Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Screed layer (m/f)*
Recognized by ordinance of June 2., 1999 (BGBl. I, p. 1102)

Duration of traineeship

3 years

The venues for training are company and vocational school (Berufsschule)

Field of activity

Screed layers work both on new constructions and on refurbishment, modernization and rehabilitation projects at various job sites, for example on housing developments, public-sector construction projects, and industrial building sites. They prepare screeds from various materials and lay floor toppings.

Occupational skills

Screed layers carry out their work on the basis of technical documents and job orders, both independently and in cooperation with others. They plan and coordinate their work, consult and coordinate with others working on the site, set up construction sites and take the measures required for smooth-running operations, for health and safety at work and to protect the environment at the job site. They check their work to ensure error-free execution, document their work, carry out quality assurance measures, calculate job performance data and hand the vacated job site on.

When carrying out the following activities, screed layers use plant and machinery and measure constructions and elements thereof for proper fit.

 Screed layers

prepare base surfaces using various techniques,

• prepare screed mortar using different bonding agents,
• lay various types of screed, including as sloping layers and levelling topping, with and without reinforcement members,
• lay sandwich layers, screeds on separation layers and floating floor coverings both manually and mechanically,
• lay prefabricated screeds based on different systems,
• apply layers of synthetic resin,
• create cavity floors and double floors, 
   
• build concrete floors,
• select boards, sheeting and laminates for floor covering purposes taking account of the design of the surface to be covered,
• lay coverings made of boards, sheeting and laminates,
• build construction elements using dry construction techniques, for example special constructions for floors,
• apply materials to insulate against heat, cold and noise,
• check screeds and floor coverings for damage, and rehabilitate and repair them.

Additionally, screed layers carry out related tasks in the field of building construction. 

Fußnoten

*Stage 2 of a graduated training in the construction industry;
Stage 1: construction finishing worker (m/f)

Last modified on: December 12, 2006