Builder Training Centres provide short courses in plumbing, plastering, bricklaying, tiling, carpentry, roofing, roof construction, kitchen fitting, electrical and VRQ Level 2 Domestic Installers Certificate (Part P). 

You will be taught how to correctly cut and fix plasterboard to ceilings and walls, prepare surfaces to receive backing plasters, sand/ cement etc., cut and apply various types of bead, including angle beads to form external corners and window reveals, apply bonding, apply sand and cement as backing coats, apply finishing plaster, re-plaster existing walls to a flat level surface ready for decoration and patch broken areas with an invisible repair.

On completion of this course you will have a good knowledge of the practical skills of plastering.

The courses are held weekly from Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Cost £350 Inc VAT

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BRICKLAYING 5 DAY FOUNDATION COURSE

 

From mixing mortar to pointing, being capable of building your walls plumb, vertical level and square, this course is set out to give you as many bricklaying skills as possible during the five days.

You will learn how to build a stretcher bond wall, build in a damp course, build a cavity wall, a block work wall, a wall in English bond, a pillar, a garden wall with piers and an arch.


The courses are held weekly from Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Cost £350 Inc VAT

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PLUMBING 5 DAY FOUNDATION COURSE
 

You will learn the basics of household plumbing from fitting a tap washer through to achieving a good understanding of the hot and cold water systems and a central heating system.


You will also learn how to bend and solder copper pipe, fit a bath, sink, toilet and washing machine, fit a new water tank, fit a float valve, repair pipe work and much more besides.

This course should give you the confidence, skills and knowledge to complete your own projects or set you on the first rung of the ladder to a lucrative plumbing career.

The courses are held weekly from Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Cost £350 Inc VAT

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ROOFING COURSES

ROOFING 1 DAY  FOUNDATION COURSE
 

You will be working on a specially designed mock-up roof at ground level. This practical course consists of fixing felt to roof, cutting, spacing and fitting battens, tiling a roof, pointing and bedding ridge tiles pointing a gable end.


You will be taught how to cut tiles, replace a broken tile, fix lead flashing into a wall and how to cut lead flashing for an ornate finish.

Please contact us for available dates. Cost £150 Inc VAT

5 DAY ROOFING COURSE

As with the 1 day roofing course, you will be working on a specially designed mock-up roof at ground level with dormer window, velux window and chimney stack.

This practical course consists of fixing felt to roof, cutting, spacing and fitting battens, tiling a roof using slate, interlocking tiles and peg tiles and flat roofing using torch on cap sheet.

You will also be taught how to point and bed ridge tiles, point a gable end using undercloak and fit bonnets on the hip end of the roof.

You will learn how to fit the velux window with flashing kit and the tiling around it. Around the dormer window you will be taught how to fit a lead valley, aluminium valley, and valley tiles, and around the chimney stack you will fit a lead apron and learn the skill of step lead flashing.

By the end of the course we believe that you will be more than satisfied with the many aspects of roofing that you have managed to learn, you should have a good understanding of the skills and techniques required.

Please contact us for available dates. Cost £450 Inc VAT

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ROOF CONSTRUCTION COURSE

During this intensive hands-on 5 day course you will be taught the complete construction of a timber roof with a hip and gable end, along with some of the tricks of the trade. It helps if you have some basic carpentry skills, but not essential.

The course covers :

How to set out the site, calculate and measure rafter distances, cutting and pitching a roof,
cutting birdsmouth common rafters, measuring your span in relation to your roof, attaching the wall plate, cutting the angles of hip jacks, King rafters and hips, fixing purlins. purlin struts and respective birdsmouth cuts, and other roof member cuts. How to make templates of roof members, Gaining an understanding of different roof types
 

ELECTRICAL WEEKEND FOUNDATION COURSE
 

This course covers the practical skills from fitting a plug and calculating correct fuse rating to installing a ring main.

You will achieve a basic understanding of bonding, earthing and safety techniques learn about a standard lighting circuit (3 plate ceiling rose) 2 way lighting circuit, ring mains (13 amp sockets), spur outlets, zone lighting and power, calculating loading and correct cable sizing, consumer units and security lighting.


The courses are held at weekends, please contact us for available dates. Cost £195 Inc VAT

PART P (ELECTRICAL QUALIFICATION)
 

What is it?

• From 1 January 2005 all electrical work in dwellings is required to comply with Part P requirements and be carried out by persons who are competent to do the work.

