ECOPROCORK® ACADEMY · ONE-DAY PRACTICAL TRAINING
Spray cork training.
Learn by doing.
Build your practical skills with a one-day ECOPROCORK® Academy course. Learn substrate preparation, spray setup and application, with guidance from your trainer.
Cannock Chase, Staffordshire · Up to eight attendees
£450 + VAT per person (£540 including VAT)
Explore skills for SLICS-C coastal work and SLICS-M boat interiors →
Start with an enquiry. We’ll confirm dates, suitability and booking arrangements.
Your one-day training course
One day. Classroom guidance and coached practical work. For plasterers, renderers, decorators and tradespeople with suitable experience, individually or as a team.
Where: ECOPROCORK Academy, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. Your joining details confirm the venue address and timetable.
Course fee: £450 + VAT per person (£540 including VAT). Groups of up to eight; enquire for available dates.
Training-cost refund: We refund the training cost against your first £1,000 product order when no trade discount is applied. The offer cannot be combined with a trade discount.
01 · Enquire
Tell us your trade, group size and preferred timing.
02 · Confirm & book
We’ll confirm suitability, dates, equipment, PPE and booking arrangements.
03 · Complete the course
Take part in practical training and review your trainer’s feedback and completion requirements.
What you’ll learn
- Assess and prepare: Check substrates, understand system limits, make suitable repairs, mask and prime.
- Mix and set up: Handle materials, set up spray equipment and understand cleaning and maintenance.
- Apply and finish: Practise spray application, coat build-up and a consistent finish, with an introduction to trowel-applied cork.
- Check and plan: Review workmanship, drying conditions, common faults, safe working and product quantities.
The course introduces ECOPROCORK® Sprayed Layered Insulation Cork System (SLICS™) and Trowel-able Layered Insulation Cork System (TLICS™). Specialist roof and cork-board systems may need further training and specification.
The day: Welcome and system guidance → preparation and equipment → practical application → quality checks, feedback and next steps. Your joining details confirm start and finish times.
Practical application, with guidance.
Use the session to practise preparation, equipment setup and an even finish. Discuss questions with the trainer before applying a system on a customer project.
SLICS-C & SLICS-M · PUT YOUR APPLICATION SKILLS TO WORK
Build practical skills.
Explore specialist services.
Develop the core preparation, equipment and application skills at the Academy, then discuss how they relate to coastal refurbishment and internal boat insulation. Bring your intended projects to your training enquiry so the team can confirm the appropriate course scope and any additional guidance or training.
SLICS-C · Coastal Protection
Explore a cork-based refurbishment route for coastal homes, hotels and exposed frontages.
Practical skills to build on
- Assess the surface and recognise repairs or further investigation needed before coating.
- Plan masking, preparation, compatible primers and representative sample areas.
- Set up equipment and practise controlled coat build-up and a consistent finish.
- Consider weather exposure, drying conditions, detailing and maintenance in the project plan.
Business opportunity: broaden your refurbishment offer with a focused coastal service, supported by clear scope, product quantities and a considered handover.
SLICS-M · Marine Insulation
Explore internal cork insulation for boats and narrowboats, including assessed barge and houseboat conversions.
Practical skills to build on
- Understand how surface condition, existing coatings and compatible preparation affect adhesion.
- Practise spray control for accessible contours and discuss working around framing and services.
- Plan successive coats, total dry thickness, drying and coverage checks before lining.
- Coordinate the cork application with the complete insulation, ventilation and fit-out design.
Business opportunity: explore work with boat owners, boatbuilders and fit-out teams, using an organised application process and an agreed project specification.
Get equipped. Learn effective use. Develop your next service.
Connect practical training with the products and equipment you intend to use. Discuss mixing, hopper and spray setup, compatible compressor requirements, cleaning, maintenance and PPE with the Academy before purchasing your setup.
Agree the training and application scope.
The one-day course teaches the core skills described above. Coastal detailing, vessel preparation and complete-system design need project-specific assessment; this section does not promise a separate coastal or marine qualification. Confirm any additional practical training, competence assessment and approved application scope with the Academy.
Training attendance alone does not confer Approved Applicator status or guarantee work, earnings or warranty cover. Read Technology & Quality and the system pages for technical evidence and its scope.
Is this course right for you?
Bring your existing plastering, rendering, decorating, spraying or building experience. Tell us your trade, goals and who you want to train so we can advise on suitability. Contractor and property-maintenance teams can also enquire about a team day.
Learn where cork systems fit and when to seek technical advice. Damp and mould need their causes assessed; a coating alone is not a solution to every building problem.
Before you book
Do I need my own spray equipment?
Ask us to confirm equipment, materials and PPE arrangements for your selected course before booking or buying equipment.
Does completing training make me an Approved Applicator?
Attendance alone does not confer approval. Training completion and ECOPROCORK Approved Applicator status are separate. Approval depends on the relevant competence assessment, quality requirements and agreed system scope.
Is CITB funding available?
CITB-registered employers may be able to access support through Employer Networks, subject to current eligibility, course approval and available funding. Confirm your selected course and funding arrangements with ECOPROCORK and CITB before booking. Funding is not guaranteed. Read CITB’s current funding guidance.
Check dates & book your training
Tell us about your trade and when you’d like to train. We’ll confirm suitability, available dates, what’s included and how to book.
Only fields marked * are required. Sending an enquiry does not reserve a place or commit you to payment. Prefer to talk? 0121 724 0280.
Complete your training. Then plan what’s next.
Your first step is the course: practise the techniques, review feedback and confirm the completion requirements with your trainer.
After training: If you want to pursue Approved Applicator status, discuss the relevant competence assessment, quality requirements and agreed system scope with ECOPROCORK. Course attendance alone does not confer approval.
Approval does not guarantee work, income or automatic warranty cover. Explore applicator resources.
BUSINESS BUILDER · OPTIONAL AFTER TRAINING
Business Builder — when you’re ready
Once you’ve completed training and activated your Approved Applicator route, you can explore an optional review of your website, local search presence and marketing.
Start with a free digital review, then use the priorities yourself or discuss paid support. Business Builder is separate from course booking and is not a condition of approval.