Optima ect C&G Electrical 2365 Level 3 Fast track

[Homeoffice2012]

Hi all,

I am nearly coming to the end of my fast track C&G Level 2 2365 undertaken at SCCB college, I was hoping to move onto the Level 3 2365 but am struggling to make up my mind about where I want to do the course.

The 2365 Level 2 was fast track undertaken over 36 weeks 2 days in the evening (3 hours in the classroom & 3 hours in the workshop). I have enjoyed the time at the college and felt even though this was fast track course it felt like the lessons were drawn out, for example, we were given homework which had to be completed for the following week only for the lecturer to have to go over it again in the next lesson, this obviously took time and was tedious if you had already done the work.

My question is that I have seen a course advertised at Optima Electrical Compliance Testing and was interested in doing the C&G 2365 Level 3 on a 2 week on, 2 week off basis, this will run until you have completed 6 weeks in the classroom with the 2 weeks off in-between to update yourself with the stuff you have already learnt in class. The website states that there would be a maximum of up to 4 students in a class and the course would cost £2545.
Has anyone undertaken a course here and are these fast track courses any good? I have done the level 2 at college fast track and found that to be too slow for myself.

Any help would be appreciated...

thanks

 

[Homeoffice2012]

Hello mate, i started that course all been going well.

did you do the level 3 in the end?

Hi Deano

Decided to do the level 3 at college, 2 evenings per week. Still reckon could have done it fast track as I find it a drag in the evening. The course runs from Sept 2016 - July 2017 then starts again Sept 2017 and finishes Feb 2018. We are doing 4 of the modules this year and 2 in the final 6 months....

 

[DeanoRN]

Hi Deano

Decided to do the level 3 at college, 2 evenings per week. Still reckon could have done it fast track as I find it a drag in the evening. The course runs from Sept 2016 - July 2017 then starts again Sept 2017 and finishes Feb 2018. We are doing 4 of the modules this year and 2 in the final 6 months....

ahh i see, is level 3 much harder, scientific principles etc?

how much is the level 3, ive heard its a fortune but you can get help from the govt.

 

[Homeoffice2012]

ahh i see, is level 3 much harder, scientific principles etc?

how much is the level 3, ive heard its a fortune but you can get help from the govt.

There are 6 modules to cover over the 18 months, the 302 science part has a fair amount of maths in it. The 305 includes 2 assignments and an open book exams which includes questions covering cable calcs from the IET regs.

It's interesting stuff if your in industry as it's can be useful stuff....

 

[terry1969]

do it at college and get a grant , pay back when earn 26k a year about 20 a month and you prob learn better than quick ones

 

[terry1969]

look at student loans on their site, thats what i did 3500 thou but on monthly repayments aint to bad

 

[DeanoRN]

look at student loans on their site, thats what i did 3500 thou but on monthly repayments aint to bad

ye mate defo im at college now doing the level 2 2365.

i need to go to stupid services and ask how to go about getting one of those govt grants for level 3, there is no way i could afford 3k or whatever it is.

 

[terry1969]

The college will help you etc just get a form on line etc

 

[DeanoRN]

The college will help you etc just get a form on line etc

did you do the course at college mate?