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Level 3 Kitchen Installation Course - 6 weeks

This 6-week course teaches you the skills needed to carry out kitchen installations and refurbishments.

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Level 3 Kitchen Installation Course – 6 weeks – £3,000

This course is ideal for people looking to become a kitchen installer.  You will complete training in 3 trades. It offers advanced training in kitchen fitting, along with the option to choose two additional trades from plumbing, tiling, or plastering.

With these skills, you’ll be equipped to carry out kitchen installations and refurbishments, as well as take on projects within each of the individual trades.

£3,000 including VAT (no extra costs)

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  • Duration : 26 days
  • Location : Stoke-on-Trent
  • Entry Requirements : None
  • Benefits : Good sized training bays. Each trade is taught by trade specific tutors. Full support after completing the course.

Kitchen Fitting Course Learner Review

“I would recommend this course to others, excellent tutor that has deep experiences in the industry and knowledge you get during the course. All the tutors have been excellent and encouraging to pursue the career in this industry. And I can ask the tutors at any time even after this course while I would be carrying out an installation and fitting.”

T Rai

March 2025

“I would recommend this course – value for money and it will build confidence. Also it is beneficial for new career if you want to do kitchen fitting”

M Lama

March 2025

“This course is very useful for future jobs and can be good for being a handyman. Cutting and fitting the worktops and scribing was the most challenging and interesting part.”

D Limbu

March 2025

“This is my fifth course to date and would recommend this to anyone looking for a career change or just DIY in their own house. Relaxed learning environment, knowledge of time served tutors, materials and tools supplied, great facilities, value for money, great course content.”

S Henderson

March 2025

“Really good course for beginners. Was very nervous at first as I’ve never done any construction work. John is very patient and happy to go over anything multiple times.”

L Ball

February 2025
  • What will I learn?
  • Will I get a Certificate?
  • What will I do during the course?
  • Duration and Cost
  • course start dates

What will I learn?

Level 3 Certificate in Kitchen Installation Skills – Course Summary

This course is ideal for individuals looking to gain hands-on, industry-relevant skills for completing kitchen installations and refurbishments. It is an accredited course providing practical training in kitchen fitting, along with the option to choose two additional trades from plumbing, tiling, or plastering.

Skills You’ll Gain
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to carry out kitchen installations and refurbishments and manage projects within kitchen fitting and the other trades you select.

Customise Your Course to Fit Your Goals

  • Kitchen Fitting – 8 Days

  • Plus 2 from:

    • Wall & Floor Tiling – 9 Days

    • Plumbing & Heating – 9 Days

    • Plastering – 9 Days

Training takes place at our purpose-built centre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, with local accommodation options for those travelling from further afield. Each trade course runs over two consecutive weeks. You can complete all trades in one block or spread your training over a 12-month period.

Nationally Recognised Level 3 Qualification
Upon successful completion, you will receive the AIM Qualifications Level 3 Certificate in Kitchen Installation Skills, which:

  • Is listed on the Ofqual Register

  • Provides recognition for each trade you complete

  • Is featured on the National Careers Service website

Get in Touch
We’re happy to discuss the course in more detail and help you plan your training. Contact us by phone or email to speak with a course advisor.

Will I get a Certificate?

Upon successful completion, you will be awarded the AIM Qualifications Level 3 Certificate in Kitchen Installation Skills. The first page of the certificate details the qualification achieved, while the second page lists each individual trade you have completed.

This qualification is listed on the government Ofqual website as can ben seen on the following link Ofqual Kitchen Installation Qualification

 

What will I do during the course?

Level 3 Certificate in Kitchen Installation Skills – Course Content

This course allows you to choose three trade courses from kitchen fitting (mandatory), tiling, plastering or plumbing. Your certificate, on page one will state you have achieved the Level 3 Certificate in Kitchen Installation Skills and on page two will list your mastered trades.

