Get the inside story on tiling courses!

Working as a tiler can definitely supplement your income, big-time! Most employers are more than willing to teach novices while on the job. You can join a construction company right after college or high school and you will get the necessary experience in tiling without attending any tiling courses.

But that’s not enough!

Getting additional qualifications in the form of tiling courses adds to your resume and can also get you a higher salary. But how do you choose tiling courses which factor your practical experience into the course while teaching you? Let’s find out!

Part time courses are the best option for tilers who already have quite a few years of experience in the tiling industry. Most part-time tiling courses offer you an hours study in the form of lecturer’s everyday followed by practical training and you are then free to continue your day job. Once you finish your course, then you can apply for a National Vocational Qualification certificate where a certified assessor will come to check out your qualifications and your work. This assessment will take place only when you are already working with a firm and on a project. It is a practical exam where you will be tested while working for a paid project.

Other than that you can also apply for an Accreditation of Prior Learning Certificate to show examiners that you are already familiar with the intricacies of tiling. This course will entail the following-

1) There will be an initial interview with an accredited tiling courses instructor-
The tiling courses instructor will check to confirm that you can be added into the 6129 scheme. According to this scheme, you should have already worked as a tiling professional with a construction company and you already have completed a few tiling courses because of which you are automatically become eligible for the City and Guilds 6129 certification

2) City & Guilds certification requires that you will have to follow a few simple college courses. The dates of these courses will be communicated to you and your employer so that you have those days free. The certification process also involves a practical assessment where you will be judged on quite a few practical aspects of tiling, as taught to you in tiling courses. You will have to finish the practical without any assistance from your employers or instructors to show that you are familiar with the different aspects of tiling.

4) There will also be a theory test where you will be tested on the theoretical knowledge you have picked up from tiling courses. The most common modules you will be tested on are-
• Health and Safety
• Water and sanitation systems
• Sanitation Systems
• Heating and lighting systems

Almost all tiling courses will prepare you for this rigorous examination. Please remember that only practical experience is not enough: to pass the test, you have to back up your technical knowledge with lots of theoretical study. Its hard work, but once you do clear your test and get accredited through your tiling courses; rest assured that you do have a brighter future.