City & Guilds Tiling Course

If you are looking for a change of career and want to be a Tiler, then this is an excellent choice of course to undertake. From the very basic to the more difficult aspects of tiling, this programme of learning will see you competent to undertake the most difficult of tiling tasks.

If you are looking to achieve a full City & Guilds certificate, then this five-week course in Wall and Floor Tiling is for you; You will be trained and assessed across a range of tiling practices, building a portfolio of evidence along the way. This is a fantastic course which is accredited by City & Guilds. Completion of this course awards City & Guilds 6219-08 Certificate. This course can also be covered using some weekend training.

Able Skills has devised a five-week professional tiling course which differs from any other Tiling Training Centre in the UK because it has been recognised by City & Guilds and accredited with a 6219-08 Certificate. This course will not only teach you to tile to a very comprehensive level, but it will also test your tiling knowledge by way of City & Guilds assessments. Able Skills dedicated Tiling Centre has all of the facilities that you will come across once you are working within the Tiling industry.

The course will cover:

Week 1 - Introductory Tiling

This week will teach you tiling basics, starting from scratch you will learn how to tile both wall and floor areas and gain a complete understanding of the requirements for any area you are planning to tile:

• Prime areas to receive tiling
• Setting out your tiling work
• Have a broad understanding of varied adhesives used for different surfaces
• Understanding and ability to use all the tools required
• Cutting tiles using wet tile cutters, dry tile cutters and tile snips
• How to cut around windows and reveals
• How to cope with tiling difficult areas such as uneven walls
• How to tile to angled ceilings and socket areas
• How to tile splash-backs
• How to mix and apply grouts
• How to cut to curved objects.

Week 2 - Advanced Tiling

Week two is an advanced training week, providing you with the skills to tackle more complex areas and giving you the opportunity to build on your speed, technique and confidence. Reinforcing skills acquired from module one you will now be able:

• Plan sequence of work
• Prime areas to receive tiling
• Build speed, confidence and precision
• Install tiles to diamond pattern to wall and floor areas
• Estimate tile quantities required for each individual job
• Use of washboys
• Use of laser lines/levels
• Discuss tiling on underfloor heating systems and, time allowing, discuss uncoupling membranes

Week 3 Assessment Week.

This is is when the assessment of your skills starts. You will be assessed on:

• Unit 004: Tiling a Plain Wall
• Unit 116: Cutting and Fixing Tiles to Wet Areas
• Unit 101: Introduction to Health and Safety

During this week, we will also provide additional training (time permitting) to plan and install wall or floor area for brick effect installation.

Week 4 - Complex pattern work

This program of learning will teach you how to plan and tile in complex pattens (usually herringbone patten). You will be presented with a choice of pattens which you can select from, allocated an area to install/fix and produce a product of work.

What you will learn:

• Prepare the surface to receive tiles
• Measure areas to calculate quantities required
• Select material
• Mix appropriate adhesives
• Install to desired patten
• Ensuring (with your instructors help) that you are working to a domestic and commercial standard of finish whilst also working clean and safe
• Grout your completed installation

Week 5- Assessment Week

Thisis when you will undertake additional assessments. You will be assessed on:

• Unit 115: Cutting and Fixing Decorative Panels
• Unit 117: Tiling Floors with a Border

Also in Week five, we will provide additional training listed below (only if time permits and this is dependent on learner progress) We will look to cover Waterproofing requirements for Wet rooms etc and Floor levelling systems so that even the most uneven of floors can be prepared to receive tiles.

Waterproofing / Tanking

We will explain to you how to apply specified tanking systems to wet areas such as a shower cubicle (prior to tiling) which will extinguish any doubt and ensure a tiled installation which should not fail

Floor levelling systems

• Gauging and mixing of materials
• Preparing background areas
• Installation of self-levelling system.

Like most tiling centres in the UK, we do have standard perfect bays although ours are a lot bigger! We use these to start you off with and take you through your first steps in learning to tile (easing you in gently). Moving on through the weeks, we also have splash backs, shower cubicles, columns, steps and arches however the real tests are undertaken in our fully fitted bathroom and kitchen areas which allow you to deal with reality as you become more confident and progress through the weeks. We have devised this five-week tiling course schedule to reflect reality in the best way possible, we will attempt to cover every eventuality to the best of our ability to ensure that once you start working as a Tiler, nothing comes as too much of a surprise. With the knowledge and skills achieved by attending Able Skills tiling courses, we believe that you will start out as a competent Tiler and become better skilled as years progress, and you spend time on the jobs you undertake. All of our Tiling courses are entirely hands on with excellent support and tuition provided throughout the time spent with us.

If you want to learn that bit more and consider working towards NVQ then maybe ourNVQ Level 2 Tiling Course. We will take in to account the time already completed on this course and adjust the price accordingly.

By the time you finish this City & Guilds tiling course you will have the ability to look at any potential job, understand the requirements of the work and prepare quotes for customers knowing that you can undertake the work competently and to the customers satisfaction.

The emphasis for us is on meeting and exceeding our customers' expectations and we believe that we consistently achieve this.

Both Max and Ryan are both vocationally qualified to level 3 and are also qualified NVQ assessors and should you choose to progress down this route, they can assess you in the workplaceto NVQ level 2.

This five-week course can be completed in five consecutive weeks, broken down in to five separate training weeks or the programme can also be completed at weekends. This course is an ideal introduction to the industry and will certainly set you on your way to perfecting your tiling skills.

This is a hands-on, practical tiling course and you will be involved at every stage and will be participating throughout. It is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety,steel capped footwear is essential.

All of our courses take place at our dedicated training centre in Dartford, Kent. The centre is easily accessible by road, being just 10 minutes from junction 1a on the M25. We are only a short walk from Dartford train station which is served by frequent trains taking 35 minutes from central London. For anyone travelling from further away, we have our own accommodation available at only £25 per night.

We are open 7 days a week (08.30 16.30) for visitors so if you would like to find out more about this course or about Able Skills, please feel free to pop in, no appointment necessary.

This is a5-week (30 day) course,and the cost is£2495.00including vat. A deposit of £500.00 will secure a booking with the balance payable as follows:

Full time 5 weekly payments of £399 following the deposit.

Weekends Training is arranged on a 2 weekend on and 2 weekend off basis. 12 weekends of training over 24 weeks. Following the deposit, 6 payments of £332.50 (once per month).