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Goldtrowel is the UKs No.1 NVQ Centre for Tiling Courses. Our wall and floor tiling courses are designed to give you a good understanding in all areas of tiling whether you are a total beginner or someone who has some knowledge of tiling. It is our responsibility to instill confidence in all that you achieve and learn throughout your course.
Goldtrowel NVQ Level 2 Wall and Floor Tiling Courses are FULL ON Intensive Courses, Hands On and Practical Courses.
By taking your NVQ Level 2 wall and floor tiling course at Goldtrowel you will be fully trained in Wall & Floor Tiling and you can be assured the 3 weeks will be full and intense to help you gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you will need to acheive an NVQ Level 2. We pride ourselves in our exceptional high standards.
Initially this course is a 3 week Advanced Wall & Floor Tiling Training Course. If you fit the following criteria you could be eligible for the funding, if available at time of booking, and will be registered for your NVQ :
- 19 years or older
- have lived in the UK for more than 3 years
- self employed or employed in construction
- Do not hold any other NVQ`s or 5 x GCSE grades 1-3 or equivalent
If you do not fit the above criteria then the cost of the additional NVQ qualification will be £650 (normally £1295.00)
These qualifications (NVQs /QCF) focus on practical skills and knowledge. Developed and approved by people who work in the industry, they are a great way to get into construction or to boost your career by developing new skills and knowledge through the assessment of work based competence.
This course will act as your underpinning knowledge to progress you to achieving an NVQ Level 2 in Wall & Floor Tiling once you are working in the Industry. The next step is to just let us know when you would like to progress to this stage; we will then allocate you an assessor who will help and guide you from beginning to end while you gather evidence for your portfolio.
This intensive wall and floor tiling tiling course is entirely hands on and you will develop tiling skills which will give you the confidence and knowledge to attempt tiling tasks after you have left the Centre. We also offer full aftercare support on complettion of your training. We have a maximum of 8 persons at any time on the tiling course, each student will be allocated there own bay/room, all tools and materials are supplied whilst on your course.
You will see that we have clearly displayed " lesson plans" so you know what training you will be receiving during whatever course you choose to undertake.
Goldtrowel Tiling courses are intensive courses, hands on and practical Courses
As a City & Guilds and NVQ Approved Tiling Centre, with Assessors and Internal Verifiers on site, you can be assured that equal training and facilities will be offered to everyone attending all courses. Our Tiling instructors, take total pride in their skills and are keen to pass their knowledge onto others who are eager to make a start in the tiling industry.
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Introduction into Tiling (Learning to tile)
Week 1
5 day Wall and Floor Tiling training course, a introduction to tools, H&S, Adhesives, Trowels, Backgrounds, Tiles, Fixing techniques, Trim, Borders, Grouting, Setting out, mastics, you will be applying the above to walls and floors, plus explanations and demonstrations on Tanking systems and under floor heating.
Breakdown of our 1 week 5 day course
Monday - Friday
You will learn in depth all the uses of the following:-
Week 2:
Monday - Friday
Week 3
NVQ Tiling Training(Floor screeding and rendering a wall included in this week)
Listed below are the compulsory units required to achieve your NVQ level 2 in Wall & Floor Tiling.
QCF 641 Conform to General Workplace Safety
This unit is about:
QCF 643 Move and Handle Resources
QCF 141 Prepare Backgrounds for Tiling
QCF 142 Tile Wall and Floor Surfaces
Goldtrowel is the UKs No.1 NVQ Centre for Tiling Courses. Our wall and floor tiling courses are designed to give you a good understanding in all areas of tiling whether you are a total beginner or someone who has some knowledge of tiling. It is our responsibility to instill confidence in all that you achieve and learn throughout your course.
Goldtrowel NVQ Level 2 Wall and Floor Tiling Courses are FULL ON Intensive Courses, Hands On and Practical Courses.
By taking your NVQ Level 2 wall and floor tiling course at Goldtrowel you will be fully trained in Wall & Floor Tiling and you can be assured the 3 weeks will be full and intense to help you gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you will need to acheive an NVQ Level 2. We pride ourselves in our exceptional high standards.
Initially this course is a 3 week Advanced Wall & Floor Tiling Training Course. If you fit the following criteria you could be eligible for the funding, if available at time of booking, and will be registered for your NVQ :
- 19 years or older
- have lived in the UK for more than 3 years
- self employed or employed in construction
- Do not hold any other NVQ`s or 5 x GCSE grades 1-3 or equivalent
If you do not fit the above criteria then the cost of the additional NVQ qualification will be £650 (normally £1295.00)
These qualifications (NVQs /QCF) focus on practical skills and knowledge. Developed and approved by people who work in the industry, they are a great way to get into construction or to boost your career by developing new skills and knowledge through the assessment of work based competence.
