buster

Hi, As a supervisor for a plumbing company I would not employ any plumbers that have been through these types of expensive 'get it quickly' courses. The short cuts that these courses offer will be seen by most quality plumbing company's as a easy path. Pop yourself down to you local college and find out what courses are on offer. They will advise and guide you and won't be to over concerned about how much money they are going to earn out of you. I can understand how tempting these courses sound but they are hardly going to fail you are they after just taking £5000 off you. If you do attend college you will have to sit 13 exams just to get your level 2 certificate (not NVQ2) and you will be required to reach a pass mark of 80% NOT 40%. Qualifications are only a small part of being a good plumber but they prove to a employer that you have been through the mill as it were. One day you will be standing in front of a problem and quietly thinking to yourself I wish I had gone to college and done this properly and learn't my trade from a experienced plumber. Oh and just remember if by some chance you or any plumber were to cause some damage to someones property or God forbid injure someone or make them ill because of your actions due to lack of knowledge. You will be held to account be either their insurance company, riddor or worse still the police and you can't use the excuse that my 10 week course didn't cover that or I thought it would be o.k to do that! Because the law is written in black and white and doesn't have short cuts!
Buster