Select Your Three Trade Courses

Kitchen Fitting Training Course (8 Days)

Master kitchen installation in this 8-day course, led by experienced tradespeople. You’ll cover:

  • Install Kitchen Units: Fit base, wall, and larder units to a professional standard in your training bay.
  • Fit Decorative Elements: Install end panels and corner posts, including scribing décor end panels to align perfectly with walls (our walls are out for a reason).
  • Cut and Fit Worktops: Use a worktop jig and router to cut worktops, create sink and hob cutouts, scribe to walls, and execute mitre or secret cuts for seamless joins.
  • Install Finishing Touches: Fit cornices, pelmets, plinths, and hang levelled doors with handles for a polished look.
  • Use Hand and Power Tools: Master the tools needed for efficient, high-quality kitchen installations, saving time and enhancing your craftsmanship.
  • Understand Kitchen Materials: Explore various units, worktops, and finishes, learning how to assess quality and recommend the best options for clients.
  • Read and Create Kitchen Plans: Interpret kitchen plans accurately and design layouts that meet customer needs and preferences.
  • Manage Pricing and Customer Relations: Learn pricing strategies, customer communication, and how to address challenges that arise during projects.

 

Plumbing and Heating Training Course (9 Days)

Master plumbing and heating skills in this 9-day course, led by a Gas Safe registered plumbing and heating engineer with over 25 years experience in the trade. During the course you will:

  • Install a full bathroom suite (bath, basin, toilet) using copper pipes, soldered end-feed fittings, compression valves, and flexi-hoses.  Installing pipework under the flooring and through to the bathroom suite.
  • Install a full bathroom suite (bath, basin, toilet) using copper pipes, soldered end-feed fittings, Speedfit, compression valves, and flexi-hoses.  You will use speedfit pipe and fittings around the room under the bath and before the bath panel swap to copper for when it is on show.
  • Understand different showers available, their suitability for different systems and how to install each type of shower.
  • Install a shower in your training bay.
  • Know how to repair faults on taps, toilets, traps, pipework, etc.
  • Performing basic pipe bending.
  • Hang and pipe up a radiator including sealing parallel and tapered threads, connecting union radiator tails, and installing TRVs, connecting the radiator to a boiler jig.
  • Know how to correctly remove and replace a radiator on a live system.
  • Add a radiator to a heating system.
  • Understand how to install monobloc taps.
  • Understand how water enters a property and how to find internal stop taps.
  • Understand pressure and flow rates and how this affects what components you should install such as taps and showers.
  • Understand direct and indirect hot and cold water systems and assess which components are suitable for each system.
  • Understand soil stacks, waste pipe and fittings, traps and u-bends; identify components, understand sizing and layouts, understand how and why faults occur.
  • Understand the components and their positioning within a fully pumped heating system.
  • Understand efficient control of heating systems.
  • Understand microbore and two pipe systems, use rule of thumb pipe sizing techniques, and how to balance heating systems.
  • Understand how to drain and fill a heating system.
  • Identify and understand the operation of the integral parts of a central heating system.
  • Planning plumbing projects, including tools, materials, timelines, and cost estimates.
  • Pricing jobs, managing customer expectations, and resolving challenges.

 

Wall and Floor Tiling Course (9 Days)

Develop professional tiling skills in this 9-day course, guided by an experienced tiler. During the course you will:

  • Preparing areas for wall and floor tiling including knowing the correct materials to use such as primers, tanking systems, levelling compounds, and how to use them.
  • Use laser levels.
  • Fix 150mm x 150mm wall tiles
  • Fix 200mm x 100mm wall tiles in a brick wall style ,cutting around a socket
  • Fix 600mm x 300mm wall tiles to a larger wall area including a window opening, bath, door opening, copper pipes.
  • Tile in and around a window opening.
  • Tile part way up and in and around a window opening (typical in kitchens)
  • Lay floor tiles, cutting around a pipe.
  • Mix and apply grout, fix tiling trim, and apply silicone sealant.
  • Use tile-cutting tools (dry rail cutters, wet cutters, nippers, files) and safely removing tiles.
  • Know how to correctly set out bathrooms, kitchens, and floors for tiling.
  • Understand how to check floor and ceiling levels and how to check flatness of walls and how to overcome any issues.
  • Understand how to check squareness of a window opening and how to overcome any issues.
  • Know how to prepare background surfaces and how to select correct adhesives and their suitability for different areas.
  • Understand how to install tanking systems.
  • Planning tiling projects, including tools, materials, timelines, and costs.
  • Pricing jobs, managing customer relations, and resolving issues.

