College REALLY slow issuing NVQ3 cert...

DanSwift1988 · Mar 6, 2015

I'm beyond annoyed with this now and was wondering if anyone has any advice on where I stand or has been through anything similar.

I passed my AM2 in July last year and handed in my completed portfolio the same month. It's now been 8 months and just been on the phone and my portfolio hasn't even been looked at!

It took me 4 whole years to complete everything to get my NVQ3 and I'm still stuck on an apprentice wage because I can't prove my competence without an ECS card, I need my NVQ3 cert to support my family.

I've made countless phone calls to the college and get fobbed off every time, I never get a straight answer, is this sort of time scale normal?

What do you guys think am I being inpatient?

TJ Anderson · Mar 6, 2015

No, definitely not normal. I had my C&G NVQ3 Cert in my hands within a month of completing it. What is the colleges excuse?

snowhead · Mar 6, 2015

Which College?

telectrix · Mar 6, 2015

name and shame. what's the betting that they've lost your portfolio.

uksparks · Mar 6, 2015

I got my cert within 10 days of completion, I'd go and pay them a visit.

DanSwift1988 · Mar 6, 2015

Coleg menai Bangor north wales! All the tutors have been fantastic but there is a big **** up somewhere and I'm the one losing out.

Engineer54 · Mar 7, 2015

Why are you still phoning this college if you just get fobbed off?? ...Get yourself down there in person and don't leave until you have an acceptable answer. I'd also be in touch with the City & Guilds institute to find out if a certificate has been issued in your name. Something certainly doesn't sound right here. I learnt a long, long time ago, always make a copy (and/or more recently, electronic scan) of any important official paperwork that is to be processed or posted to/by others.
That policy has paid off on numerous occasions, ...believe me!!...

Deleted member 26818 · Mar 7, 2015

Might be an idea to involve a solicitor.
Sounds like you may be entitled to claim for loss of income.

Johnuk · Mar 7, 2015

yes go down there, and get one of them to do it there and then, all they got to is sent it off

DanSwift1988 · Mar 15, 2015

Been to college twice this week and now I'm told my certs have been claimed, will give them a week and see how it goes what a FAFF.

Engineer54 · Mar 16, 2015

Have you confirmed yourself, that C&G's have issued a certificate in you're name (and when)??

Time to get serious me thinks and involve a solicitor along the lines that Spinlondon suggests...

uksparks · Mar 16, 2015

DanSwift1988 said:
Been to college twice this week and now I'm told my certs have been claimed, will give them a week and see how it goes what a FAFF.

Unless the college mean they have now claimed them from C&G maybe? I have heard this term being used when theyean they have requested them. But if they are saying they have been claimed as in someone has collected them as in you or an imposter or they have just lost them, then I'd be going to city and guilds too.