Online USA
DURATION
5 up to 6 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* free course
Key Summary
Introduction
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.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 5-6 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
Alison Certificates
All Alison courses are free to enrol study and complete. To successfully complete this Diploma course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Diploma course, you have the option to acquire an official Diploma, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world.
Your Alison Diploma is:
- Ideal for sharing with potential employers
- Include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.
- An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill & achieve high results.
- An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.
Alison offers 3 types of Diplomas for completed Diploma courses:
- Digital Diploma: a downloadable Diploma in PDF format immediately available to you when you complete your purchase.
- Diploma: a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Diploma, posted to you with free shipping.
- Framed Diploma: a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Diploma in a stylish frame, posted to you with free shipping.
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Scholarships and Funding
As we are an online platform, we do not offer degrees or scholarships.
Curriculum
If you’re good with your hands and ready to start your own business, perhaps a career as a painting and decorating contractor would suit you. This profession is broad, which means you can choose to offer services that other decorators do not and that you should know more than just how to work with paint. This free online course thus teaches you everything you need to know about painting, plastering, wallpapering and tiling. We cover five modules and the first introduces you to the decorating industry. We lay out the tasks you will face and the necessary skills and qualifications, including specialized training. Sign up to master the most common tools and adhesives used by contractors.
In the second module, we discuss health and safety in the industry and explain what the law requires of your business, required personal protective equipment and how to set up an emergency plan for you and your team. We demonstrate how to handle and store paint and other solvents carefully, how to safely dispose of waste and the proper procedure for cleaning your equipment. In the third module, we study different types of wall surfaces and how to identify them, which is important when preparing to paint or do repairs. We then show you how to fix walls and the correct procedure for painting windows and doors. The course analyzes the factors involved when choosing the right paint for different floors as we take you through the various types of paints available. This module also covers the materials used to prepare different wall surfaces and features a few tutorial videos that break down how to fill holes and even out walls.
In the fourth module, we explore the proper procedure for priming a surface for painting and the correct technique for painting surfaces that leaves no streak marks, brush marks or borders. The course demonstrates how to paint effects on walls and investigates different paints available to you. We go through instructions step-by-step in tutorial videos to help you apply wallpaper. The fifth module addresses tiling and we identify the tools it requires, how to choose the correct type of tile and the ideal tiling and grouting procedures. We wrap up the course by taking you through what it takes to start and run your own business and how you can draw support from various organizations. This course provides the skills you need to start your own painting and decorating business and can help you to do your own home renovations.
Module 1
Introduction to Painting and Decorating
This module will introduce you to the painting and decorating trade. It will list the advantages and disadvantages of the business, the skills and qualifications, and the tools and equipment needed to be a successful painter and decorator.
Module 2
Health and Safety in the Painting and Decorating Industry
This module will discuss health and safety regulations that you are required to follow, such as understanding how to use personal protective equipment, handle waste and materials, store paint properly, and elaborate an emergency plan.
Module 3
The Basics of Painting
This module will teach you how to identify different surfaces and how the painting materials you choose depend on the surface you are painting. You will learn about different paints, primers, undercoats, and fillers. You will also learn how to prepare a surface before you start painting.
Module 4
Painting and Wallpapering
This module will explain the painting process, from priming to painting and how to paint effects on walls. It will also outline the steps for hanging wallpaper on a wall in step-by-step tutorial videos.
Module 5
Tiling and Owning Your Own Business
This module will discuss how you can do tiling work as part of your painting and decorating business. It will also offer practical advice on how to start your own business.
Module 6
Course assessment
Program Outcome
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- 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.
Complete This CPD Accredited Course & Get Your Certificate!
Certify Your Skills
A CPD-accredited Alison Diploma/Certificate certifies the skills you’ve learned.
Stand Out From The Crowd
Add your Alison Certification to your resume and stay ahead of the competition.
Advance in Your Career
Share your Alison Certification with potential employers to show off your skills and capabilities.
Career Opportunities
Interior Designer
The key to great interior design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space.
House Painter
Whether the client wants a facelift for their house, give their walls new life, or injects some colour into their home, a House Painter can take the ‘pain’ out of painting and create a masterpiece.
Fine Artist
Fine Artists create original and thought-provoking work, which may be aesthetically pleasing, shocking, or disruptive, through various media to send light into the darkness of people’s hearts; to wash away from the soul the dust of everyday life.