Intensive ‘ready for anything’ Tiling Course – 10 Days

Tile a kitchen, then tackle wet rooms and decorative layouts

Spend your first week setting out walls and floors, cutting around a window and learning how to get a straight finish. In week two, work on natural stone, decorative features, tanking and tiling over underfloor heating. Beginners can start with the tools in hand at YTA in Bradford.

£1,500 including VAT · See dates and book

“I had never tiled before and I now feel confident to tile and tackle any project.”

Ben, 10-day intensive tiling course · Read the full review on REVIEWS.io · 7 January 2022

Training location: YTA Training, Unit 12a, Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW.

Why Choose Ten Days of Tiling Training?

The additional week gives you more time with the tools, more opportunities to ask questions and a wider range of projects to work through. You can develop beyond straightforward layouts and explore the details that make kitchens, bathrooms and floors more challenging.

That matters if you want to build towards offering a tiling service, complement plumbing or kitchen fitting, or take a greater role in renovating properties. You will practise planning the work, making awkward cuts and finishing around features, as well as laying the tiles.

• Career changers: invest in a practical starting point for a new direction.
• Plumbers, bathroom fitters and kitchen fitters: develop a complementary skill for your projects.
• People working towards self-employment: combine practical training with measuring, quoting and business guidance.
• Homeowners, landlords and renovators: build skills for more involved property improvements.

Week One: Build Your Wall and Floor Tiling Foundation

Your first week covers our 5 Day Intensive Tiling Course. It is already included in this ten-day booking.

Days 1 and 2: Kitchens, Preparation and Window Details

Begin with health and safety, surface preparation and setting out a kitchen training area. Use manual and wet tile cutters, apply tiles and grout the work. Then develop your finishing skills with cleaning and silicone sealing.

Move on to a larger wall area containing a window. Practise planning the layout and making the cuts needed to carry your tiling around the opening and towards floor level.

Days 3 and 4: Bathroom Walls, Awkward Cuts and Quoting

Explore adhesives, grouts and tiling tools before preparing, battening and setting out a bathroom. Practise cutting around waste pipes, basin pedestals, corners and door profiles.

Continue the bathroom project with cuts around baths and shower pipes, including drilling holes through tiles. You will also work on measuring projects and preparing customer quotations.

Day 5: Bathroom Floor Tiling

Prepare, set out and tile the bathroom floor. Bring together the week’s learning, ask questions and complete your supporting tiling information before moving into the advanced week.

Week Two: Advanced Tiling Techniques and More Demanding Projects

The second week develops the foundation skills through decorative work, different materials and more complex cutting and layouts.

Day 6: Decorative Kitchen Tiling

Work on diamond splashbacks and decorative inserts, with more involved setting out around the kitchen feature. Develop the layout, cutting and finishing skills that help a design come together.

Day 7: Window Reveals and More Detailed Layouts

Develop your setting-out skills around a full window, including the reveals and surrounding wall. Work through the corners, cuts and finishing details, with further advanced practice including mosaic techniques.

Days 8 and 9: Wet Rooms, Natural Stone and Specialist Cutting

Cover wet room tiling, including sloping floor layouts and tanking preparation. Explore working with natural stone, including cutting and sealing, and practise plunge cuts and diamond drilling around waste and supply pipes.

Work on a larger bathroom area and incorporate a decorative feature. These projects give you more to consider when planning tile positions, cuts and the overall finish.

Day 10: Underfloor Heating and Floor Tiling

Underfloor heating, focusing on the preparation and tiling stages. We also have wet room bases to tile and curved shower tray areas. Review your work, discuss any remaining questions and receive your certificate of attendance.

The outline shows how the training develops across the two weeks. Your instructor guides the practical work and progression through the projects.

Learn to Measure, Quote and Plan Your Next Steps

If you want to work towards offering tiling services, you also need to understand how a job is measured and priced. YTA includes measuring and quoting using the kitchen and bathroom training projects.

You can discuss business start-up, marketing, business cards and advertising, alongside tools, materials and further training. Your supporting tiling information gives you a reference to take away after the course.

The next step might be practising on your own renovation, developing alongside an experienced tiler or gradually adding suitable tiling work to an existing service. Build experience and take on projects that match your developing ability.

Practical Training at YTA in Bradford

YTA has delivered practical construction training since 2006. You will learn in a workshop with realistic kitchen and bathroom training areas, small groups and experienced instructors.

