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**Dan** · 29-01-2008

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

Captain Slow · 29-01-2008

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 · 29-01-2008

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 · 22-03-2008

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 · 29-08-2008

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.