Professional Leather Repair Training Courses Built for Real Work
Learn practical leather repair and restoration skills from an active professional — then build the confidence to use them on paying customer jobs.
Train on real furniture, with the same professional processes used on commercial jobs.
Choose how much real-world experience you want.
All three courses are suitable for beginners. You do not need to complete the 1-day course before booking the 2 or 3-day option.
1-Day Leather Repair Course
A full practical workshop day covering the core leather cleaning, repair, colour and finishing skills.
- Hands-on training on real furniture
- Leather identification & assessment
- Cleaning, preparation & repairs
- Colour matching & application
- Pricing & marketing guidance
- Ongoing post-course support
2-Day Leather Repair Course
Day 1 teaches the full workshop foundations. Day 2 takes you alongside a professional on real customer jobs.
- Everything taught on the workshop day
- 1 full mentored live-job day
- Real customer-home experience
- Commercial judgement & workflow
- Quoting & customer expectations
- Ongoing post-course support
3-Day Leather Repair Course
The workshop foundations plus two full days applying them on real customer work with Melissa alongside you.
- Everything taught on the workshop day
- 2 full mentored live-job days
- More repetitions on real repairs
- Greater speed & finishing confidence
- Commercial decision-making in practice
- Ongoing post-course support
Learning a technique is one thing. Doing it in a customer’s home is another.
That gap between training and your first paid job is where confidence often disappears. Our 2 and 3-day courses are designed to close it.
Learn the workflow in the workshop
Assessment, cleaning, preparation, repairs, colour matching, application and finishing on real furniture.
See how commercial jobs really work
Work alongside Melissa on suitable customer jobs and learn how to assess, quote, communicate and make decisions in the real world.
Start with experience already behind you
Instead of your first customer being your first real test, you have already worked under guidance in genuine customer settings.
Learn from someone who still does the job.
Melissa Edwards doesn’t just teach leather restoration. She runs Classic Leather Care and continues to repair and restore customers’ furniture commercially.
You’ll learn the processes actually used on paid work — including how to assess damage, choose the right repair, manage customer expectations, price jobs and achieve a professional finish.
That real commercial experience also continues after the course: when you encounter a repair, colour or quote you’re unsure about, Melissa is the person you can ask.
Train for more than a certificate.
Leather restoration can become a specialist mobile business of its own, or a valuable additional service for an existing cleaning, upholstery, detailing or restoration business.
We don’t just show you repair techniques. The training covers practical commercial judgement too — which work to take on, how to approach it, how to price it and how to build confidence as you begin taking your own jobs.
Explore Starting a Leather Repair BusinessYou won’t be on your own after the training.
Every Leather Academy graduate gets ongoing technical support. No time limit and no premium support tier.
If a difficult job lands in your inbox, send Melissa photos and ask. The aim is simple: help you make better decisions while you build your own experience.
See Graduate Support5.0 on Google from people who’ve done the training.
The things graduates mention most are the practical teaching, Melissa’s knowledge and the confidence gained from genuine hands-on experience.
Tony praised the easy pace, Melissa’s depth of knowledge and the practical, hands-on way the two-day course was taught.
Tony StewartGoogle review · 2-day courseMaws Leatherworx highlighted the live customer jobs in particular, saying the experience helped build confidence working in customers’ homes.
Maws LeatherworxGoogle review · live-job trainingGrace travelled three hours for the course and described the trip as completely worthwhile, with hands-on work making the process easier to understand.
Grace StearnGoogle review · hands-on trainingCommon questions about leather repair training
Do I need previous leather repair experience?
No. All three course options are suitable for complete beginners and are taught from first principles. They’re also suitable for people adding leather repair to an existing cleaning, upholstery, detailing or restoration business.
Do I need to complete the 1-day course before the 2 or 3-day course?
No. The 2 and 3-day courses already include the workshop foundations on Day 1. You simply choose how much additional mentored live-job experience you want.
Where does the training take place?
The workshop training is based at The Leather Academy in South Wales. The live-job days included with the 2 and 3-day options take place alongside suitable commercial leather repair work.
When are the next courses?
Courses run throughout the year. Contact us with the course you’re interested in and we’ll discuss the next suitable availability. Live-job days are arranged around appropriate commercial work so you get useful real-world experience.
What support do I get after the course?
Ongoing technical support is included for Leather Academy graduates. You can ask for help with repair techniques, leather identification, colour matching, products and assessing or quoting unfamiliar jobs.
Which course should I choose?
If you mainly want the core practical skills, start with the 1-day option. If you want supervised customer-job experience before working alone, choose the 2-day course. The 3-day course gives you two full live-job days and therefore the greatest amount of supported real-world experience.
Not sure whether 1, 2 or 3 days is right for you?
Tell Melissa what you want to get from the training and she’ll give you a straightforward recommendation — and let you know the next suitable availability.
Or email info@leatheracademy.co.uk