Tiler Training:
International Tile Fitters Training Institute (I.T.F.T.I.) was set up in 1999 for the purpose of teaching the art of tiling.
Our Training Centre is based in Tullamore, Co Offaly. Since we opened we have successfully trained tilers from all parts of Ireland - the United Kingdom and even one from the United States. Many have started their own businesses and others are using tiling as a supplement to their existing jobs. Some of our trained tilers have emigrated and found work in the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Canada and the United States
To make an intial on-line enquiry about our training courses please click here. To print an Application Form please click here.
Our Tiler Training Course has been designed as an intensive and detailed training programme, which will give you the necessary information and knowledge needed to set up and operate up your own part or full time tiling business. This course will not only show you how to tile and how to operate a successful business but will also provide you with a full and comprehensive knowledge of the tiling trade.
Registered tilers can avail of the following:
**We provide a back-up service should you require support after starting your own business. This support is available at any time by phone to all trainees who have completed training with us. Problems with tiling / help with legal advice / C2 registration / Business queries / Confidence boost when starting different types of tiling are some of the calls we receive.
**As part of our business Profile Tiling supply tiling tools to the tiling trade. Any tilers registered with us receive tools at cost price. Whatever the tools cost us that is what you pay. Cost price tools are available to all registered tilers even after training. **We have linked up with FBD Insurances and arranged discounted Public Liability Insurance for all registered tilers. Insurance for your tiling tools can be also put in place at very competitive rate.
**Discounted vehicle sign-writing arranged for you when you need it.
**A stationery service is also available for your new business. This service includes Headed Paper / Printed Invoices / Flyers etc.
**When you complete our course you will be presented with a completion certificate and your name placed on a list of ITFTI registered tilers. You can then use this registration on your Advertising / Headed Paper / Vehicle sign-writing / Invoices / Business cards etc.
**This list will also be used - When customers call to check your Advertised Registration / When potential employers call to check your Training Certificate / When employers / builders/ tile centres etc. call looking for Tilers nationwide / When Registered Tilers have excess work and wish to pass this work on to other tilers registered with us / When registered tilers have work outside their own area and wish to pass this work on to tilers registered with us / When immigration authorities from other countries are seeking confirmation on your training prior to the issuing of work visas.
Classes:
 Class sizes are confined to a maximum of 5 trainees. Our small class sizes mean a lot more time can be spent with each trainee, thus ensuring you maximise your learning potential. In larger class sizes trainees are waiting regularly because instructors are busy with other trainees and a lot of time is wasted on a course. Our maximum 1:5 ratio means you are always busy learning.
Our Tiler Training Course trains you for Domestic & Commercial tiling. We instruct you in Ceramic Porcelain Terracotta Natural Stone Slate & Marble tiling. Everything you will encounter on the job will be covered in this course.
 Our Tiling Course concentrates on teaching quality rather than speed. We have over sixty modules in it. Trainees will learn quickly and will be expected to spend time during the week on exercises which will be given out at each class. This is important and trainees must ensure they allocate time each week for practice. In a response to regular enquiries Profile Tiling attempted recently to operate a course spread over a shorter period of time but found that trainee capabilities at the end of the shorter course were below standard.
A Properly Trained Instructor is vital in any course. We give attention to detail in this aspect. Your instructor will have completed regular courses in training. We keep up to date in training techniques. This includes how to deliver information so that it is fully absorbed by the trainee. Everyone has a different learning technique and the ability to notice and work with these differences is most important. We will help trainees overcome reading and writing problems. Learning difficulties are easily overcome often by a different explanation of the problem. Extra time will be given to trainees with problems. This is done outside normal course
hours and at no extra cost.
 All materials and stationery needed for the course are provided by us. Trainees have no further costs imposed on them. A training manual is issued to each trainee at the start of the course.
Tea / Coffee / Soft drinks / Chilled water / Biscuits / Sandwiches and Hot Meals are also included in our price. Our canteen facilities are top class and we cater for special diet requirements e.g. Vegetarian Diabetic etc.
DAILY TIMETABLE
8.00am – Training Centre Open. Trainees can avail of this extra hour if they want - to catch up, to practice techniques, to get extra tuition on projects they have undertaken or to use canteen facility.
9.00am – Course starts on time each morning. If all trainees are in attendance early, classes can start early.
10.30am – Tea / Coffee / Biscuits / Soup / Soft drinks / Chilled Water / Sandwiches all available. 11.00am – Courses restart.
1.30pm – Dinner time. Hot dinner served each day. Tea / Coffee / Biscuits / Soup / Soft drinks / Chilled Water / Sandwiches all available.
2.00pm – Course restart.
5.00pm – Course finishes.
6.00pm – Training Centre Closes. Trainees can avail of this extra hour if they wish to catch up, to practice techniques, get extra tuition on projects they have undertaken or to use canteen facility. Course Duration is 15 days. One day per week over 15 weeks.
Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays are the days which we operate. Trainees will select their preferred day and will attend that day each week for 15 weeks. Please indicate on your application form your preference or which courses you would be able to attend. If for any reason the course is not fully completed in the allocated time, extra days will be added to complete it.
To make an intial on-line enquiry about our training courses please click here. To print an Application Form please click here.
Tools needed for the course will be provided by us but you will need to purchase tools to operate your business. All tools can be provided by us or can be purchased by you at your local tool shop. We do not have a hard sell at the end of the course and there is no obligation on trainees to purchase tools.
 To help you get started each trainee will be given (price included in the course) a Sigma tile cutter Art 3A which is a top quality professional tile cutting machine. Sigma is an Italian company, manufacturing tiling tools since the 1950’s. The retail price of this cutter is €280 from us and up to €370 from other retailers. This tile cutter is not included as an advertising gimmick but as a cutting machine that we can trust, explain the workings of and most important solve any problems that trainees may have when cutting different tiles.
Profile Tiling has a large stock of tools both for training and for sale. For left handed trainees we have researched and developed left handed grinders which have reverse rotation. Please note we do not use course hours to supply or sell tools.
Quality Tiling
At present there are still not enough tilers to meet the demand of work available. Learn and practice what we have to teach, which is top quality tiling and you will be in demand even when the economy slows down. We teach our trainees how to operate a quality business which will stand out against all the average ones. Once you can tile to our high standard, there are lots of options open to you both at home and abroad. We teach our trainees to concentrate on quality workmanship rather than on speed. Good tilers are always in demand. COURSE CONTENT
A guide to setting up your own business
- How to get started - Where to get work - Advertising methods - Transport
- Banking - Income Tax - VAT - Cash flow - Accounts - Employees - C2 - Time management - Customer relations
- First impressions - Hygiene - Noise - Cleanliness - Customer satisfaction
- Bad debts -
Measuring, Estimating & Pricing
- How to measure areas to be tiled (onsite and from construction plans) – Imperial and Metric systems explained – Conversions - Material calculations and estimations - How to price for tiling - Different types of pricing explained and how to choose the correct one for your business - Tile Types
- Tiles Manufacture - Explanations on all tile types - Where to use and where not to use -
Health & Safety
- Protection & care for Hands / Eyes / Skin / Back / Respiratory / Customer & Customer belongings -
- Electricity - Understanding Voltage 110/220V - Breakers - Transformers - Extension leads -
- Working in public areas - Ladders & Steps - First aid requirements - Site safety - Safety Statements - Adhesives , Grouts & other tiling materials (Application guides)
- Detailed explanation of all tiling products available at present – The right places to use them – Pre mixed - Standard - Flexible - Exterior - Rapid set - Slow set - Tools needed
- All the tools needed for tiling explained and instruction given on their use - Grinders / Cutters / Table saws Wet & Dry Large & Small / Levels / Chalk Lines etc`-
Practical work
- Tiling in our specially designed bays - Full and total training in the use of a 115mm Hand Grinder – Sigma art 3A Tile cutter training - Mixing adhesives & Grouts - Marking out areas to be tiled - Starting points - Spacers and grout joint sizes - Diagonal Tiling - Framed & Diagonal Tiling
- Socket removal - Radiator removal & Heating system explained - Precision cutting around Toilets and Pedestals - Preparation work
- Preparing wall and floor surfaces for tiling - When and onto what surfaces tiling can commence - Batch numbers -
Floor & Wall Tiling
- Associated floor and wall tiling products - Tanking - Tiling on Timber The correct procedure - Silicone types / Where to use them & How to use them - Under-floor & Under-tile heating systems explained - Movement Joints
- Borders Floor & Wall - Tile removal & replacement
When to replace tiles - Problems explained - How to remove tiles - How to protect surfaces - Expansion and contraction explained - Cracks in tiles explained - Loose tiles and why they become loose - Tiling tips Tricks of the trade shown as the course progresses An Information Meeting for all applicants is held in our training facility prior to the commencement of each course. At this meeting the layout of the course is explained in more detail and all queries or questions applicants have will be answered. There is no obligation on any person who attends this meeting to sign up for the course.
 Total cost of training course is €4,485. A deposit of €700 is needed to secure any booking and can be paid at the information meeting or prior to the course starting. The balance of course fees should be paid within the 2 weeks of commencement of course. We can arrange stage payments if needed. Please ask for details at the information meeting.
Choosing The Tiling Course That Is Right For you.
There are several tiling courses available to you both in Ireland and the on Continent. Some are aimed at part time tiling and others at full time tiling. There are specialist courses that cover specific forms of tiling. The choice you make can be the difference between well spent time and money or wasted time and money. When selecting a Tiler Tiling Course use the following guidelines Trainees who have completed our course and started their own tiling business either part or full time, have found that they can make back the cost of the course in a short period of time.
You can apply for a place on one of our courses by filling in and returning the on-line enquiry form. |
