jonty

I have been doing an NVQ 2 in tiling at college since September and will finish the course in June but I have read posts that say you need 3 yrs experience to do an NVQ but I had no experience of tiling when i started the course? Any info appreciated

tysfoot

where did you find this course from.... im from manchester and cant find any....

What are the courses like. ive been tiling for about 8 months now and would love to learn advanced techniques

Fekin

I don't really think there is any "advanced techniques" in tiling, just more complicated pattens to create.

howard

i think they do a nvq course in salford i cant remember where . i looked at it on the internet last year

tysfoot

really, is it an NVQ

howard

yeah i think so it was done in the evening

ChaseTiling

Hi all,

Well, this is a common one that is raised Re: NVQ's.

The NVQ programme for Tiling is written by the CAA, who also write the programme for the Intermediate Constrcution Award. The ICA is the FULL underpinning knowledge required for an NVQ2 in Tiling. This is how you can get an NVQ2 quickly instead of having to wait 3 years.

They are basicaly saying that if you do 'our accredited training', then we know you have been trained correctly and therefore we can trust you to do an NVQ and pass it.

If you have done your training elsewhere, even though it may be accredited by another awarding body, we can't trust the quality of the training and therefore require you to have 3 years experience, just in case

We run a 26 week NVQ course, for potential tilers that have never touched a tile in their life. Needless to say, these courses are extrememely popular.

Tiling NVQ and Tiling Courses
TF Resident NVQ Advisor: Any questions or advice you need on getting an NVQ, then please ask me. Either PM me or post your questions in the NVQ part of the forum, where I shall be sat.

LM Ceramics

they dont do the nvq at salford anymore the only places they do an nvq now is
liverpool (where i went) accrington, and i believe they do it in preston now

marbleman

What amazes me I have been tiling for 30 years NVQ hmmmmm
done commerical work from 3000m2 floors to swimming pools to stone bathrooms to splashbacks archways and nearly all pattern work possible and I was lucky because I was taught by good tilers. I looked into passing on my information to as many people as possible but was told I had to go back to college and be assessed by someone with 5 to 10 years experience to see if I knew what I was doing.

Well let me give you some advice always read as much as possible with all materials used.
Make sure you learn how to prep walls and floors correctly.
Understand all tiles are very rarely square so make sure you allow joint size to match that problem.
Learn about movement in floors and walls make sure they are stable and rigid
Mark rooms out floors and walls with a marking stick easy to use.
Never trust anyone with the information they give you.
Learn about drawings and how to use scale ruler.
Become a member of the BSI as the information is updated every year and it will tell you everything you need to know.
Lastly learn from someone thats been tiling for a long time as with college they teach you how to tile the right way not how get over a problem. I am not saying college is a bad thing just saying you need hands on experience with problems.
Hope this helps as I have never been out of work and never advertised what does that say!

Regards
Shaun

SnipSnap

Well said Marbleman!

I have been tiling for only 26 years so I am still an apprentice. lol

It is quite rare to find situations where you get the perfect job.
Substrates are never flat, levelling compound never self level, 95% of the time the tiles from diy stores are banana shaped, (it must be hard to make them that shape ) screws always stick out, Baths trays always out of level...... I can go for ever.

So, unnless you build the wall and screed the floor yourself and do all fitting and any other prep yourself; what the teach you at school will be of little use. Products and techniques constantly changing so we need to adapt often.

Use comonsense, read the info whenever available, don't cut corners, tell the customer that you need to do more preparation and charge accordingly.

http://www.tile-master.co.uk/
wall and floor tiling services in oxfordshire

marbleman

self levelling try K15 from adruit or miruplan it does what its says on the bag and this one can be used on timber great material worth the extra cost
marbleman

floydyboy

well said lads, you cant buy experience, as for the self leveling you have GOT to use a trowel to help it level, it is beyond me why they named it self leveling compound, i am a plasterer by trade and i use the stuff almost on a daily basis

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