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Here are a few of the comments left about a couple of the training centres;
North East Tiling Training www.learntotile.co.uk - More feedback
"hi
just thought i would give you my honest opinion about this course...its was excellent. darren has over 22 years experience as a time served professional tiler and it shows. he has also taught at college to british standards and he delivers the course in a very professional, efficient manner. he has crammed all his experience and teaching techniques into a very good course and i would not waste 4 weeks of your time and money when their is a guy out their who can deliver the same in a week!
the setting out techniques were brilliant. all your cuts projected onto 1 wall so you know where every tile will be. it took 5 minutes to do this!! his free out curve cutrs were amazing. darren also ensures you have the correct business acumen to suceed. his course wil cover advertising and marketing because lets face it, you could be the best tiler in the world but if you dont know how to get the work in then your skills are no use.
i also did the natural stone course and the level2 accreditation. i am a plasterer by trade and have 21 years of renovation experience so i probably found the course easier than a complete beginer, so bear that in mind when reading this but i have a hnc in building studies so i know a good teacher and a tradesman when a see one.
darrens wife tracey helps the course run smoothly and she is very friendly and helpful so give her a call and she will tell you all you need to know. i will only recommend somebody if they impress me and north east tiling training did exactly that. the week flew by, everything i learned in still in my head, thats how good it is........
all the best
tiler [burden]"
Chase Tiling Academy www.chasetiling.co.uk - More feedback
"Hi everyone,
Just thought I'd drop a quick note about Chase Tiling. I could have posted this straight after finishing the 4 week course but i thought it would be fairer to post after my first job. I've just finished a 16 sq mtr kitchen floor, quarry tiles and lots of difficult cuts - in fact probably not the ideal job for a first one ! I was apprehensive, wasn't sure if I'd priced it right, wasn't sure if I'd taken on too much - but I needn't have worried . All the training I'd received at Chase Tiling was money really well spent. There wasn't a problem I encountered that I couldn't figure out a way round and all the hints and tips provided by Phil the course tutor came into their own. All I can say is that if you're looking for a course that is excellent value for money and run by a guy who can really do the job and not just talk a good story - look no further than Chase Tiling. Phil, if you're reading this thanks a million. The one tip I keep reminding myself of is "don't stand back and look at the job thinking how well you've done because you could be putting more tiles on !!!!
"Tea Time -Time for tea ??"
Tim"
Diamond Training Centre www.diamondtrainingcentre.co.uk - More feedback
hi to all sp tiling plc here, based in burgess hill west sussex
just a quick thank you to kenny,vinnie,jason.
after being a mechanic for 15 years i was getting a bit bored with the motor trade and on top of that my marraige ended so life was looking very glum with not much prospect of it getting any better.
so i decided a possible career change was appropriate but what could i turn my hand to??
i did some re-search into all different trades as im pretty good with my hands and quite a quick learner. tiling came up trumps so ok now what??
well i jumped onto the internet actually looking for car insurance for my other half and what came up but a company called diamond! (didnt get her insurance in the end) so i emailed for an info pack,it arrived,i looked checked my finances and decided to go and check the center out. when i arrived i was greeted bt vinnie at first then introduced to kenny dobson. we had a chat and a walk around. a bit sceptical at first as i trained for 4 years to become a mechanic and the course i was looking at was 4 weeks, so i had a chat with some nice chaps who were busy tiling a full mocked up room complete with bath and box section. the chaps were happy and a few pratical jokes bieng played which made for a good relaxed atmosphere. so i left and decided to take the plunge. im not bad mouthing other centers but i did look at a few different ones like that offerd to train me in 5 days??????????? surely then @ 4 weeks was i being taken for a mug?? NOT AFTER SEEING THE DIAMOND TRAINING FACILITY!! so i paked my job in and off i went into what i thought was easy.
i couldnt belive what i had learned in the first day let alone the first week!!
i made some good friends and soon the banter was flying.
from not ever fitting a tile to tiling a complete full room was brilliant from straight set to diamond,brick bond to a masons mitre. from knowing how to set out a wall to setting out full rooms and floors all kinds of patterns its endless.
i left diamond with a great sense of knowlege and of course the hotline dedicated to tilers which has proved magical! well if i would recomend a course have a look at diamond training centre speak to them and if possible pop down they do a 1 day taster so you can get a good idea of tiling also just pop in for cofffee as i often do! well at last i finally have got around to this so thanks to diamond and its staff for everything cheers ken!"
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