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Your new tiling career could be just 10 days’ training away

Tiling can be a great skill to add to one’s repertoire, for both experienced tradespeople from other fields, and those who have never learned a trade in the past. It could certainly greatly bolster your employability – but it’s also true that trying to make the right choice from all the tiling courses out there can be challenging. 

So, why should you seriously consider our own NOCN Cskills 10-day Level 1 accredited Wall and Floor Tiling course here at YTA in West Yorkshire? 

The short answer is that this course is an excellent one for teaching you the essentials of tiling, so that you can develop your knowledge and competence in this trade to show to potential employers or customers. It will also enable you to gain a unit certificate for the units that this course consists of. 

Let’s take a closer look at what makes this 10-day course a standout among the various other tiling courses on the market. 

The key details about this highly rated 10-day tiling course 

This tiling course is, significantly, a NOCN CSkills (Construction Skills) course. NOCN Cskills was formerly CITB Cskills, with this being the renowned awarding body for construction NVQs. 

So, you can be sure of reputability from this training course. But it is also a highly suitable course from a more practical, career-minded standpoint, with the units in question providing vital Level 1 tuition in Tiling A Wall With Decorative Features (Square Tiles) and Tiling A Floor With Obstacles. 

To complete the course, you will need to complete 10 days of training, which – if this would suit your practical needs better – can be separated into split dates at no extra cost. 

Once you have successfully passed the course, you will be set up nicely to continue to NVQ Level 2 training, and to build a tiling career. 

Now, let’s take a look at what each week of the course comprises. 

  • Week 1

The first week of the course effectively takes the form of a five-day tiling course, and is organised as follows:

Monday focuses on health and safety, before paying close attention to the preparation of surfaces and the setting-out of kitchen tiling. Tuesday will be about polishing off the previous day’s work, and using silicone heating to complete a tiled kitchen. Students will then look at tiling to and around windows.

Wednesday will see Tuesday’s work completed, before students will have the chance to learn about tile adhesives and grouts for a variety of situations. We will also be explaining tiling tools and tiling tool kits to you at this stage. 

Over the course of Wednesday and Thursday, you will learn about tiling a bathroom, which leaves Friday as the day when you will prepare, set out and tile the bathroom floor.

  • Week 2

The second week will begin with the tiling of a kitchen, but with a diamond splashback going up to a funnel. Further content during this week will cover windows, wet rooms, and bathrooms. 

You will finish this week tiling a bathroom floor, and learning about installing underfloor heating before tiling on it. Any final questions will also be asked, and certificates presented. 

In addition, during this course as a whole, students will find out about such things as marketing a tiling business, insurance, tax, CSCS cards, and more. It will all help equip you to make a success out of your subsequent tiling career. 

Final thoughts

Of all the tiling courses on the market, this course is an excellent one for ensuring you have the skills and qualifications that you will need in order to take your tiling skills to the next level, and to transform a useful skill set into a fully-fledged business. 

Call 01274 682199 today, and we would be pleased to discuss with you in greater detail what your requirements are from tiling training, and whether this course would represent the right path for you, so that you can then decide on booking your place. 

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Skills for Tiling: Ten-Day Training and Assessment

Becoming a tiler may not be for everyone – to succeed in this occupation, after all, you will need to be able to work well with your hands, in addition to functioning well under pressure and organising your time and workload effectively. 

But if you do have the qualities to thrive as a tiler, and you would like to train yourself up to Level 1 competence in a short space of time, you might have good reason to take a close look at our latest tiling intensive courses here at YTA. 

You can be a confident and capable tiler in next to no time 

We offer a series of tiling intensive courses, with the right choice for you likely to depend on such factors as why you are taking on such training, and what you intend to get out of it at the end. For this blog post, though, we’re focusing on our top wall and floor tiling course, which takes place over 10 days. 

This course is an accredited course that involves the learner being trained and assessed on two NOCN Cskills Level 1 units: Tiling a Wall With Decorative Features (Square Tiles), and Tiling a Floor With Obstacles. Achievement of both these units will give you six credits at Level 1, entitling you to receive a unit accreditation certificate for ‘Skills for Tiling’. 

If it would work out better around your practical needs for this course to be split into two separate weeks at different times, this is also something that can be arranged, with nothing extra needing to be paid for the split dates. Simply call YTA now, on 07400 922788, for further details on this, and for any additional advice on your situation. 

