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Or upskilling from plumbing.So these training centres are only good if you were to go out on your own self employed
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Or upskilling from plumbing.So these training centres are only good if you were to go out on your own self employed
Skills Training GroupWhat’s the name of the training center? Some of these courses are not worth it. Also follow what Pickwick has said. If they can’t provide the details I’d give them a wide birth.
They seem to checkout online as much as one can tell, ask for references from previous trainees and make sure they’re genuine, etc working for a company.
Thanks i will try and get sone references from previous students even if it all does check out i still find it very difficult to get a job if i pass the courseThey seem to checkout online as much as one can tell, ask for references from previous trainees and make sure they’re genuine, etc working for a company.
So these training centres are only good if you were to go out on your own self employed
Is that a recent change?Unless you have personal contacts in the industry then pretty much yes, there are so many of these training firms churning people out that the qualification is not what is in demand, its experience. Someone inexperienced could cost an employer way more than they bring in and they're not going to take that risk when they can employ someone with a track record.
As @scott_d says, the exception to that is people upskilling from plumbing. This is what I'm in the process of doing and I'd say the group I've been in is split roughly 50:50 between those that are already either gas/water and those from other backgrounds (they have do do an extra 4 weeks). The guys that are not from gas/water background are pretty demoralised at this stage, a couple of them seem to be planning on just doing landlord certs (which I think is wrong) but seeing as you now have to be on the register for at least 6 months before you can do your cookers & fires, I think they're going to struggle.
Thanks for the advice i thinking now the course would be a waste of money if i couldnt get i job after the trainingUnless you have personal contacts in the industry then pretty much yes, there are so many of these training firms churning people out that the qualification is not what is in demand, its experience. Someone inexperienced could cost an employer way more than they bring in and they're not going to take that risk when they can employ someone with a track record.
As @scott_d says, the exception to that is people upskilling from plumbing. This is what I'm in the process of doing and I'd say the group I've been in is split roughly 50:50 between those that are already either gas/water and those from other backgrounds (they have do do an extra 4 weeks). The guys that are not from gas/water background are pretty demoralised at this stage, a couple of them seem to be planning on just doing landlord certs (which I think is wrong) but seeing as you now have to be on the register for at least 6 months before you can do your cookers & fires, I think they're going to struggle.
Is that a recent change?
Thanks for the advice i thinking now the course would be a waste of money if i couldnt get i job after the training
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