Weekend Plumbing course
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This 6-week course equips you with expertise in tiling, plumbing, and plastering. You’ll develop the ability to perform these trades individually or integrate them to carry out complete bathroom renovations.
“This course teaches you tiling from the basics. If you are going to start a career in construction trade or even for your own house then this course will give you massive benefits. Everything was perfect, excellent course with excellent instructor. Instructor was brilliant, jolly, helpful and very motivating. “
“Great course, would be happy to recommend to anyone. Get straight into the work and learn the theory behind what you are doing practically.”
“I would recommend the course to others. I have walked in knowing nothing about tiling and am leaving feeling confident enough to attack my bathroom. What I like about the college is everyone I’ve met here is here to achieve something and are focused on getting there. I look forward to coming back in May for plumbing and heating.”
“Excellent facilities, instructors and value for money. From not knowing anything about tiling to completing the course, I think the knowledge and practical skills have come on leaps and bounds. I am confident to take on tiling jobs and looking forward to doing this. The whole course has been excellent.”
“I would recommend this course, very useful. Good insight to the tiling industry and applications. Fell confident I could lay and set out tiles in a bathroom or kitchen. Most useful/interesting was the process for setting out rooms and tiled areas, gaining knowledge on laying and different backgrounds and substrates. College is very welcoming and good facilities. Tutors have great level of knowledge and relaxed delivery style. An inclusive and supportive learner environment.”
This course provides training in tiling, plumbing, and plastering, equipping you with the skills to perform wall and floor tiling, plumbing installations, and plastering tasks. It’s perfect for working on individual trades or combining them for bathroom renovations, allowing you to handle multiple aspects of a project without depending on other trades, increasing your work opportunities.
Choose Construction Skills College for its exceptional course content, dedicated support, and proven student success.
Tiling Course: Learn to select adhesives and grouts for various surfaces, prepare areas, and set out rooms for tiling. Practice tiling with different tile sizes (150mm x 150mm, 200mm x 100mm, 600mm x 300mm, 330mm x 330mm) on walls and floors, navigating obstacles like windows, copper pipes, and toilets. The course also covers customer interactions, material estimation, and job quoting.
Plumbing Course: Build confidence using copper pipes with soldered fittings, speedfit pipes, compression fittings, and flexi-hoses. From day one, practice soldering, and from day two, install full bathroom suites in realistic training bays. This 9-day course includes installing two bathroom suites, performing maintenance, installing showers, connecting radiators, adding a radiator to a system and installing a sealed heating systems up to a boiler jig.
Plastering Course: Gain skills to apply finishing plaster on plasterboards, previously plastered walls, ceilings, raked walls/ceilings, internal/external angles, and window reveals. Learn to fix plasterboards to ceilings, stud walls, and solid walls, and perform patch and repair work.
Tiling Course
Learn professional tiling with hands-on training in your own dedicated bay, using all provided tools and materials. Our instructor, with over 15 years of tiling and bathroom installation experience, will guide you through working with various tile sizes, including 150x150mm, 200x100mm, 600x300mm ceramic wall tiles, and 330x330mm ceramic floor tiles. You’ll use fresh tiles throughout, with no need to clean and reuse.
What You’ll Learn:
Post-course support is included—contact your tutor via phone, email, WhatsApp, or visit the training center with any questions. Our passionate instructor encourages you to ask as many questions as you like during the course.
Plumbing Course
Master plumbing in your own training bay, guided by a Gas-Safe registered engineer. Install full bathroom suites and heating systems using real-world techniques, with no benches or vices. You’ll work with copper pipes, soldered fittings, Speedfit, compression fittings, and flexi-hoses to achieve professional standards.
What You’ll Learn:
Enjoy ongoing support after the course via phone, email, or visits to the training center. Our expert instructor welcomes all your questions during the course to ensure you gain comprehensive knowledge.
Plastering Course
Develop plastering skills in your own training bay, guided by a plasterer with over 30 years of experience. Mix materials, fix boards, and apply plaster using three trowel types for a professional finish. Work with real-world materials to board and plaster walls, ceilings, and intricate areas over this 9-day course.
What You’ll Learn:
Receive ongoing support after the course via phone, email, WhatsApp, or visits to the training center. Our passionate instructor encourages unlimited questions to deepen your understanding of the trade.
The course is 6 weeks. 9 days tiling, 9 days plastering and 9 days plumbing.
The cost of this course is £3,450. You can pay for each course separately if you wish.
Our centre based in Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2DJ. Please arrive at the training centre at least 15 minutes before the course start time.
We ask for a deposit of £150 to secure your place on our plastering course and full payment four weeks before your course start date. Payment can be made by card payment or bank transfer.
View our 9-day tiling, 9-day plastering and 9-day plumbing pages for course dates.
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Choosing the right training centre is an important step toward reaching your goals. At Construction Skills College, we combine expert instructors, practical learning, and personalised support to give you the best chance to succeed. Read advice on what to consider when choosing a training centre.