• Small jobs such as replacing a socket-outlet or a light switch on an existing circuit will not need to be notified to a building control body (although there will be some exceptions for high risk areas such as kitchens, bathrooms, gardens and special locations).

• All work that involves adding a new circuit or work within a special location will need to be either notified to building control, who will then inspect the work, or carried out, by a competent person who is registered with the Part P Self-Certification Scheme.

• Persons registered with Part P Self-Certification Schemes will be qualified contractors with the ability to thoroughly check a circuit for safety. They are required to issue an Electrical Installation certificate that complies with Building Regulation requirements.

Who requires Part P?

Part P is aimed at personnel/businesses who regularly carry out electrical work in support of their main trade. This mainly consists of kitchen fitters, plumbers, carpenters & builders, but also extends to anyone carrying out electrical work in the home.

What if I don’t have Part P?

If you are not registered as a Part P approved person then all work needs to be notified to the local building control officer, who will inspect your work, or appoint a qualified agent to carry out the inspection. In practice this option is going to be both time consuming and costly as the average costs vary from £100 - £200 per inspection.

Where can I get training?

Builder Training Centres Ltd is an Approved Centre to deliver the Part P VRQ Level 2 Qualification (Certificate for Domestic Electrical Installers). We are able to provide a one day course for qualified electricians, a two day foundation course for students who have little or no previous experience, or tradesmen who have not previously undertaken this type of work, which includes an assessment for suitability for the five day qualification, or the five day course for tradesmen who are not qualified electricians, but carry out electrical work in support of their specialist trade on a regular basis. We also offer a 2 day Foundation course on Inspection and Testing for anyone wishing to learn, or refresh themselves of, these particular skills.

Which course do I need?

If you are NOT able to do the following unaided then you will need to attend the 2 day foundation course (£195.00)

13A Ring circuit, 3 plate ceiling rose lighting circuit, 2 way lighting, Spur, Outside light, Earth bonding

All foundation courses are attendance and completion only and does not involve any exams, but will include an assessment for suitability to progress on to Part P

If you ARE able to do the above tasks unaided, but NOT able to do the following unaided then you will need to attend the 5 day Part P course (VRQ Level 2 Domestic Installers Certificate) (£750.00)

Identify the different Earthing systems (TNS, TT & TNC-S), Continuity testing of CPC’s, Continuity testing Phase & Neutral, Ring circuit continuity, R1 + R2 calculations, Insulation resistance, Earth fault loop impedance (Zs & Ze), Polarity, PFC (Prospective fault current) & RCD Tests.

The 5 day course consists of 16, multiple choice, internal exams, 1, multiple choice computer based external exam and 12 practical assessments.

If you ARE able to do all the above unaided then you may only need to attend the 1 day Building Regulations exam (£100.00) (This exam is included in the 5 day Part P course)

You are not required to demonstrate practical ability on the 1 day course but will be when applying for the Domestic Installers scheme with one of the five bodies.

Please contact us for available dates. Cost £750 Inc VAT

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CARPENTRY 5 DAY FOUNDATION COURSE
 

During this practical course you will learn how to:

• Make a mortice and tennon joint

• Make a single dovetail joint

• Make a reverse mortice joint

• Build a 2 panel door

• Erect a section of stud partitioning

• Fix a door frame to the partitioning

• Hang doors on hinges

• Cut in a lock and letterbox

• Cut in an internal skirting board

• Construct a sawing stool – to take home

• Make a saw block – to take home

• Make a building square – to take home

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SPLITTER FOUNDATION COURSES
 

These courses are for those who can't have time off work during the week. We hold the same courses as the 5 day subjects in either the bricklaying, plastering or plumbing, spread over 2 weekends of Saturdays and Sundays.

The hours are longer over these 4 days, 8.30am until approximately 5.00pm, so we can cover the entire content as during the 5 day courses.

Courses available for:

• Plastering

• Bricklaying

• Plumbing

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CALL US NOW TO FIND OUT MORE OR TO BOOK ONE OF OUR POPULAR COURSES ON 0800 389 2775 OR 020 8649 9340

BUILDING TRAINING CENTREs LTD Waddon Station Buildings Epsom Road Croydon Surrey CR0 4UP Tel:    +44 (0)208 649 9340 Fax:   +44 (0)208 649 9345 website:  www.skillsclub.com email:     sally@buildertrainingcentre.co.uk Contact: Richard Barham, Managing Director              Sally Barham, Director