PTS Tiling Courses - Essex Centre

[Dan]

Please leave feedback if you've been on this tiling course.

 

[Daz]

I did the PTS course in Harlow and can honestly say that it was well worth the investment. I opted for the four week course and not only learnt the obvious basics of tiling but learnt the differences between ceramics, porcelains and stones, as well as tanking, underfloor heating and business startup / development.

I received plenty of practical experience, straight sets, diagonal sets, inset mats and patterns, raised diamonds, box sections, brickbond with 2 borders (1 patterned) and a bloody diagonal set around a window that was so out of true that I had to pack it by over 20mm. Upon finishing the course I had the confidence to take on just about any job. In fact, my second job involved installing underfloor heating, tanking and then tiling walls and floor (60 x 40 vitrified ceramic) with a natural stone pebble border - no worries! My third job was to lay a porcelain floor with 3 different sizes in a random pattern, it's all been plain sailing since that baptism of fire.

Suffice to say that the course taught me everything that I have needed to know and, especially, gave me the confidence to quote and win jobs knowing that I will deliver a high quality result.

My thanks go to Clynton, Pete and Tony for making it fun.

 

[alberttrotter1]

Dan,
I did the 4 week course at Harlow back in June last year.
Considering i had'nt laid a tile before hand and i now have the confidence to go full time later this year, it was a good course.
The staff that conducted my training are very helpful and i have recently been down there to see them with an issue i had, and they just added to the confidence.
Clinton and Tony were my instructors and a great help as im sure the other staff are as well.
The full set up provides a good insight to a brilliant career.
As always, The cost of the course is not something to snigger at, but my main reason for doing the course was because i have a big place in Spain that needed the floor doing and the quote i got from an English tiler living out there was a few hundred pound less than the cost of the course, so that got me thinking how important it is to have the basics of a trade behind you, and it has just escalated from there really. Having spoken to them last week, They are also looking into having some of their staff trained as NVQ assessors depending on iterest into doing it.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Albert

 

[Jse85883]

PTS tiling course Harlow

Just a note to say i've just completed a 2 week course at PTS in Harlow. It was a great course well structured and trained by people with so much know how (Tony Sharon and Clint). I would recommend this course to anyone as a great course worth the money.

 

[Trevor Harmer]

I have been tiling for a number of years now but never on a professional level and felt I needed to brush up on my skills and get some sort of indication of the quality of my workmanship before setting up my own business.

I would like to inform any would be tilers out there that you can't go far wrong with PTS. They have a training centre in Warrington and one in Harlow Essex.

Living in Chester it made sense for me to travel to Warrington being only 20 miles down the road but due to circumstances Warrington was closed for August DOH!!

I couldn't wait 6 weeks so I was going to go to Cannock with another trainer because it was closer than Harlow but after speaking to Nicola at PTS, in Harlow, I decided to take the long trip down to Essex, PTS understood my predicament and helped me out with accommodation for the duration of the course which was two weeks.
The reason I have waffled on about this is to emphasize the attention they give to their clients from the beginning, they didn't need to make this offer to me as the course was full!

I came away with a greater understanding of tiling and all other aspects associated with it the passing on of information for Business set up inland revenue, tax and Excel spread sheets for accounts and diary's (thank you Jean), was excellent Every penny was well spent and I have now rebooked to go on the Basazza Course in September at Warrington.

That should say enough about PTS I will leave the rest for you to experience for yourselves you will not be disappointed.

I would like to say a big thank you to Sharon and Tony.
Tony I will see you in Warrington.

All the best Trevor.

 

[freddie h]

Hello Dan,

I did the PTS course in June this year at Harlow, I was very impressed with Mark when I went to have a look around before booking. He showed me around and had the confidence to allow me to wander around and chat to the delegates that were on currently the course.

I opted for the full 4 weeks and learnt everything from what tools to buy, how to be self employed and run my own business, setting out, cutting tiles, nipping :furious3:, grouting etc...

It wasnt the cheapest course that I found, but thought it was well worth the money. Although I feel that the real value is in the fact that they give you a helpline number, I have called for the support a number a times and they have always come up trumps (I think Clynton felt he was with me on some of my first jobs!!!)

Thanks to Clynton, Sharon, Jean and Tony

 

[225driver]

Hi

I completed my 4 week course at Harlow on Friday:hurray:. thoroughly enjoyd it Lernt a hell of alot
My thanks to Tony and Clinton the two instructors, they realy know there stuf and are very patient and always available to help you with advice, (and the obligatory banter that made it a great laugh).
The course was very comprehensive with leading addy companys coming in to give talks and demos.And learning varios typey of tiling , straight sets, brick bond floor mats raised boarders and that dam dig set round the totaly out of square window deep joy and much more.
Certanly learnt what nippers are for as we didnt use the wet cutter for the first 2 weeks
I will be doing the Basazza course with them in Jan 09 hopefuly

I would fully recomend there courses to anybody, they can help you out with accommodation if it is required

And if i have any problems in the future both Clint and Tony are only a phone call away wich gives you a bit of peace of mind I would give them 100/ 10 if i could but they will have to make do with 10/10

Again many thanks to all at P.T.S in Harlow for makeing this a thoroughly great course

 

[curlycan]

Hi all just finished my 4 week course at stc in Harlow. Wow my head hurts with all the info overload It really was an eye opener but in a good way. The trainers were brilliant they were a fountain of information and no problem was too little to help with.
If anybody is considering doing this course then please don't do the 2 week but do the 4 week you won't be disappointed I promise.
My thanks go to Colin ,Tony and all the girls in the office they were a real help with all the paper work.

