Trades Gateway - any feedback good or bad?

[monkeymagic]

HI
Does anyone know anything - good or bad - about Trades Gateway training provider? Electrics - Trades GatewayTrades Gateway

I cant see anything awful about them on google apart from people not being able to get their money back quickly if they want to cancel (which although not good, doesn't make them a terrible training provider)
But I cant see anything good about them either - though I know usually online you only tend to get the negative reviews?

I am considering doing an electrician course with them - its not fast track - I expect it to take many months if not years to get to Level 3 diploma.
Its also not all online learning but a mix of online, self study, in class taught and also residential practical on the hands on training - so makes me think it looks good and not dodgy.

Would be really grateful to know what you think? Its so hard trying to decide if a training provider is legit or not and obviously there's a huge money risk too.
Thanks in advance for any help.
These are the learning outcomes I can achieve:
[h=2]LEARNING OUTCOMES[/h][h=3]DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL INSTALLER[/h]

• Industry Certification in Essential Electrics
• BPEC – Part P Defined Scope
• City & Guilds 2377 – In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
• City & Guilds 2382 – 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations
• BPEC – Part P Full Scope
• City & Guilds 2357 Level 3 Diploma (Units 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6) in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment

[h=3]FULL SCOPE ELECTRICIAN[/h]

• Industry Certification in Essential Electrics
• Part P – Defined Scope
• City & Guilds 2377 – In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
• City & Guilds 2382 – 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations
• Part P – Full Scope
• City & Guilds 2357 Level 3 Diploma (Units 2, 7, 8 & 9) in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment
• City & Guilds 2392 – Certificate in Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification
• City & Guilds 2394 and 2395 – Certificate in Inspection, Testing and Verification of Electrical Installations

 

[visty]

Re: Trades Gateway - any feedback good or bad? BAD

I'm doing the same course with this company, after i read all this posts i start to be scared, i'm paying for nothing? There is any way to cancel this course after one year? Or there is anybody ho finish this course, please replay to me. Regards

 

[ind11]

Patrick I really don't know why you bothered coming onto this forum for, you seemed to ask for advice about Tradesgateway and the course package you just paid £7000 for, but you already seem know the answer to your question regardless of whether you are right or wrong. You don't want to listen to anything anyone else who says anything that might be slightly negative.

I teach and assess on the 2357 NVQ and its far more complicated than what has been suggested to you, you can not simply turn up to help rewire a house and fit a consumer unit then expect to fulfill all the assessment criteria of the NVQ qualification. Each assessment criteria has to be done twice and on two separate jobs, you have to install 7 different types of cables which some will not be normally installed in a house, you have to install 7 different types of wiring enclosures which include Cable Tray, Cable basket, metal trunking and these do not get installed in a house. Apprentices take 4 years, my adult trainees are taking 2 years to complete the NVQ all working full time, the quickest I have heard is an adult trainee with XS training, doing it in 3 months.

Good luck with what you are trying to achieve and I guarantee you won't be back here showing off your JIB Gold Card saying we were were wrong, if you do then I will happily take it on the chin and commend you.

I give up here.

dude how do i get the work placement for the nvq l3. do the college provide it. how much is it and are you saying that once i get the 2357 i dont need the part p's or am2 or the testing and inspection certificates

 

[bennyboyg01]

hello,

seen this and dont think the whole course has been layed out to people. We do get NVQ's (we go away for weeks), if we dont get a position with in a company then we do it within a company that works with the college. The salesman should have explained it.

The reason i am doing this course is because i am currently in a electronic role and do with servicing and maintenance. However the elctrical side on top of what i do means i can get very good pay without doing Uni.
If you cant lift a floorboard or mix up plaster then i suggest not doing this course. All though you could ask to shadow electricians or plasterers for a day and you should learn a great deal. I have my doubts about this course as it's very practical work and the course is very theoretical. However, we learn the theory, then we have support through doing things virtually on a PC. I am almost coming up to a year and about to book my two weeks in Basildon i think after passing some health adn saftey course.

Going back further, did anyone else not receive the right documents after doing TMA11 to getting the TMA12, 13 and 14 stuff like BS7671? I had to wait ages. Then after i done the last one i heard nothing back and phoned them to ask what next, i find myself doing that after every step now.

 

[korbert007]

Hello! I soon have practice, May 2. I'm going to the first week of practice. What to expect from the first week? What will be the tests? Thank you!

 

[korbert007]

Hi! Could you tell me which of these tests is more suitable for H & S mock exam? Health and Safety and basic installation practices MOCK TEST (30 RANDOM questions from a large bank) in 45 minutes - Http://www.swindon-massive.co.uk/2357/301/601_mock.htm or http://www.test-questions.com/cscs-test-01.pxp

 

[Paul146]

Hi all I am new to the site

I am also doing full scope sparky course with tradesgate way . I'm due to go to Southampton the first 2 weeks practical can anyone give me an idea or what to expect

 

[Tom Matthews]

Paul,

Did you do your first two weeks? What was involved and what were the tests like?

I'm booked for my first 2 after new year.

 

[Connor Mennell]

Trades Gateway couldn't provide a ---- up in a brewery, that's my experience of this course. Poor tutors, stalling tactics on study material and an impossible (seems unless lucky?) pre-attendance test. You'll also find from people i've spoken to that you may have a practical week booked to have it cancelled at last moment. All in all not very good.

 

[p_karman]

I'm doing my portfolio with them they have a house to re wire completely and do all the board change and that they also hive you software to put it all together. See if the ones in the list are the ones I need then the college is doing what every other college is other than the guys getting a job as apprenticeship and earning 150 a week. This is why I'm so Co fused there are loads out there. I called one bloke he said give me 3 grand come to my classroom for 3 weeks then my workshop for 3 weeks and your done and will be able to get a job as an electrician I said no thanks and he kept calling me back some where in Birmingham I was like sounds lime a scam and props was. At least trades gateway provide all the content course books regs books and so on for you included in the price and just for the course you do 9 weeks with them and then your nvq takes as long as you need to get it done after you have pass ed it all. I did what I thought wad best no I'm so confused my mate who was an electrician said I would be cool if I passed all that and would have more than what he had for paying 3 grand at college 2 nights a week while delivering for tesco