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Discover our online painting and decorating courses, designed for both beginners and trade professionals. Our courses cover a range of topics, including masking techniques, airless spraying, kitchen spraying, and more! When you book onto a paid course, you’ll have access to course materials for 6 months, with lifetime access available for our Masting Course and free course offerings.
Enhance your knowledge in all areas and grow your skills or your business with an online course from PaintTech!
Cost: FREE
Duration: Approx 2 hours
This FREE course will teach you the skills required for the safe operation of airless spray machines, guns, and accessories. You will learn about:
By the end of the course, you will be able to handle airless spray machines and produce high-quality finishes confidently.
There will be practical assessments and free downloads available. You can take the course at your own pace and complete as and when, with lifetime access available. We recommend allowing two hours to complete the course.
Cost: FREE
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Designed for decorators ready to add kitchen spraying to their skillset, you’ll be able to tackle a variety of kitchen projects after completing your painting and decorating course. Online modules include:
This FREE course is ideal for decorators seeking high-quality finishes and new service opportunities, and should take around two hours to complete.
Cost: £75
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Our masking course is about helping decorators pick up the best masking techniques for different surfaces, giving you high-quality results based on our 30 years of experience.
We cover everything from:
This course is perfect for newcomers and experienced sprayers and is filled with practical tips to save time, avoid problems, and achieve flawless finishes.
Cost: £75
Duration: Approx 2 hours
This painting and decorating online course will teach you how to use an airless spray machine to achieve a flawless finish when spraying ceilings and cornices. You will learn the proper techniques for using an airless spray machine, including:
This no jargon training course gives you the skills to add a valuable service to your portfolio.
Cost: £75
Duration: Approx 2 hours
This course is designed to teach you how to spray walls using real-world methods that we have tried and tested. Features of this course include:
You will also get access to free resources you can download and use on-site whenever you need.
Cost: £95
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Discover how to achieve a great finish on trim and doors with this innovative online painting and decorating course. We will explore:
A quiz and a practical assessment ensures you have mastered all of the modules.
Cost: £75
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Our Golden Answer online course gives you the answers to the burning questions that help you get ahead. It covers:
With this helpful course, you’ll be able to achieve the ideal set up.
Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, this course will help you find your ideal set-up.
Cost: £75
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Our correct techniques course shows you a few of the techniques we teach students on our two day intensive airless spraying course.
You’ll learn how to:
You’ll also be given a few activities to practice so you can hone your new skills.
To advance what you learn in this painting and decorating online course, you can sign up for one of in-person spraying courses.
Cost: FREE
Duration: Approx 2 hours
If you’re unsure where to begin in building a better business, the Decorators Growth Club’s step-by-step business plan is perfect for you!
We’ll show you:
This course is a must for anyone wanting to start or grow their painting and decorating business.
Our online painting and decorating courses have been developed using years of real-world experience by painting and decorating experts. Our courses are 100% online, with 6 months access to all learning materials for paid courses, and lifetime access to all our free courses. This means you can take your learning at your own pace.
Quizzes and practical activities are a part of all of our painting and decorating courses. Online assessments take the form of exercises you can try at home to make sure you have mastered what you have learnt, and all of our courses are an ideal gateway to attending our in-person training courses covering a variety of topics from wallpapering and decorative finishes to business development.
You don’t need formal qualifications to be a painter and decorator, but having certain skills and certifications can be a big benefit when applying for jobs or selling services to customers.
Taking online painting and decorating courses can help you to master the basics and more advanced techniques, giving you the skills you need to get started or move forward in the trade. You can also use in-person painting and decorating courses to learn even more and develop your skills in niche areas, such as Venetian polished plaster or worktop refurbishment.
The time it takes to complete a painting and decorating course varies. For painting and decorating courses online, you should set aside approximately 2 to 4 hours. However, you can take learning at your own pace and use downloadable information to refer back to. All online painting and decorating courses from Paint Tech come with lifetime access so there’s no limited time period in which you must complete the course.
The cost of an online painting and decorating course in the UK depends on the specific course. At Paint Tech we offer some of our training courses completely free of charge. Other courses are £75 and this includes all of the materials and modules you will need. Longer courses, teaching more in-depth painting and decorating techniques may cost up to £360. Talk to Paint Tech to find out about the cost of our courses and which one is right for you.
If you are new to painting and decorating, taking a foundational style course will be most helpful to get you started. Our ‘Understanding Paint’ course teaches you everything you need to know about paint types and different ways of applying paint. When you have learned the fundamentals of paint and its application, you can take courses to further your learning, such as ‘Correct Techniques When Airless Spraying’ or an ‘Online Masking Course’. These detailed online courses help you to grow your skill set and learn the best techniques for a flawless finish.
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