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Online Painting & Decorating Courses

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!

FREE Safe operation of an airless sprayer

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:

  • PPE
  • Workspace preparation, Spraying techniques
  • Equipment maintenance. 

 

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.

FREE Kitchen Kickstarter 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:

  • Preparing the workspace
  • advanced spraying techniques
  • Selecting the right paints, using sprayers, 
  • Setting up a portable spray booth

 

This FREE course is ideal for decorators seeking high-quality finishes and new service opportunities, and should take around two hours to complete.

Online Masking Course

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:

  • Doors and windows 
  • Kitchen units 
  • Floors
  • And challenging areas like radiators and staircases.

 

This course is perfect for newcomers and experienced sprayers and is filled with practical tips to save time, avoid problems, and achieve flawless finishes. 

Spraying Systems for Ceilings

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:

 

  • Touch-ups
  • Accessories
  • PPE for safe operation
  • How to mask the area properly
  • Time savings vs brush and roller

 

This no jargon training course gives you the skills to add a valuable service to your portfolio.



Spraying Systems for Walls

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:

  • We share the systems we have developed over the years of our decorating experience and explain why and when we use them. 
  • We provide practical assessments demonstrating how to mask specific areas to help you build up your experience

 

You will also get access to free resources you can download and use on-site whenever you need.

Spraying Systems for for Trim & Doors

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: 

  • Time saved between using airless spray equipment and traditional methods
  • The types of paints to use 
  • Different techniques and systems
  • How to spray doors
  • What happens when you get runs
  • How to set up doors to spray
  • How to spray architraves 

A quiz and a practical assessment ensures you have mastered all of the modules.

The golden answer - Selecting Tips, filters & pressure for Airless Sprayers

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:

  • Airless spray painting tips Finding the ideal set-up
  • Different tips and filters
  • Getting the pressure right
  • Troubleshooting

 

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.

Correct techniques when airless spraying

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:

  • Stand, move, and adjust your pressure to get the best fan pattern
  • Blending techniques
  • How not to waste paint

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.

the Decorators Growth Club's business plan

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:

  • The types of systems and tools you can use to manage your business
  • How to attract the right clients
  • How to focus on the tasks you enjoy
  • Stress management 
  • Building a marketing plan, 
  • How to scale and make more money

 

This course is a must for anyone wanting to start or grow their painting and decorating business.

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Accredited Online Painting and Decorating Courses

Painting Decorating Association

What To Expect

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.

Paul Noonan
Paul Noonan
Masking Tips & Tricks
Great course, worth every penny, covers everything you need to get going and is gold when onsite and your thinking how do I start this, content is very good and the video demonstrates everything really well. I would like to see other chapters on tapes, film and paper in the future and this portal growing as new tips are learned.
Dermot O Kelly
Dermot O Kelly
Safe Operation of an Airless Spray Machine
Most distributors/manufacturers just give you a safety sheet when you are buying your machine. It is a dangerous piece of equipment when used incorrectly. This PaintTech safety course shows you the do's and dont's of operation a high pressure machine. The 6 safety headings now occupy a prominent space in my van so I am constantly reminded of them. You really should not miss this for your own good and the safety of those around you. Well done PaintTech.
Lorenzo Florentino
Lorenzo Florentino
Masking Tips & Tricks
Masking looks and seems painful, but it’s got to be done inevitably. With the right guidance it can actually become a very enjoyable process, getting better every time. Fantastic course with lots of helpful guidance. Videos are simple, easy to follow and easily accessible if you need help while on site. On the money again guys.
Brendan McGlone
Brendan McGlone
Safe Operation of an Airless Spray Machine
I’ve been spraying on & off for a few years now but this was a great refresher for me . The 6 point safety of the machine I may of did 3 maybe 4 of the safety measures on a good day but now I’ll be making sure I do all 6. Basically a great course & anyone thinking of getting / using an airless machine should take this course
Alan Davidson
Alan Davidson
Safe Opeation of an Airless Spray Machine
It’s great to have it at hand on my phone just so I can keep it fresh in my head & anytime it will always be there to keep myself safe and any company or customer I will be working for in the Future.
Alan Davidson
Alan Davidson
Online Course
Great all round online course, There is tons of tips and tricks within the course that really make the job so much easier. Highly recommend.

Painting and Decorating Online Courses FAQs

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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