This course will act as your underpinning knowledge to progress you to achieving an NVQ Level 2 in Wall & Floor Tiling once you are working in the Industry. The next step is to just let us know when you would like to progress to this stage; we will then allocate you an assessor who will help and guide you from beginning to end while you gather evidence for your portfolio.
This intensive wall and floor tiling tiling course is entirely hands on and you will develop tiling skills which will give you the confidence and knowledge to attempt tiling tasks after you have left the Centre. We also offer full aftercare support on complettion of your training. We have a maximum of 8 persons at any time on the tiling course, each student will be allocated there own bay/room, all tools and materials are supplied whilst on your course.
You will see that we have clearly displayed " lesson plans" so you know what training you will be receiving during whatever course you choose to undertake.
Goldtrowel Tiling courses are intensive courses, hands on and practical Courses
As a City & Guilds and NVQ Approved Tiling Centre, with Assessors and Internal Verifiers on site, you can be assured that equal training and facilities will be offered to everyone attending all courses. Our Tiling instructors, take total pride in their skills and are keen to pass their knowledge onto others who are eager to make a start in the tiling industry.
.
Introduction into Tiling (Learning to tile)
Week 1
5 day Wall and Floor Tiling training course, a introduction to tools, H&S, Adhesives, Trowels, Backgrounds, Tiles, Fixing techniques, Trim, Borders, Grouting, Setting out, mastics, you will be applying the above to walls and floors, plus explanations and demonstrations on Tanking systems and under floor heating.
Breakdown of our 1 week 5 day course
- Introduction
- Preparation, types & characteristics of backgrounds / substrates
- Service conditions
Monday - Friday
- Learn Setting out your tiling work.
- Explaining all the different adhesives used for different surfaces.
- Demonstrating all the tools required.
- Cutting tiles using wet tile cutters, dry tile cutters, tile scribes, tile snips and tile saws. Explaining tiling involving Borders, Diamonds and Patterns.
- How to cut around windows and reveals.
- How to cope with tiling difficult areas such as uneven walls.
You will learn in depth all the uses of the following:-
- Cutting tools
- Nippers / Scribers / Twin rail manual / Electric wet
- Adhesive types
- Dispersion / Cementitious / Mixing procedures
- Trowels
- Types / uses / applications / coverages / spreading
- Tiles
- Types
- Setting out
- Procedures / gauging lathes / Datums / Levels / batons.
- Tile trim
- Fixing / uses / alternatives
- Grout technology
- Mixing / Types / Uses / Application / Specialist grouts (Epoxy)
- Silicon Mastic
- Types / uses / application
- Floor levelling compounds explained
- Tanking (waterproofing) explained and demonstrated
- Underfloor heating explained
Week 2:
Monday - Friday
- Advanced training, building on our first week tackling bigger areas, and covering more in-depth and working area, incorporating complete bathroom and kitchen obstacles, covering extra skills such as complex patterns, Natural stones, Levelling compounds, pricing etc, and much more!!
Week 3
NVQ Tiling Training(Floor screeding and rendering a wall included in this week)
Listed below are the compulsory units required to achieve your NVQ level 2 in Wall & Floor Tiling.
QCF 641 Conform to General Workplace Safety
This unit is about:
- Awareness of relevant current statutory requirements and official guidance.
- Personal responsibilties relating to workplace safety, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and compliance with warning/safety signs.
- Personal behaviour in the workplace.
- Security in the workplace.
- This unit is about interpreting information; planning, organising and adopting safe and healthy working practices; planning and carrying out productive, efficient working practices; working with others or as an individual.
QCF 643 Move and Handle Resources
- This unit is about following instructions; adopting safe and healthy working practices; selecting materials, components and equipment; handling, moving and storage of materials and components by manual procedures and lifting.
QCF 141 Prepare Backgrounds for Tiling
- This unit is about: interpreting information , adopting safe and healthy working practices , selecting materials, components and equipment , preparing new and/or existing solid and manufactured board backgrounds to receive wall and/or floor tiling.
QCF 142 Tile Wall and Floor Surfaces
- This unit is about: interpreting information , adopting safe and healthy working practices , selecting materials, components and equipment , laying wall and floor tiles to vertical, horizontal and inclined surfaces
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