Start a decorating business and learn how to paint, wallpaper and tile like a professional with this free online course. Do you like working with your hands to complete creative tasks? A career as a painter and decorator might be perfect for you and this free online course explains the industry, the necessary tools and how to start your own decorating business. We go through proper painting techniques and show you how to install tiles and wallpaper like a professional. This course suits anyone looking to spruce up their own or other people’s homes.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 191951 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Summarize what painters and decorators do • List the qualifications and skills required to be one • Evaluate the types of risks you might face while painting and decorating • Recall safety information about working at heights and using personal protective equipment (PPE) • Explain how to prepare surfaces for painting • Compare different paints on the market • Discuss how to apply paint for effects • Describe how to cut and apply wallpaper • Outline how to lay tiles and grout tiles • Analyze what it takes to run your own painting and decorating business |
| Course Code | 385 |

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