Telmay

Hi AndyB,

I have been a decorator for years and wanted to broaden my skill base, did a course first and think that was the best move I made, no chance of bad habbits forming and if your going to muck up your first efforts best it be in a training environment and not somebodys home. I then used to practise when I could on small jobs for mates and had a big board in my garage and got some training adhesive of the school I went too and used to try borders and patterns out.

What ever you decided to do good luck

Wingn

The best way I can think of learning the trade is by spending time with experienced tilers, even labouring for someone you will get a better idea of whats involved. If you go with the reading books route you'll end up running in to difficulties that have never been addressed to you. A tiling course would be a step in the right direction but if you were able to get someone to take you on helping them out thats the best way to learn.

GazTech

Welcome to the forums and best of luck andy.............Gaz

"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten"

Yorkie

Welcome andy and good luck

charlie1

Hi Andyb,

Do the course first. This is a must and then when you complete the course you can start to train as a tiler. This will take a while and you will learn with every job but do not underestimate the amount of hard work you will have to put in to make it as a tiler. I hear of so many in my area who have done short courses and then gave up after a short while. All the best with your new career.

read "the key to success"

Fekin

The best advise I could give you is to choose a course first that a few people can recommend as being a good from people on here.
They will probably have done the course a while back and have now completed countless tiling jobs and can compare what they have learnt since then to what was taught, and could say yes the course was good, or no it wasn't too good.

Having an income doing taxis is probably the best way to make the change from one job to tiling as you can near enough taxi when you need and tile when your free, so your in a very good position

TheWrightTiler

got to agree with most mate

do the course first, nett is my preferred option and darren can supply the tools, he will teach you in 4 day what other teach in 8 weeks, then you can work towards your nvq, there are many threads with the warmnings that some courses offer nvqs in 6 weeks, this is not the case, there are 3 options only.

enjoy the forums and good luck mate

andy

Tiler in Fife

Do it right the first time, do it cheap and do it twice.

ChaseTiling

Make sure the training you do is ACCREDITED training mate.

Any advice on NVQ's and Construction Awards, then please read the threads on the NVQ FORUM or PM me with any specifics you need answering

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