At Able Skills we have devised a training package for those of you who may be considering a career in Bathroom installation but who want to be able to provide a fuller service which will save both time and money.
Qualification
Assured City & Guilds Certificate in Tiling, Plastering and Plumbing
During the Plumbing aspect of this training we will ensure that you have received training in:
Practical health and safety
Plumbing systems and fittings
Soldering techniques
Jointing, bending and pressure testing copper tube
Dealing with valves, taps, cisterns
Plumbing pipework
Tiling – Mon-Fri or over 2 weekends
The week of Tiling training will ensure that you are competent in both wall and floor tiling and you will learn:
Setting out your tiling work
Explaining all the different adhesives used for different surfaces
Demonstrating all the tools required
Cutting tiles using wet tile cutters, dry tile cutters, tile scribes, tile snips and tile saws
Explaining tiling involving Borders, Diamonds and Patterns
How to cut around windows and reveals
How to cope with tiling difficult areas such as uneven walls
How to tile socketed areas
How to tile splash-backs
Plastering – Mon-Fri or over 2 weekends
Plastering can be a tough subject to master but this week of training will ensure that you have the skills to prepare any bathroom you are working in so that the finished product is completely satisfactory to any of your customers. You will be taught:
To cut and fix plaster board to walls and ceilings (Not provided if weekend option is chosen)
To tape standard and internal joints (Not provided if weekend option is chosen)
To cut and fix angle beads around windows and reveals
To prepare surfaces before plastering using bonding plaster and finishing plaster, ensuring a flat finished surface ready for decorating
To mix plastering materials
To skim walls
To skim ceilings
To apply PVA adhesive Unibond to existing surfaces
This course is entirely practical, with plenty of hands on training and you will be entirely work shop based, following instruction and guidance from your tutors. Each course is designed to take you through the introductory steps to provide you with the basic skills to undertake the tasks in hand.
The 3 subjects can be completed in 3 consecutive weeks, you can break them in to 3 separate weekly blocks or you can consider training at the weekends (For tiling and plastering aspects only).
You can use the skills gained from this bathroom installation course to work on your own project indoors or you can consider offering these complete services to others.
What does the Able Skills bathroom fitting course cover?
Our three-week package combines one week each of plumbing, tiling and plastering. We designed it to give you the practical foundation to prepare and finish a bathroom rather than learning only one part of the installation.
Does the bathroom fitting course include plumbing training?
Yes. In our plumbing week, we cover systems and fittings, soldering, bending and jointing copper tube, pressure testing, valves, taps, cisterns and pipework. We deliver the plumbing element Monday to Friday.
Will I learn wall and floor tiling on the bathroom fitting course?
Yes. In our tiling week, we cover setting out, adhesives, tools, tile cutting, borders and patterns, difficult areas, socketed areas and splashbacks, with practical work on wall and floor tiling.
Does bathroom fitting training include plastering?
Yes. We teach surface preparation, mixing materials, bonding and finishing plaster, beads, skimming walls and ceilings, and applying PVA. We exclude some plasterboard and joint-taping content when you choose the weekend option.
Is the bathroom fitting course suitable for adults with no trade experience?
Yes. We have no entry requirements and deliver the course through practical workshop training. We designed it for DIY renovators, property improvers and adults exploring bathroom installation as a service.
Does the bathroom fitting course cover heating or gas work?
No. We cover introductory bathroom plumbing, tiling and plastering, not gas engineering or a full heating qualification. You will need the appropriate competence and, where applicable, separate qualifications or registration for gas work and regulated plumbing tasks.
What certificate do I receive from the bathroom fitting course?
When you successfully complete the course, we award assured City & Guilds certificates covering tiling, plastering and plumbing. These certificates confirm the training you have completed, but they are not occupational NVQs.
How does the bathroom fitting course compare with separate plastering and tiling courses?
Our bathroom package gives you three coordinated introductory weeks focused on completing bathroom work. If you want deeper specialisation or a qualification pathway in one trade, we recommend one of our longer plastering or tiling programmes.
What is the difference between the bathroom fitting course and the Handy-Man course?
Our bathroom fitting course concentrates on plumbing, tiling and plastering over three weeks. Our six-week Handy-Man course is broader: we combine six introductory trade subjects and award an assured City & Guilds certificate for each subject.
Can the bathroom fitting or Handy-Man course lead to further trade training?
Yes. Both options can help you identify the area you want to specialise in. We offer longer qualification routes in plumbing, tiling and plastering if you want to build beyond introductory multi-trade skills.
Multiskills Courses at Able Skills
Courses open to you after
If you decide that you would like to specialise and achieve qualifications in a particular area, you could consider upgrading to any of the longer course qualifications that we have available. You may want to expand your tiling skills to cover other aspects such as the use of natural stone products, you may want to build on your plastering to ensure that you have the skills to tackle larger areas or you may want to understand aspects of plumbing which require you to hold a level 2 qualification. Whatever you decide, Able Skills can provide you with a training option to suit.
Location
All of our courses take place at our dedicated training centre in Dartford, Kent. The centre is easily accessible by road, being just 10 minutes from junction 1a on the M25. We are only a short walk from Dartford train station which is served by frequent trains taking 35 minutes from central London. For anyone travelling from further away, we have our own accommodation available at only £35 per night.
We are open Mon - Fri and 2 weekends per month for training and visitors so if you would like to find out more about this course or about Able Skills, please feel free to pop in, no appointment necessary.
Multiskills
Tiling