The perfect training option when you need to build up your tiling competence 

From the first day you join us at our training site in Yorkshire, when you will learn about the basics of tiling health and safety and the preparation of surfaces, right through to Friday in the second week when you will be installing underfloor heating and then tiling on it, this course will cover some serious ground in a mere 10 days. 

And as is the case on all other YTA tiling intensive courses, your training on this course will also encompass such things as full measuring and in-depth quoting, marketing techniques, business cards, how to advertise, how to start up in business, and so much more. 

With courses being held every week from Monday to Friday, we’re confident that we will be able to book you in for a date that makes sense for you – so that you can soon start the next exciting phase of your life and career. Enquire to us now via phone or email for more information.  

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Ten-Day Tiling Training and Unit Accreditation

There are many good reasons to consider taking on an advanced tiling course in the UK. One of those is naturally the strong appeal of tiling as a career, whether you are an existing tradesperson who would like to add tiling to your skill-set, or a complete newcomer to learning a trade. Nor can one entirely ignore the financial rewards, with experienced tilers potentially earning as much as £32,000 a year. 

 

But if this is the professional path that you would like to embark on, what training options should you look at? One possibility we would suggest you seriously consider, is ten-day practical tiling training with a unit-accreditation option, subject to successful assessment.

 

Sure enough, here at YTA, we offer the 10-day tiling course with unit accreditation. The assessed route combines practical training with unit assessments. Successful learners receive a unit-accreditation certificate; this is not a full Level 1 qualification. 

 

You’ll learn a serious amount about tiling in just two weeks 

 

This 10-day course effectively consists of our five-day intensive tiling course, followed by our five-day advanced tiling course in the UK. 

 

Training in tiling via this particular course, however, will enable you to be trained and assessed in no fewer than four Cskills units, in relation to health and safety in construction trades, communicating effectively in construction trades, wall tiling and floor tiling. 

 

As for the course content itself, you’ll start on Monday by learning about health and safety, before we proceed to train you in the preparation of surfaces and setting out the tiling of kitchens. You’ll then be taught how to cut the tiles with a tile cutter and a tile wet cutter, set out for the feature, and tile the kitchen. Grouting will also be covered, before the first day of the course is even over!

 

Over the rest of the first week, you’ll receive our renowned hands-on tuition in such tasks as silicone sealing, tiling around windows, marking and cutting tiles around obstacles such as basin pedestals and toilet waste pipes, and drilling holes in tiles. You’ll also get to grips with how to measure and quote for customers, and the preparation, setting out and tiling of a bathroom floor.

 

Even with all of that taught in the first week, there will be much more to come in the second week. This will be when you build your skills in such more advanced processes as tiling with diamond inserts, tiling around a window inside and out, tanking, plunge cutting, diamond drilling around waste and supply pipes, and installing under-floor heating before tiling on top of it. 

 

There’s much more to be educated on when you take on this complete tiling course! 

 

Your learning on this 10-day advanced tiling course in the UK won’t stop with all of the above. That’s because every YTA course also includes various other content, including useful ‘tricks of the trade’, advice on how to market yourself as a tiler, information on business start-up, business cards, tax, CSCS cards, and a lot more.  

 

To find out more about this course and to book your place if you decide it is the right one for you, please call 01274682199 today. As we all look for new beginnings in our lives after the COVID-19 pandemic, it could be one of the best decisions you ever make for your employability, earnings and lifestyle. 

 

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What could you learn on a five-day practical tiling course at YTA?

Whether you’ve always wanted to improve your tiling skills, would like to take on a tiling career, or are an existing tradesperson wishing to add tiling to your skill set, there are plenty of reasons to take a look at our extensive range of tiling courses here at YTA. 

 

The skill of tiling walls and floors in such settings as kitchens, bathrooms and hotels remains a hugely in-demand one, and experienced tilers can earn as much as £38,000 a year. It’s certainly not a trade that will diminish in its relevance anytime soon, so it’s no wonder so many people are continuing to enquire about tiling courses like ours! 

 

Our five-day practical tiling course introduces core tiling techniques through supervised workshop practice.

 

A typical tiler’s working week, condensed into one course 

 

Our five-day practical tiling course is non-accredited and includes a YTA completion certificate. The ten-day Level 1 tiling route offers the stated NOCN Cskills unit accreditation, rather than a full Level 1 qualification.

