Water Based Sealing For Hard And Resilient Floors Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify different types of hard and resilient floors and their suitability for water-based sealing.
• Prepare floor surfaces correctly to ensure proper adhesion and long-lasting finish.
• Apply water-based sealers using appropriate tools and techniques for different floor types.
• Evaluate the quality of the sealed surface and troubleshoot common application issues.
• Implement safety and environmental procedures during sealing operations.

Target Audience

This course is intended for floor installers, maintenance personnel, and contractors responsible for sealing hard and resilient floors in commercial, industrial, or residential settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions form a core part of this course, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge in hands-on floor sealing tasks. Learners will practice preparation, mixing, application, and quality control on both hard and resilient floor samples, ensuring competence in real-world scenarios.

Practical Activities

• Floor Preparation and Substrate Testing — Learners assess floor samples for moisture, pH, and surface defects, then perform mechanical and chemical cleaning. (4h)
• Product Mixing and Application on Hard Floors — Learners calculate coverage, mix sealer according to manufacturer specs, and apply it to concrete and stone samples using rollers and brushes. (6h)
• Application on Resilient Floors — Learners prepare resilient floor samples (vinyl, linoleum) and apply water based sealer using mop-on and spray methods. (5h)
• Quality Control and Defect Rectification — Learners inspect sealed surfaces, perform adhesion tests, identify defects, and apply rectification methods such as sanding and re-coating. (4h)
• Integrated Project: Complete Floor Sealing — Learners plan and execute a full sealing project on a mixed floor area, integrating all steps from preparation to final inspection. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.