Choosing the right course

[Daniel Beard]

Hi everyone, new to the forum and new to the world of tiling. I'm looking for a career change away from my current trade (car mechanic) . I'm really eager to get into tiling, for some reason there's just something about it that really interests me. Anyway, I've done a bit of research and it seems most people go to UK Pro tiling, well this is 6 hours each way from me. The other option is gold trowel which is 3 hours away but doesn't have half the reviews that UK Pro has. Would uk Pro be worth travelling for over gold trowel? It's so hard to choose which is the right one for me. They both seem to say relatively the same things about what the course includes. And the other decision is how long the course is, for instance uk Pro do 9 day course and 13 day, which would I be better going for!? Again gold trowel do 10 day and 3 weeks. How much do I need to know and learn to have enough info and training to actually earn a wage from it? Do I need to know about working with things like natural stone and 600x600? I havnt got a clue, decisions decisions! Sorry for the long post by the way!
Many thanks

 

[Dumbo]

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[Steve6690]

No practical element of levelling with slc, but it's covered in the theory.

 

[Oli t]

hi Daniel I completed the goldtrowel 4 week course 4 years ago.

 

[Steve6690]

1mm grout lines....optimistic, very optimistic, good luck!!

went with 2mm in the end. Wifey wants white grout and as-near-to-invisible lines as possible. Not to many people's taste I'm sure but it's something she's always wanted.

 

[Spare Tool]

went with 2mm in the end. Wifey wants white grout and as-near-to-invisible lines as possible. Not to many people's taste I'm sure but it's something she's always wanted.

Not very practical though, white grout on a floor, epoxy or it'll be grey before you know it..

 

[Steve6690]

I've tried but she's not having it any other way. I'd already decided on epoxy so I might try the Kerakoll Fugalite Bio.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

The post I removed by @Oli t was a duplicate of his earlier post and was awaiting moderation!

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi Daniel, if your looking for a career change then I can give you the best start, no tiling course is going to make you a master tiler in a few weeks as there are so many elements to cover in tiling so we can only spend so much time on each part of the game, the two week course we do is very full on and intense and we get through a lot,, we do our own accommodation if you want to stay with others from the training course which you will also learn a lot here as well talking over the coursework of the day.
Course comes with a 15000 word (55 page) hand out I have written up for the trainees to help them out how to deal with real life situations etc
We are the only dedicated tiling centre in the Uk

If you give Tracey a ring on 07960286957 she will be more than happy to talk you through any questions you have about the course or accommodation
Regards
Darren
Uk Pro tiling training

 

[Daniel Beard]

Hi Daniel, if your looking for a career change then I can give you the best start, no tiling course is going to make you a master tiler in a few weeks as there are so many elements to cover in tiling so we can only spend so much time on each part of the game, the two week course we do is very full on and intense and we get through a lot,, we do our own accommodation if you want to stay with others from the training course which you will also learn a lot here as well talking over the coursework of the day.
Course comes with a 15000 word (55 page) hand out I have written up for the trainees to help them out how to deal with real life situations etc
We are the only dedicated tiling centre in the Uk

If you give Tracey a ring on 07960286957 she will be more than happy to talk you through any questions you have about the course or accommodation
Regards
Darren
Uk Pro tiling training

Cheers for the reply Darren. The thing is I'm looking to do some sort of course where I can go straight out after it and setup my own business. I'm not looking to work for anyone else as I've had enough of working for idiots to put it politely. I need to be sure this is something I would be able to do as it's a lot of money to fork out (for me anyway) to end up no better off after it. Do you think this is possible? Don't get me wrong, I don't expect to start a business after a 9 day course and have jobs coming out of my ears straight away, but would like to at least be able to make a start on it and build a customer base up.

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi Daniel, we give you the best chance of success out of all the tiling courses around, Our course is a full business program of how to tile for a living, I give you as many practical skills as possible along with how to start as a tiler as soon as you leave, some situations are not possible to practically teach in a training environment so i cover these skills with hand outs on how to do this, we go through the marketing of the business, sales, measuring, products, doing the job, keeping accounts, wages etc. Our course comes with a 15000 word 55 page hand out with all the different situations you will find yourself in and how to deal with them
Most people set up soon as they leave us as many on the tilers forums have that have trained with us, best starting off taking it easy and selecting jobs you are comfortable with and building from there. I have been self employ my life and I'm the one that teaches you, been teaching now in my business for over 15 years and the course formula has proved itself for hundreds and hundreds of people

 

[MTiler]

Do the longest course you can afford. Itll give you a foundation to work on. I started with a 4 week course plus a couple of specialist courses.

 

[UKTT Darren]

I agree with miss tiler above, the longer you can train with us the more confident you will become as you cover more situations, i have never had anyone that has done 3 weeks with us that has needed more training, you need to then get yourself out there and start off by taking some easier jobs on, mistakes are unfortunately inevitable but we have all had to start somewhere and we have all made them, but this is also a learning curve and part of life.
The 9 days still are very intensive and will certainly put you through the mill of tiling, mentally and physically, our course are extremely intense and not for the faint hearted but they deliver the goods