedinassociationwiththefollowing:WSI–CompetitionRulesWSI–