 

Choose the route that matches your goals and read the current course page for the certificate or accreditation included.

 

The five-day course is structured around practical tasks commonly encountered in wall and floor tiling.

 

From the setting out of walls and floors and surface preparation, right through to the actual tiling of a kitchen splashback, bathroom wall or floor, and even cutting around obstacles and the use of adhesives and grouts, there’s a huge amount to learn about tiling. 

 

If you’re looking for tiling courses that can introduce you to these skills even if you’re a complete beginner, this 5-day course is an excellent choice. But don’t worry if you do have some skills already, as we can tailor the course if needed for you, to ensure you don’t waste time on the course simply repeating what you can already do. 

 

Get your New Year off to the most rewarding possible start 

 

You can find out more about what you will be doing on each day of this 5-day course, by clicking through to the full course page on our website. 

 

As you’ll see, even our 5-day tiling courses can compact a huge amount of learning into a short bracket of time, encompassing health and safety, surface preparation, tiling techniques, the right adhesives and grouts to use in various situations, silicone sealing and removal, and so much more.

 

We’ll even educate you on such things as starting up in business as a tiler, how to market your tiling business, and what further steps you can take to continue your tiling training. This is a highly purposeful and informative course – and given our reputation as a nationally renowned NVQ training centre, you can be sure that you definitely won’t be merely ‘going through the motions’ with us! 

 

Reach out to our team today, and we’ll be pleased to answer any questions you may have about this or any of our other tiling courses, before you commit to booking a place. Who knows – this could be just the start of the most rewarding professional journey of your life!  

 

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Build your tiling skills on a five-day practical course

With so much else having changed about all of our lives lately due to events outside of our control, it wouldn’t surprise us here at YTA if that vague wish you’ve long had to gain new skills or completely change career has become a firmer motivation to take those first steps.

If this describes you, you might have considered becoming a tiler, whether you have never learned a trade before, or you are already a tradesperson and simply wish to boost your prospects by expanding your wealth of skills.

Our five-day practical tiling course offers a starting point for learning wall and floor tiling at YTA in Bradford.

What’s included in this five-day course?

If you’re looking for a course that will give you a high level of tiling training in a short space of time so that you can get started with a career in this trade, this five-day practical course should more than tick the boxes. In fact, you don’t need to have any prior tiling experience whatsoever – although if you do, we can adapt the course to your needs, to help you to get the most value from it.

In a nutshell, this course covers all of the key tiling essentials like the setting out of walls and floors, the preparation of surfaces, the actual tiling process, cutting around obstacles, and the correct use of adhesives and grouts to ensure you get the best results.

Know what this course is – and what it isn’t!

Our five-day practical tiling course is non-accredited and includes a YTA completion certificate. The ten-day Level 1 tiling route offers the stated NOCN Cskills unit accreditation, rather than a full Level 1 qualification.

The practical and accredited options have different outcomes. Check the current course pages before booking so you know which certificate or unit accreditation is included.

The course can help you build a foundation in tiling. Career progress depends on further practice, experience and the work you are competent to undertake.

Our tiling courses here at YTA are renowned for how they allow people like you to embark on a new career as a tiler with a high level of both confidence and capability. So why not get in touch with our centre now to book your place on the right course for you, on a date to suit you, by calling 01274 682199 or 07400922788?

 

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Tile and Stone Journal Training Guide – November 2018

YTA is proud to be featured in Tile and Stone Journal training guide for November 2018.

YTA delivers quality construction training courses and is an established and recognised training centre within the construction trade industry being able to offer bespoke or accredited courses for individuals, schools, colleges and companies.

We currently offer In-House courses, CITB level 1 qualification courses and NVQ level 2 in various construction trades accessible to experienced workers.

We can provide training for anyone looking to learn a construction trade whether they are looking at guidance for DIY purposes or considering a change of career, everything from a 1 day plumbing taster course, or Cskills level 1 tiling intensive courses and multiple week Multi-Skill courses up to NVQ level 2 in Tiling, Plastering, Carpentry or Bricklaying.

We offer NVQ level 2 through either a 1 or 2 day EWPA (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment) or OSAT (On Site Assessment & Training) over several weeks.

YTA offers courses in Tiling, plastering, plumbing, kitchen fitting, bricklaying, carpentry & joinery.

YTA Training & Assessment Ltd, Unit 12a Spencer Business Centre, Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, BD4 9NW
Tel: 01274 682199