city and guilds 2394/2395

[rnicholls]

This is just a warning to all electrician's wanting to do this course or potential Domestic Installers.

I am currently doing the above courses with Access Training Academy in Cardiff, of which i have to say the tutors are excellent. However this course is unbelievable with this company, firstly you go on the week long 2394/2395 course and then you can book your written exam ( which is now pc based), so a few weeks of head in the book and away you go, on your written exams for both courses.Two to 3 weeks later you find out if you have passed so all in all 5-6 weeks thus far, if you have passed then you can book your practical course which again could be a few weeks before your date, so all in all 2 months since you spent what is supposed to be a week in classroom and test bays , these guys expect you to walk straight back in do both practical exams and happy days.
Not so they will sell you a day in the test bays for £100 although this should have been in with the overall course of which costs £5,000 the day before you complete the assessments for both courses. The issue is not the £100 but the blatant robbery as in mine and many others mind this extra day should have been part of your overall cost as the facilitators of the course they know the delays between parts, which you are not told by the sales staff.
To add insult to injury , What is hilarious with these guys is the fact this first part of the course should be a week long, oh damn no it aint , its 4 days due to easter, therefore in my mind they owe a day, simple quick pro quo in my opinion. This company is a joke, tutors are excellent but the way they work is day light robbery, do not go near these guys you will be ripped off

 

[Simonslimline]

Not sure if i am reading the above correctly! Are you saying the 2394/5 cost £5000.00?

 

[shanky887614]

i havent found a place yet that charges more than 1000 for the combined course, you have been had mate

 

[Simonslimline]

i havent found a place yet that charges more than 1000 for the combined course, you have been had mate

Hopefully reading it wrong. As a gesture of good will for my college not having an assessor for a few months they gave us the 2394/5 for £150 all in.

Can't really believe anyone would pay £5000.00 on it to be honest.

 

[shanky887614]

Hopefully reading it wrong. As a gesture of good will for my college not having an assessor for a few months they gave us the 2394/5 for £150 all in.

Can't really believe anyone would pay £5000.00 on it to be honest.

i hope im reading it wrong and this is one ofof those Electrical Trainee courses then i could understand the 5k fee

 

[Deleted member 72666]

Your title says 'city & guilds', are you sure it's not an EAL course as you mention that the written exam is pc based.(Not that it makes any difference to your predicament, just saying).

 

[Deleted member 72666]

City and Guilds have now adopted the online assessment for the written exam too mate.

What pc tools do they use so that diagrams can be drawn eg earth fault loop paths, earth electrode testing etc?

 

[Deleted member 72666]

I take it they haven't made it multi choice yet then.

 

[markc123]

You are 10000000000% not on the 2394/2395 course.

You're a 5 week wonder - the bits of paper you receive at the end of the course you're doing will not find you employment.

The 2394/2395 course will set you back around 500/600 quid.

Every provider that gives 5 week courses needs to go to jail with no luxuries, and then hell. Quickly.

 

[shanky887614]

I take it they haven't made it multi choice yet then.

thats next revision

 

[rnicholls]

mark 123 before you start mouthing off like a little child, get you facts right, I am a fully fledged electrician but due to 18 years out I made the mistake of going for one of these courses and things have changed just wanting get myself up to date. It seems you have an issue with these courses and guys who do them. I can tell you there are many full scope sparks I wouldn't hire to wire a plug , yet some of these guys and girls are excellent willing to earn all the time, far better than apprentices from college with **** attitudes

 

[Andy78]

So just to clarify, what is the course that you signed up for that you are complaining about ?

Surely any complaints about the course should be directed at the course provider and possibly trading standards and city and guilds.

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

I did a written exam on Pc, it corrected my spelling and grammar also I can touch type so can go a lot faster.
I think being able to change bits made it easier and I do spell a bit better when typing, some words I don't have a clue how to spell can just flow out from the fingers... Well that's my dyslexia for you

And 5000 dose seem.high. I paid 1200 but I split it up, just in case I f up
I did LCL and eal versions tho