CPD accredited tattoo courses in Birmingham, West Midlands · Book your place →
Our tattoo courses in Birmingham run from a city centre studio near the Mailbox, in groups small enough that a trainer is always close by. The artists teaching you have over 50 years' tattooing experience between them.
Combined tattooing experience across the artists of The Collective, who teach every course.
Insurers want proof you've been trained. Your certificate gives them it.
Real time on the machine, with a trainer checking your work as you go.
Our studio is in the city centre, close to the Mailbox and Gas Street Basin.
Three ways in
Start from scratch over two weeks, study the theory at home and spend five days with us, or add fine line work to skills you already have. All three are CPD accredited and taught in our Birmingham studio.
Two weeks in the studio that take you from your first machine set up to tattooing real skin, with hygiene, linework and shading covered properly along the way.
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Book this course → See full course details: Tattoo Training CourseStudy the theory and the basics from home at your own pace, then spend 5 days on the practical side with us in Birmingham city centre.
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Book this course → See full course details: Hybrid Tattoo CourseTwo focused days on single needle and fine line work: needle choice, hand speed and depth, so your fine lines go in crisp and heal that way.
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Book this course → See full course details: Fine Line Tattoo CourseStill deciding? Call 07341 067281 and tell us where you're starting from.
Coming up
These dates come straight from our booking system. Hold a place with a deposit, or pay in full.
From enquiry to certificate
Complete beginner, short on time off, or already tattooing: there's a course built for each.
Choose a date and pay a deposit or the full amount. Groups are small, so dates fill.
Spend your studio days in Birmingham city centre with working artists at your side.
Finish with a CPD accredited certificate to show your insurer and the council.
Why The Collective
We teach in the order we work: hygiene first, then the machine, then the skin. Once the basics are in your hands, we help you push towards your own style.
Getting into tattooing
Studios in Birmingham rarely have room for an apprentice, and the few places that come up go fast. Our training gives you a structured start in a working studio, so you have real skills and a portfolio when you knock on studio doors.
In the city centre, a short walk from the Mailbox and Gas Street Basin. Our location page has the full address, a map and directions.
Birmingham New Street is about a 10 minute walk away, with direct trains from across the West Midlands. Driving? There are several car parks a few minutes from the door.
The 10 day Tattoo Training Course, if you can take two weeks off. If you can't, the 5 day Hybrid Tattoo Course lets you study the theory at home first. Both start from zero.
Yes. Anyone tattooing in Birmingham has to register with Birmingham City Council's Environmental Health team before they start work. You'll need insurance too, and a CPD accredited certificate helps you get it.
Yes. Every course is CPD accredited, and you receive your certificate when you complete it.
Of course. Students travel to us from across the West Midlands and the rest of the UK.
We keep groups small, so you get proper time on the machine and one to one help from the trainers.
Pick a date on our course dates page and book online, paying a deposit or the full amount. Want to talk it through first? Call or email us.
Small classes. Places go quickly.
Questions first? Call 07341 067281 or email hello@birminghamtattooacademy.co.uk