 

[White Room]

I did for the Bizassa and victorian and what an eye opener, Tony who took us on both was a spot tiler and instructer. I would recommend to anyone.

 

[DJT75]

Completed the 4 week course over May & June this year. Course content was excellent, learnt everything I need to start me up & completed my first job this past weekend. Still have a full time job but am now a registered self employed sole trader on the side.

 

[GJG TILING]

I completed the 4 week course in August at the Warrington site. Money well spent for me and the staff were fantastic. ( Warren & Dave )The help they give after the course is priceless and ive even had work thrown my way from them. Anyone wanting to go on the course should choose the 4 weeks. The guys that were on the course with me had never picked up a tile in there lives but at the end of the course there work was fantiastic and a real eye opener. I would recommend the course to anyone. I have been tiling a few years (self taught) but needed to know if i could improve and where i was going wrong, PTS has taught me a great deal and given me more confidence. I dont know everything but i'm still learning and they are only a phone call away. Nice one fella's. :hurray:
Grego.

 

[beardy]

pts - harlow

hey fellas this morning i went through to harlow to just have a nose and meet the people at pts harlow. they were really helpful nice chaps even let me have a quick go on the house. i will definatly be doing the course when i have the cash and would recomend anyone local to go have a look and chat to the bloke who run the show.

Paul

 

[guil.rocha]

hi,
I've just finished the four week course a couple of weeks ago in Harlow. I went in with the minimum knowledge of tiling and have come out confident enough to take on anything part from the mossaic which i plan on going back to learn. I've moved to england from the states a couple of years ago so i was having a hard time with the names and expressions of things in this trade which i didn't think was going to be so different. The staff there were great to on explaining everything to me. Their teaching methods are great and easy to follow as long as you want to learn. I recommend this course to anyone who is serious about learning to tile and starting up for themselves. Many thanks to Collin, Tony and Clinton!

 

[buddha1964]

Finished a 2 week course at the Harlow branch. What an eye opener, learnt so much in such a short time,they really know there stuff. Very relaxed, good fun and a great bunch of blokes on the course especially John, I don't think Clynton will forget John in a hurry lol! Get on this course if you can, you won't regret it..

Big thanks to Clynton and Tony

 

[ScottG13]

I did a 2 week course at the Harlow centre. Wanted to go for the 4 week but wasn't possible due to work commitments and all. I was shocked at how much i learnt in such a short space of time. I saw on a previous post someone mentioned 'information overload'. Your not kidding, i was taking so much in it was making my head hurt. I sat down recently over a couple of evenings and wrote up all the notes i scribbled down over the 2 weeks, the paper i got through!

There was a lot of hands on as well as theory, I learnt a lot and i enjoyed it.

Big thanks to Clynt and Tony, they really do know their stuff, very clever in their method of teaching too.

I would recommend this course to anyone, if you can, go for the 4 week course. I will be going back some time in the future to do the mosaic course, but in the mean time I have some friends and family jobs to do, my bathroom - floor to ceiling then i will be ready to go out into the big world of tiling.

 

[Aston]

hi scott

your company name and log looks great mate

glad the course went well..i have heard nothing but good things about pts. they seem to teach very well and most people i know or have contacted through the forum are still in business and doing very well, so thats the proof in the pudding

hope everything goes well for you mate.

ed

 

[markyj29]

hi ive been looking into the course and was seeing what others are about but i think this one may be the best so far?has any1 started there own business after doing the 4 week course as this is what im hoping to do.

 

[kgbviktor]

Hi Mate,

You must be having a laugh,If you bother to read the forum you'll see that PTS have gone bust and are no more!!!!
If your serious I would suggest that you check out the likes of NETT,Alpine Tiling,Chasetiling or Construction Skills.All of the above offer quality training.

 

[marktiling]

I did the 4 week course there in April, it was very thorough in every way from tiling, UFH and even business planning etc. Thanks to Tony and Clynt for all their help. From this I set up my own business and its been slow in taking off I feel like I am getting somewhere at last.

 

[White Room]

Hi Mate,

You must be having a laugh,If you bother to read the forum you'll see that PTS have gone bust and are no more!!!!
If your serious I would suggest that you check out the likes of NETT,Alpine Tiling,Chasetiling or Construction Skills.All of the above offer quality training.

That was my thinking

 

[Noaksy]

Nope they're still there, and clint is still the instructor there, I popped in about a week ago as I was in the area.

 

[Noaksy]

Just to add to my previous post, they got me on a goverment funded nvq, there is still some funding left, I did all the paperwork last saturday had a call a couple of days ago from the skills people just to confirm I am who they said I am and just waiting for an assessor to call me. they are called specalist trade courses now, and not specalist training courses.

 

[UKTT Darren]

Doesnt look good when a company keeps changing its name, why would you begs the question

 

[White Room]

Nope they're still there, and clint is still the instructor there, I popped in about a week ago as I was in the area.

Has Tony gone back there, thought he left

 

[kgbviktor]

I agree,doesn't look good, all this name changing.I see on another site, a very unhappy bunny indeed after having to go to another plastering training centre inorder to sort his C+G after training at a centre in Billericay,Essex- PTS/STC or what ever the name is, also run plastering courses out of their Billericay site-ONLY A COINCIDENCE I KNOW!!!!