I want a practical introduction to tiling
Best option: 5 Day Introduction to Tiling Course
Ideal for beginners, DIY learners and property work. A solid foundation in preparation, setting out, cutting and fixing wall and floor tiles.
Tiling Courses which are hands-on, accredited and practical.
At Construction Skills College (TradeTeacher), our practical tiling courses in the UK are designed for beginners, career changers and tradespeople who want job-ready wall and floor tiling skills for kitchens, bathrooms and other domestic tiling work. Training is hands-on from day one, taught by an experienced tiler and bathroom fitter, in spacious bays with tools and materials supplied.
Our tiling training is designed to help you save money on your own projects, build confidence for paid tiling work, or progress into wider bathroom fitting and property maintenance work. Whether you want a beginner tiling course, an advanced route, or a recognised qualification option, our courses are built around practical outcomes.
Our training centre is based in Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire), and we welcome learners from across the UK and overseas. You are very welcome to visit the centre, meet the instructors, and see courses in action before booking.
Best option: 5 Day Introduction to Tiling Course
Ideal for beginners, DIY learners and property work. A solid foundation in preparation, setting out, cutting and fixing wall and floor tiles.
Best option: 9 Day Advanced Tiling Course
Best for learners who want more practice time, realistic bathroom and kitchen scenarios, and the strongest practical route into domestic tiling work.
Best option: 9 Day Advanced Tiling Course
You attend the same 9 day practical course, then choose whether to complete it with no certificate, an AIM Qualifications unit certificate titled “Tiling Skills” for £100, or the City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Construction Skills (Wall & Floor Tiling) for £250.
Best option: 5 Day Advanced Tiling Techniques Course
A standalone specialist course for learners who have already completed our 9 day tiling course or already have tiling experience. Covers more advanced work such as herringbone layouts, mitre cuts and epoxy finishing.
Best option: Weekend Tiling Course
A weekend route for learners who want to build tiling skills steadily without taking weekdays off.
Best option: Level 3 Bathroom Installations Course
A multi-trade route covering tiling, plumbing and heating, and plastering for bathroom fitting and refurbishment work.
5 days £600
Beginner-friendly training covering the core skills for wall and floor tiling. Ideal for DIY and a solid foundation before moving onto more advanced work. This course is not accredited and you will receive an attendance certificate.
9 days £1,150
A deeper, more practical route with more time to practise, larger tiles more typical of bathroom work, and bigger bay areas that better reflect real bathroom and kitchen tiling. This is the most common career-change route for building confidence to complete paid work. You do not need to complete the 5-day course first — you can start here.
Optional qualification routes available:
Business support included: estimating time and materials, planning a job, producing quotes and working with customers.
5 days £650
A specialist tiling course for learners who have already completed our 9 day tiling course or already have tiling experience. This is not a beginner course. It focuses on more advanced skills such as herringbone patterns, mitre cuts and epoxy finishing.
Entry requirement: you must have completed our 9 day tiling course or already be confident with standard tiling methods.
4 Saturdays £575
Practical training around work and other commitments. A great entry route for beginners who want to learn steadily. This course is not accredited and you will receive an attendance certificate.
6 weeks £3,000
Ideal if you plan to complete bathroom installations and refurbishments. Includes tiling, plumbing and heating, and plastering training. You will receive a Level 3 Certificate in Bathroom Installation Skills issued by AIM Qualifications.
| Your goal | Best course option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Learn the basics quickly | 5 Day Wall & Floor Tiling Course | Solid foundation in preparation, setting out, cutting and fixing tiles. |
| Get confident for paid tiling work | 9 Day Advanced Tiling Course | More practical time, larger-format tiles, realistic bathroom and kitchen scenarios, floor levelling, niche tiling, cutting around windows and quoting basics. |
| Need a recognised qualification option | 9 Day Advanced Tiling Course + AIM or City & Guilds route | You attend the same 9 day practical course, then choose whether to complete it with no certificate, an AIM certificate, or a City & Guilds qualification. |
| Train around work | Weekend Tiling Course | Learn steadily over Saturdays while keeping weekday commitments. |
| Learn advanced patterns and specialist finishing | 5 Day Advanced Tiling Techniques Course | Standalone specialist course for experienced tilers or previous 9 day learners. Covers herringbone, mitres and epoxy finishing. Not suitable for beginners. |
| Offer full bathroom installation and refurbishment services | 6 Week Bathroom Installations Course | Multi-trade pathway including tiling, plumbing and heating, and plastering. |
Many learners progress into real tiling work after completing the 9 day route, especially if they start with simpler jobs and build confidence gradually. If you choose an accredited option, it can give you structured recognition alongside your practical skills. You will also have ongoing access to your tutor for guidance as you quote and complete your first jobs.
