Leeds College of Technology Feedback - Leeds

[Leonie]

I'm 99% of the way through my 2330, 2 exams left of my 3 year evening course.

I have been in constant contact with the LCT about their poor teaching standards - they are trying to improve but seem to be working against the tide of the 'old boys club regime' not helped by the Electricians site being a different site to the main college.

the college is amalgamating with Park Lane College and Keighley College for the 09 academic year with a new Principal. I would be interested to see how things improve, if at all.

thanks
Leonie

 

[daniel hill]

Leonie
i am a first year
i no what you mean me I myself goes to LCT i am doing my AM 1 i think it is on monday and they havent showed us how to do swa or micc in depth just given us a work sheet same with the testing

luckerly i am good and have bin tought well at sec and shown how to do these things but some of the other lads and lass in our groop dont have much of a clue we was going in to our theory test which is a drawing of a 1 way lighting circuit and mat sheet and half of the lads were asking how to do the one way lighting circuit i just thing that the teachers dont care at all ant think the teaching the show us is a verry LOW standard

but its good to see ladies taking up the trade and good luck to you
danny

 

[Mac]

There must be some governing body at the college you can complain to.If not try your MP,send them an email.Worked for me in the past.Good luck anyway

 

[daniel hill]

cheers mac

will do that

have all ready complained to our boss n think hes having a word too

 

[Guest123]

Daniel, Why on earth are they puting you through the AM1??

That was scrapped about 11 years ago (just after I'd done it) Ther's no need whatsoever to be doing that now.

The AM2 is what you need to be doing.

 

[daniel hill]

hi mate i minght have it wrong but its the first year practicle that i am doing its like 3 meters of PVC tube 2 meters of steel meter of micc and a clip direct 1 way lighting circuit and rings on the conduct and a swa submain the lad i work with did say it was like the am1 but i could be wrong i no its my 101 test

and i think i do my AM 2 at the end of my 4th year

 

[Guest123]

Understood.

 

[daniel hill]

is it my AM 1 i am doing cos no 1 has a clue in our groop the told us the last time we were at coll we having a 8 hour exam

after only 10 hours in workshop

 

[Guest123]

It does sound very similar.

 

[daniel hill]

well u no what us yorkshire folk are like always doing things the hard way

 

[Mac]

Sounds like they are a bunch of mickey mouse tutors mate.If your boss is paying for your college placement,he should definitely have a word or try and get you moved to a better training centre

 

[daniel hill]

well i think that our firm is in the development stage of setting our own training center up but yer LCT is not recomended

 

[Mac]

well i think that our firm is in the development stage of setting our own training center up but yer LCT is not recomended

Just had a look at there website and the courses they offer.When you finish your first year will you have a C&G cert.When i went to college in the dark ages we did block release.6 weeks at college and 6 weeks on site.I was JIB registered back then with the firm that i did my apprenticeship with and we had a log book to fill in and tasks to complete and they were signed by the foreman of the company i worked for to show that i had an understanding of the job i was doing.Things have changed over the years the way they train apprentices.In my opinion companies should bring back the old apprenticeships

 

[daniel hill]

cheers for that mac
u told me more in 3 sentences than my 5 tutors have in 10 weeks

 

[Leonie]

Hi, me again.

Sorry Danny but you're in for the long haul (if work don't pull you out of LCT 1st) - all i can suggest is to keep complaining. I complained about the 'workshop training' in the first year where we had an Irish chap & his mate - we had to pull him out of someone else's workshop to persuade him to 'teach' us the next steps. We got another tutor in the end. Theory in the 1st year was fab - so long as you got the two younger tutors.

2nd year was dreadful - 2 old skool blokes one HV, one LV the 'School of Excellence' as their inflated egos would have it. workshop was very much plan & organise it yourself. Another complaint letter was sent in.

All this is 2 evenings a week so i might well have different experiences to you. we finished off with teh 10 hour practical exam that you were explaining - i hope they've told you it'll be more like about 15 hours as you fail if you don't then take it down too?

My 3rd year has been hit & miss. I've sent them a further letter explaining the difficulties. Live testing: without any live testing practice!! Always a corker! Problem with our groups is i'm the only one who's willing to shout out & complain & do something about it - no one's happy but i'm the gob-sh*te and will say as much.

Thing is we're all desperate to learn & ask loads of questions but that can be met with some real animosity. Complaining has worked to an extent but i was warned if i complained anymore none of the tutors would actally teach me which put me in a predicament. i chose to complain this time later on so they had the info (especially for any students joining now and working their ways through it) and could use it but wouldn't in turn use it against me. i'm not amazed at the response i had from the meeting at the college but i'm only one voice, many more need to put pen to paper/hands to keyboards and get their feelings known.

the college intranet (Moodle) is actually really good, it's all to 16th Edition but using the reg references to convert over to 17th Edtn was actually really useful as we were the year where we were told not to buy any Reg's as they were coming in that summer.

Good luck & if i can offer any experience/notes etc then do get in contact.

thanks
Leonie