Welcome to Able Skills City & Guilds Painting and Decorating Course 6217-03

Able Skills is a City & Guilds Approved Centre No.723054.

We are aware that there are many training centres in the UK offering City and Guilds qualifications and we would advise caution when you are ready to book a course like this.

Things to check before you book:

• We recommend that you confirm the Training Centres City & Guilds Registration number and also that you enquire as to the qualifications of their staff.
• In order for your painting and decorating course to run swiftly and smoothly, you should ensure that your chosen training centre has qualified Instructors, Assessors and Internal Verifiers.
• Better still, visit the centre and view the facilities available.
• You should be allowed access to see the training areas, chat to instructors and additionally, any existing students.
• Lastly, confirm the timing of your course. If your intended course is to be achieved in blocks then be sure that you can return at a time of your choice and that you will not be left waiting for months on end.

Able Skills can offer you the opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds qualification in painting and decorating. This is an intensive 4 weeks of hands on training, during which time you will build a portfolio of your painting and decorating work. This course can be covered over a period to suit you as long as you complete the entire course within 18 months. You can train for 4 consecutive weeks or divide your weeks up. At Able Skills we aim to make our qualifications as accessible as is possible and additionally we offer a payment plan which, following a deposit, is on a pay as you train basis.

This painting and decorating course will provide you with in depth training during which time you will be assessed by our qualified painting and decorating Assessors and Internal Verifiers. The entire City & Guilds process is completed here on site at Able Skills which ensures this course is delivered using the correct procedures and without delay.

Able Skills painting and decorating course is available throughout the year and has its own designated training areas.

There are 6 mandatory Units and you must complete any 2 Units from the 7 optional units

The 6 Painting & Decorating Mandatory Units are:

• 006 – Painting a timber window frame
• 007 – Applying emulsion to wall by roller
• 008 – Painting doors and frames
• 009 – Applying oil based paint to walls by roller
• 062 – Removing and hanging wallpaper to walls
• 063 – Hanging paper to ceilings and painting

 The 7 Painting & Decorating Optional Units are

• 010 – Rust removal and priming metal
• 011 – Applying paint by spraying
• 012 – Introduction to glazing for painting and decorating
• 013 – Using broken colour techniques
• 014 – Working with hardwood finishes
• 015 – Removing and refitting a water-filled radiator 
• 064 – Introduction to artexing and coving

If you are still unsure if painting and decorating is the career of your choice, why not try our 5 day Intensive painting & decorating course first or our 10 day Unit Accreditation in painting & decorating. This will help you decide if you want to progress to a qualification and a career as a painter/decorator.
This is a hands-on, practical course, it is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety, steel capped footwear is essential. All tools and materials will be provided throughout your training period.

If you require any additional information about this painting and decorating course, please feel free to contact us on 01322 280202 where staff are on hand 7 days each week to answer any additional questions you may have.

Once you have completed painting and decorating training with Able Skills we can offer you after course support and advice on any painting and 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.

Please ask staff for full details.

City & Guilds Painting and Decorating Course:

Duration 4 weeks

Cost:    £1795.00 (inc vat)

At Able Skills we try to make our courses as affordable as possible. When booking we require a deposit of £400, the remaining balance can be spread over the 4 week training period. For more details on Able Skills pay as you train offer please contact us on 0808 100 3245

We feel confident that with the standard of staff and training we provide you can complete this qualification in the stated 4 weeks. If however, there is some reason which leads to you requiring additional training, additional fees will be payable.

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 Skills Ltd can provide their own reasonably 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.