If you have never tiled before, we start from the basics — tools, materials, preparation, setting out, cutting and finishing — so you can complete projects confidently with a professional-looking result.
Ideal if you want to retrain into a practical trade. The 9 day route provides more practice time and more realistic project setups, helping you build confidence for real bathrooms, kitchens and domestic work.
Popular with plumbers, bathroom fitters, kitchen installers and builders who want to add tiling as a professional service and deliver more complete projects without relying on subcontractors.
The 5 day advanced tiling techniques course is for learners who already have a tiling foundation and want to move into more specialist work such as herringbone, mitres and epoxy finishing.
| Route | What it is | Additional cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard course | Practical training only, no certificate | Included | DIY learners, property projects, skill building and practical confidence |
| AIM certificate | AIM Qualifications unit certificate titled “Tiling Skills” | £100 | Learners who want short accredited evidence of training |
| City & Guilds qualification | City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Construction Skills (Wall & Floor Tiling) | £250 | Learners who want a recognised qualification for progression |
| Course | Duration | Price (inc. VAT) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Day Wall & Floor Tiling | 5 days | £600 | View |
| 9 Day Advanced Tiling Course | 9 days | £1,150 | View |
| AIM Qualifications unit certificate titled “Tiling Skills” | Added to 9 day course | £100 | View |
| City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Construction Skills (Wall & Floor Tiling) | Added to 9 day course + home study | £250 | View |
| Advanced Tiling Techniques Course | 5 days | £650 | View |
| Weekend Tiling | 4 Saturdays | £575 | View |
| Level 3 Bathroom Installations | 6 weeks | £3,000 | View |
To secure your place, we ask for a £150 deposit, with the remaining balance due four weeks before your course start date.
Your tiling training is delivered by Michael, a professional tiler and bathroom installer with 20 years’ hands-on experience across domestic and commercial work.
Michael has been self-employed since 2005, with day-to-day work including tiling in bathrooms, kitchens and wet rooms, as well as conservatories, hallways and patios. He works confidently with ceramic, porcelain and natural stone, and uses modern systems including adhesives, grouts, screeds, self-levelling compounds and preparation products.
Michael continues to work in the trade alongside teaching, so the methods taught are current and based on real jobs. As with all tutors at Construction Skills College, he provides ongoing post-course support if you want advice on your first real projects.
We are based in Stoke-on-Trent (ST6 2DJ). We regularly welcome learners travelling from across the UK and overseas. We encourage visits while courses are running, ideally towards the end of a course, so you can see the quality of work produced.
If you’re travelling, see local options here: Student accommodation.
Recent feedback from 9 day tiling course learners (2026):
“Yes, I would recommend this course to others, you gain loads of knowledge in nine days. Mick is very helpful throughout and offers useful feedback to help you improve. I believe the course is great value and will pay for itself very quickly. The most useful parts of the course for me was tiling around the window area and creating the niche area. I wouldn’t have felt confident attempting this without this course. I would highly recommend these courses to anyone looking to perform DIY or starting their own business.”
D Nicholls, 9 Day Tiling Course, March 2026
“I enjoyed the wall tiling the most because it looked so good and I felt a real sense of achievement. I would recommend this course to others, awesome instruction, great range of skills taught and a huge sense of achievement. Mick is a fantastic tutor, good skills and top banter! What I like about this college is the friendly atmosphere.”
S Gibson, 9 Day Tiling Course, March 2026
“I highly recommend this course because the skills learned are incredibly helpful for maintaining one’s own home and provide a reliable way to generate an income. One of the best courses and the teaching from the tutor was amazing and professional. The college provides a great learning environment. I like that the staff are supportive and that the course teaches practical skills that helps people.”
