1. Completion of secondary school is usually required.
2. Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program in plastering, drywalling or lathing or A combination of over three years of work experience and some high school, college or industry courses in plastering, drywalling or lathing is usually required.
3. Plasterer trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
4. Drywall installer and finisher trade certification is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.
5. Lather trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the Yukon.
6. Red Seal, an interprovincial trade certification, is also available to qualified lathers (interior systems mechanic).