Baumit Academy: Become a Baumit Approved Applicator
star_border

Baumit Training Academy

  • Become Baumit approved
  • Learn EWI installation best practice
  • Issue 10/25 year system warranties
  • Ongoing expert advice & support
  • CIty & Guilds Assured certification
  • Locations in Kent, Yorkshire, Scotland and Isle of Man
  • Training Trailer able to bring training to you
  • Credit voucher issued upon successful completion of the course

Baumit has over 30 years’ experience in creating our range of innovative, tested EWI and render products, designed to create beautiful, healthy homes for people to live in. We are therefore keen to give tradespeople the opportunity to use our products to create better spaces for their clients. But most importantly, we want to ensure our customers have the utmost confidence when it comes to application of EWI systems.

 

Advanced EWI Course

1 day

£200

Designed to educate participants on the broad range of EWI installations and practices via both theoretical and hands on training at our purpose-built training facilities in Kent and Yorkshire.

Training Trailer EWI Course

6 hours

£100

Bringing training to you with the Baumit Training Trailer. The key theoretical and practical elements are covered in this unique training experience.

Course Topics

Theory  

  • How to assess whether a substrate is suitable to receive EWI
    Using property’s surveys to assess what will be required prior to EWI application
  • Pull-out tests and how they help to determine the correct fixing type
  • Theory on all the practical elements
  • Good practice how the system goes together

Practical  

  • Window details
  • Gas boxes and electric box details
  • Cold bridging, sealing the system down (for water ingress)
  • Fixing base rails
  • Adhesive fixing of the insulation boards
  • Mechanical fixing of the insulation boards
  • Beading, Base coat and mesh
  • Primers and top coats

On-Site Approval

Getting to 1 of our Training Academy locations may not be convenient and so we offer On-Site Approval.

If you have already been through EWI Training with another manufacturer, then we are able to come o your job site and conduct On-Site Approval.

One of our Technical Training Engineers will visit at a time that suits you, see first hand your application skills and run through some important Baumit installation techniques.