 

Plastering Training Course (9 Days)

Become a skilled plaster board and skimmer in this 9-day course, taught by a seasoned professional. During this course you will:

  • Apply finishing plaster to flat walls.
  • Apply finishing plaster to wall with a window opening.
  • Apply finishing plaster to a Niche.
  • Apply finishing plaster to reveals.
  • Apply finishing plaster to an attached pillar.
  • Apply finishing plaster to a ceiling.
  • Apply finishing plaster to a raked ceiling.
  • Apply finishing plaster to intricate areas.
  • Measure, cut and fix plasterboards to a stud wall.
  • Fix plasterboards to solid block walls using the dot and dab technique.
  • Fix plasterboards to a ceiling area.
  • Fix plasterboards to a raked ceiling/wall.
  • Measure, cut and fix beading and scrim tape.
  • Complete patch and repair work to a damaged wall.
  • Understand how to cover artex.
  • Understand how to board and skim an RSJ.
  • Planning plastering projects, including tools, materials, timelines, and costs.
  • Pricing jobs, managing customers, and troubleshooting.

 

Support: Unlimited post-course assistance via phone, email, WhatsApp, or training center visits. Ask unlimited questions during the course with our passionate tutors.

Tutors: Receive hands-on training from experienced trade professionals in a practical and supportive setting. Each trade is taught by a specialist tutor, ensuring expert guidance rather than a jack-of-all-trades approach.

Duration and Cost

The cost of this course is £3,000. This price includes training in three trades, along with all registration and certification fees for your qualification. There are no additional charges. The costs is at a reduced rate compared to paying for the trades separately.

Payment can be made by bank transfer, card, or PayPal. PayPal may also give you the option to spread the cost over three monthly interest-free payments.

The course requires 26 days of attendance at our Stoke-on-Trent centre (ST6 2DJ). You can complete it either as a single block or as individual trade modules spread over 12 months.

Once you select each trade, you will receive joining instructions via email, including confirmed start and finish times.

Local accommodation is available, with hotels and B&Bs nearby starting from approximately £30 per night. For more information, please see the link at the bottom or contact us via email.

course start dates

  • November 24th 2025
  • December 8th 2025
  • January 5th 2026
  • January 19th 2026
  • February 2nd 2026
  • February 16th 2026
  • March 2nd 2026
  • March 16th 2026
  • April 13th 2026
  • April 27th  2026
  • May 11th 2026
  • May 25th 2026
  • June 8th 2026
  • June 22nd 2026
  • July 6th 2026
  • July 20th 2026
  • August 3rd 2026
  • August 17th 2026
  • August 31st 2026
  • September 14th 2026
  • September 28th 2026
  • October 12th 2026
  • October 26th 2026
  • November 9th 2026
  • November 23rd 2026
  • December 7th 2026
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Choosing the right training centre is key to reaching your goals. At Construction Skills College, we provide expert instructors, practical hands-on training, and tailored support to boost your success. When you compare our course content with others, you’ll see we cover more in the same or less time. We achieve this by minimizing classroom sessions and focusing on real-world practical work—not small, low-value projects that don’t prepare you for actual job sites.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior experience to enrol?

No 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.

Are your courses more expensive than others?

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.

Can I visit the training centre to look around?

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.

What can I do after I complete the course?

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.

Do you provide any support?

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.

Do you offer funding or financial support?

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.

Will I get hands-on training?

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.

Where are your training centers located?

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.

How do I enroll?

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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