Become a tiler - Start a City & Guilds Course

A tilers job is to fit walls and floors with tiles, the work can range from tiling bathrooms and kitchens in domestic houses to commercial scale projects in shops, offices and other types of buildings.

Some also specialize on particular projects for example on swimming pools etc.

Tilers can work as part of a small team or on their own depending on the size of the job. Typical tiling work may fall into any of the following areas:

• marking out an area to estimate the amount of material (tiles and adhesive) needed
• cutting tiles to size and shape with hand-cutters or other tools
• preparing surfaces by leveling off with plaster, sand or cement
• fixing tiles to the wall or floor and applying the grout before finishing off

When you are a tiler you might be employed or self employed and your work may vary from large commercial projects or small scale domestic house jobs.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)

The CSCS was established in 1995 with the objective of helping the construction industry to get quality up, accidents down and cowboy builders out.

More and more employers are now requiring their staff to have this card as proof of competence, you can get this card once you have completed your carpentry course and have gained your NVQ in carpentry by applying on the Schemes web site: CSCS Card
The card costs £25 and it costs £17.50 to sit the health and safety test