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[QUOTE="NeilSCFC, post: 990507, member: 61511"] I did this course back in 2020 and have pretty much been tiling ever since. I got made redundant from my previous job and decided I wanted to do something more manual and creative. I hadn’t done any tiling before, and in fact didn’t know a huge amount about it, but I watched a few videos on social media and decided I’d like to give it a go. I didn’t realise quite how much there is to it. It’s a lot more complex than some of the videos on instagram or YouTube make it look, but if you take your time and work hard to learn the different techniques and information, it’s perfectly possible. I will say, Henry the tutor was exceptional. The quantity of information he manages to cram in to the 3 week course is pretty incredible. The course kinda works in week chunks. Each week gets more difficult than the previous. By the time you get to the third week of the course you’re really being tested and there’s some very awkward cuts and herringbone wrapping around corners etc. Looking back now, it’s mad that we were doing that level of work within such a short period of training. Anyway, I left the course and started up slowly by doing a couple of jobs in my own home and for family members. When I then posted on my social media that I was now tiling, I got loads of friends wanting jobs doing too. These were perfect as first jobs because there was less pressure. Since then, I pretty much haven’t stopped. The business advice from Henry was spot on. I’d never been self-employed before so this was one of the most daunting things for me but the info given in the tiling manual you get to keep is very in-depth and I was able to ask Henry for advice when I needed it. Being my own boss is awesome and it means I’m able to use my time how I want. I definitely don’t work as hard or as many hours as I could, but I make an effort to keep a decent work/life balance. There’s proper money to be made if you want to put the hours in. I’d never go back to working for someone else now. Doing this course was probably one of the best things I’ve done. It’s given me some freedom and some pride and I earn a lot more now than I did before. I’ve had to contact Henry a few times over the last few years, just to check that I’ve got the right approach with a certain job, or to ask a question and he’s always been happy to help me. He’s a genuinely nice helpful bloke and I can’t thank him enough for what he’s done for me. It’s by far the best course I’ve ever been on (and I used to have to do a lot of courses in my previous job). Cannot recommend them highly enough. [/QUOTE]
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