Welcome to Able Skills 10 Day City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Painting & Decorating

Able Skills is a City & Guilds and CAA approved training centre and is able to offer the following City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Painting & Decorating.

During this 10 day accredited painting & decorating course you will receive training, be assessed and will be building a portfolio of photographic evidence, which is yours to keep and present to potential employers or customers.

This course is designed to provide you with plenty of general painting & decorating knowledge to ensure that once you leave the training centre, you are confident in all areas.

We will cover every aspect of painting and decorating that we can and feel confident that after spending 10 days with us, you will be ready to tackle everyday decorating requirements. Should you be looking to do a DIY project or for a change in career, we feel confident that this course will suit you.

You will be taken through different stages every day of your course; we will also explain and demonstrate all the different materials used for different surfaces. All tools and equipment will be fully supplied, explained and demonstrated.

During this training you will be assessed on all of the following 5 units. All 5 assessments must be completed in order to obtain this bricklaying unit accreditation.

• Burning off and applying acrylic paint
• Introduction to accessing for painting and decorating
• Stripping, repairing and crosslining for wallpaper
• Preparing and bringing forward to an oil gloss finish
• Preparing an area to receive vinyl silk emulsion

The City & Guilds certificate and portfolio obtained at the end of this training course will enhance your employability status and provide you with the skills and confidence to a career as a painter & decorator.

After having completed this training for unit accreditation, you have various options available to you.
These particular units are taken from the City & Guilds 6217-08 - Multi Craft Award. To obtain the full Multi Skills award, please visit the Multi Craftaward page for full course details, and to see what other subjects can be covered to achieve the full multi skilled qualification.

Alternatively, if you have really enjoyed learning to paint and decorate and are looking to specialise in this particular area to qualification standards, you have the option to attend training for a Level 1 City & Guilds in Painting & decorating.

Equal training and facilities will be offered to everyone regardless which of our courses you choose. All Instructors at Able Skills have been selected because of their on site construction experience and their relevant teaching qualifications.

Once you have completed training with Able Skills we can offer you after course support and advice on any painting & decorating projects you are undertaking. You can contact us by telephone or Email: info@ableskills.co.uk.
Additionally, we can provide you with a Business start up pack containing useful information and guidance on printing (business cards), opening a business bank account, public liability insurance and website design.

10 Day City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Painting & Decorating Fees are £850 (inc vat)

To Book please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245

Or for more information please Email us.

Courses are held Monday to Friday.

All Course Times are: 08.30am-16.30pm.

For people travelling longer distances Able Building Skills can provide their own reasonable priced accommodation on request or at the time of booking.

Able Building Skills Centre are giving £ 1.00 to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity for every course booked.