I did the full 13 day course back in July this year & haven't stopped Tiling since! I found it another steep learning curve 'out there' as I went at it like a pig at a truffle from the off & ended up taking too much work on whilst underestimating how long each job would take. This led to me leaving a few snags on one job as I dashed off to the next & boy did that customer make me suffer with a bad review. That hurt and made me really take stock - lesson learned! The other thing I learned is be careful if you quote for taking off old tiles - as The Jam sang, walls do come tumbling down, & so I pretty quickly had to learn how to rebuild them - I can now repair & replace plasterboard & have learned how to back board a shower cubicle ... basic building skills that are really a must in this game. It's been hard work, & it's messy, but so rewarding when you give the customer more than they expected & you pocket some wedge. You've really got to quote properly & I've also fallen foul of quoting too cheaply - don't underprice the value of the skills you possess. I'm fortunate in having an income form pension so I don't need to stress too much about earnings; but in my area it's easy to clear £500 /week doing just 4 jobs a month. To end, its physically harder than I thought (there again I'm 51) but this job really is what you make & take from it ... the course is an excellent grounding & I haven't found myself wanting in Tiling skills at all, had to learn a few basic builder skills along the way, but would commend the course to anyone looking. Rob Cheltenham