H Elliot, 9 Day Tiling Course, March 2026
“I would recommend this course to others, it’s much more technical than it seems, there’s lots to learn from the layout and cutting and preparation and saves you from making costly mistakes. The most useful part of the course was learning the setting out and layout process. It taught me how to plan a room for perfect symmetry.”
T Hussain, 9 Day Tiling Course, March 2026
“A fantastic training facility, well laid out to allow individual working areas. The materials used are of good quality and the instruction is faultless. I would recommend this course to others; skill level and confidence in tiling increased significantly over the course.”
J Trewick, 9 Day Tiling Course, March 2026
“I would recommend this course to others, it provides students with a good knowledge and understanding of how to plan to carry out a tiling job. The most useful part of the course was learning and understanding how to set up prior to tiling. What I like about the college is good location, great staff and facilities.”
M Baker, 9 Day Tiling Course, January 2026
“I would recommend this course to others, I have learnt so much on this course that I did not know before. The most useful parts of the course for me was just seeing the transformation from day one. The staff are friendly and helpful, very knowledgeable.”
D Newark, 9 Day Tiling Course, January 2026
“What I like about the college is the great people and instructors. I would recommend this course to others; it is a good thing to know even if you don’t do it for work.”
C Woods, 9 Day Tiling Course, January 2026
No. Our tiling courses are suitable for complete beginners and start from the basics, then quickly progress onto realistic tasks. The focus is practical learning, with hands-on work each day.
Tiling is very learnable with the right instruction and enough practice time. The big difference is between simply fixing tiles and being able to set out professionally, choose the correct materials, and finish neatly. That is why we train in realistic sized bays and cover real obstacles.
You can complete the 9 day course with no certificate, add the AIM Qualifications unit certificate titled “Tiling Skills” for £100, or add the City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Construction Skills (Wall & Floor Tiling) for £250.
The AIM option is a shorter accredited unit certificate and is often chosen by learners who want evidence of structured training. The City & Guilds option is a more widely recognised qualification and is typically chosen by learners who want a recognised qualification for progression.
You attend the same standard 9 day course, but complete additional assessments during the course and some home study before the end of the course. The additional cost for this route is £250.
Most learners choose the 9 day advanced tiling course because it provides the strongest balance of time, practical coverage and realistic practice areas for domestic work.
You will complete practical tiling tasks that reflect real domestic work — including setting out, tiling walls and floors, cutting around typical obstacles, and finishing neatly. On the 9 day course you tile with 150mm x 150mm tiles, 200mm x 100mm tiles, 600mm x 300mm tiles and 300mm x 300mm tiles. You will tile walls and floors, in and around windows, tile a niche, tile around obstacles and grout your work.
Yes. The 9 day route includes practical training with larger-format tiles and realistic bay areas so you can build confidence for real bathrooms and kitchens.
This is a standalone specialist course for learners who have already completed our 9 day tiling course or already have tiling experience. It is not a beginner course and focuses on more advanced work such as herringbone patterns, mitre cuts and epoxy finishing.
No. All tools and materials are provided throughout your training.
Not always. Many domestic tilers work successfully without formal qualifications, as long as they have strong practical skills and a good portfolio. Qualifications can be useful if you want formal recognition to support your training and credibility.
Yes. Contact us to arrange a visit. We encourage visits while courses are running, ideally towards the end of a course so you can see the standard of work produced.
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FeedbackChoosing 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.
Choosing A Training CentreAt Construction Skills College, our tiling courses focus on practical wall and floor tiling skills you can use on real jobs.
Whether you want to tile your own bathroom, improve your employability, or work as a self-employed tiler or bathroom installer, our courses are designed to build confidence through hands-on practice — not just theory.
Training takes place at our purpose-built Stoke-on-Trent centre in realistic bays using professional tools and materials.
Our tiling courses are delivered by experienced tilers and bathroom installers who have worked in the trade for many years.
Tutors explain not just how to tile, but why jobs are done a certain way, how to avoid common mistakes, and what’s expected on real domestic and commercial projects.
Learners also benefit from ongoing support after training if guidance is needed once you start completing work.
Tiling is learned by doing.
Our courses are structured to maximise hands-on practical time in large individual bays, with expert guidance throughout.
This approach helps learners build confidence quickly and prepares them for real-world tiling work — not just assessments.
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