You can ask questions while you work and receive guidance on the cuts, layouts and finishes in front of you. Tools and training materials are supplied for use during the course.

Read YTA student reviews or arrange a visit before booking to see the centre and discuss your plans.

Choose Your Ten-Day Tiling Course Date

Want Assessed Skills Alongside Your Practical Training?

If you are taking this step with future paid work in mind, consider the 10 Day Level 1 Tiling Course. It combines the foundation and advanced training with formal assessment.

The Level 1 route provides a formal record of assessed achievement through practical tasks and knowledge questions. Select it on its separate course page when booking, or speak to YTA early in your first week if you are considering an upgrade.

Fit Your Two Weeks Around Your Commitments

You can complete the training over two consecutive weeks where available, or split it into two separate weeks at no extra course cost. Complete the foundation week before the advanced week.

Check both weeks shown in the booking listing. Some start dates already specify a gap between weeks. If you need a different split, call 01274 682199 or email info@ytatraining.com before booking so the team can confirm both weeks.

Course teaching: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Centre opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm.

See our travel information and local accommodation guide if you are travelling to Bradford.

Build a Five-Week Programme and Save £750

This ten-day tiling course counts as two paid weeks towards the five-weeks-for-four offer.

For someone working towards bathroom replacement projects, a useful combination is:

• 10 Day Tiling Course: £1,500.
• 10 Day Plumbing Course: £1,500 for the standard practical option.
• 5 Day Plastering Course: FREE under the offer, usually £750.

25 training days for £3,000 including VAT. Usual combined price £3,750. Save £750. This combines plumbing and tiling training with useful preparation and plastering skills.

How to book the fifth week in your cart

1. Use Add to Cart beside every available course date you want to book. Include all eligible weeks in the same cart; ten-day courses count as two weeks.
2. Enter one billing contact, add each student and select the courses that person will attend. Check both weeks of any ten-day course for that student.
3. Select Continue to payment after entering the booking details. The £750 saving is applied automatically to the last dated course. If several places share that final date, you can choose which student receives the saving.
4. Check the total and complete payment. Your confirmation lists each student’s courses and dates, including the price of the bonus place.

A company or individual can share the eligible weeks across several students. The booking receives one £750 saving on its last dated course. Where several places share the final date, choose which student receives the saving.

Your programme must follow the full offer terms, including taking the bonus week within six months of your first course start date. Dates are subject to availability. Level 1 assessment additions cost £400 per eligible ten-day trade.

The 5 Day Kitchen Fitting Course normally costs £825. As the bonus place it shows £75 in the cart after the £750 saving.

Explore the 4 Week Multi-Skill Course and 9 Week Ultimate Multi-Skill Course for other programme ideas.

Ten-Day Tiling Course Questions

Do I need previous tiling experience?

No. The foundation week is suitable for complete beginners. You develop the core skills before progressing into the advanced projects.

What does the second week add?

Decorative features, more detailed window work, wet rooms, natural stone, specialist cutting and drilling, and tiling over underfloor heating. It also gives you more time to practise and develop your technique.

Do I need to book the five-day course separately?

No. The £1,500 ten-day price includes both the foundation and advanced weeks. If you have already completed the foundation course, contact YTA about the advanced week.

Does this course include Level 1 accreditation?

This standard course is Non-accredited with certificate of attendance. Choose the separate £1,900 Level 1 route for training with assessment towards NOCN Cskills unit accreditation.

Can I split the weeks?

Yes, at no extra course cost. Choose a listed split-week option, or contact YTA before booking if you need a different combination of weeks.

Can this help me work towards a tiling business?

The course combines practical training with measuring, quoting and business guidance. Use it as a starting point for developing your experience, choosing suitable projects and building the quality of work your customers will expect.

Explore Other Tiling Courses and Useful Information

• Compare all YTA tiling courses
• 1 Day Tiling Taster Course
• 2 Day Floor Tiling Course
• 3 Day Bathroom Tiling Course
• 5 Day Intensive Tiling Course
• 5 Day Advanced Tiling Course
• 10 Day Level 1 Tiling Course

You can also explore plumbing, plastering, carpentry and joinery, kitchen fitting and multi-skill courses.

Read our frequently asked questions, course and qualification guide and booking terms and conditions, or contact YTA for help choosing.