Choosing A Training CentreNo prior experience is required for our 5, 9, or 10-day training courses, as they are specifically designed for individuals with little to no previous experience.
For NVQ assessments, you must be actively working in the trade, as assessments are conducted in the workplace.
There a couple of training centres who offer similar courses and qualifications which are cheaper than ours, but compare what is covered during the course. You will find these centres teach you what you need to pass an assessment rather than also teach you the skills needed to complete work in the real world. If unsure please contact us and we can discuss the course content of both centres and advice what is best for your future aims.
There are also some training centres offering courses which are longer in duration than ours and cost more than ours, but they don’t actually cover more than we do. They spend more time talking than doing.
We have designed our courses to be intensive and comprehensive with what is covered. We appreciate time is precious and so ensure we fit as much as we can into each course and give you after course support as well.
The courses are fairly priced, taking into account the amount of materials used on the courses and the high level of teaching by experienced trades people.
You are investing time and money to learn and develop your skill set and we are here to help you succeed. We have been helping people change careers and complete projects on their own properties for over 20 years.
Yes, you’re welcome to arrange a visit to our training centre whilst a course is running. If possible, visiting near the end of a course is ideal, as you’ll see the quality of work produced by people on the course. Whilst at the centre we can explain what is completed during the course and answer any questions you may have.
After completing your course you could progress into employment or self-employment. A number of our learners are now working for a company completing work related to trades they studies at our training centre.
Many more have progressed into self-employment, either in a trade specific role such as a plasterer or a plumber, or combining their skills to become a bathroom installer, a kitchen installer, property developer or working in property maintenance.
Others have progressed into further education to gain gas-safe qualifications, further electrical qualifications and NVQs.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss your aims after completing your course.
Support provided when choosing a course
We will provide you with as much information, advice and guidance as we possibly can and if we are not able to offer you the course that best suits your needs or give you the information you require we will signpost you to somewhere that is able to. We do not pressure you to book onto any course and if we feel that you would be better suited to a course we do not offer then we will give you the contact information of a college that does.
Hopefully the majority of the information you require is available on this website but if you have any questions at all then please contact us and we will help in any way we can.
We would like to invite you to attend the training centre to view the facilities and discuss the course with both the tutors and current learners. We suggest if possible that you visit our centre towards the end of a course as people in general are always happy at the beginning of training and you want to make sure that they are as happy at the end of the course. When you visit you will be free to discuss the course with current learners on a 1-to-1 basis, if someone has paid good money or used limited funding to attend a course and they are not happy they will definitely tell you. If you visit towards the end of a course you will also be able to see the standard that everyone on the course has achieved.
One of the most popular comments we receive on questionnaires is that people did not expect to reach the high standard that they do on a course, it is also one of the most popular negative comments that we receive by people who are not aware of what we offer as they will say ‘you won’t be any good after 10 days’, if you yourself are unsure then why not pop down for a pressure free look around.
During Training
During your time with us every member of staff will do their best to help you achieve your aims. You will be provided with supporting literature relating to your trade and have access to further reading to research the trade further in your own time.
If you struggle on any element of the course then we will provide additional training at no extra cost to ensure that you reach the required standard.
If you have any learning difficulties or disabilities or have any physical difficulties or disabilities then we will support you throughout and this additional support will remain between the centre and the individual. The majority of the training courses are practical based but if you do have any concerns then please contact the centre.
We will also provide you with additional information, advice and guidance relating to progression routes available after completing the course including further training, finding employment and starting to work for yourself. Whilst on a course please contact a member of staff if you require any further in information. Whilst you are at the centre there may be other courses running so if you have any questions relating to another trade please feel free to speak to the relevant tutor – they are all here to help you.
After Training
We will continue supporting you after you have completed a course with us and you can contact us either by email, phone, WhatsApp or in person to discuss any aspects that you covered on your course. For example you may wish to contact us to clarify how to complete a job or how to price a job or maybe to ask for information on writing a business plan.
Your tutors will give you their contact telephone numbers and email address so if you have any questions at all you can give them a call. It is invaluable to have this continuous support available and will give you the confidence to complete work away from the centre.
If you have access to ELC funding, we are an approved ELC learning provider.
Funding is currently available for our 6-week plastering course—please contact us for details.
Unfortunately, we do not offer funding for our other courses at this time.
Absolutely, our courses are hands-on and focused on equipping you with the practical skills needed to perform jobs independently outside our training centre. While there is some theory included, it’s kept minimal and directly relevant to the trade you’re learning—not theory for its own sake. The only entirely theory-based course is the Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment, which is an online course completed at your own pace.
We have one training centre located in Stoke-on-Trent. We are not affiliated with any other training centres in the UK.
We are honestly worth travelling too. Nearby there are hotels, B&Bs, Airbnb, campsites, etc. You can stay from £125 a week.
You can enrol by contacting us directly at 01782 837007, emailing us at enquiries@tradeteacher.co.uk, or using the “Book Now” option on our website.
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