TradeSkills4U Feedback - The Most Recent Feedback Isn't Good!

[Dan]

Please leave feedback if you've been on this course!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS THREAD IS FOR FEEDBACK RELATING TO THE COMPANY CALLED TRADE SKILLS 4U and NOT THE COMPANY CALLED TRAIN 4 TRADE SKILLS.

It has been a while since this thread was created to please do take a look at the latest threads. As they aren't good!

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[rugbylad]

im wanting to do the diamond package with TS4U but im just wondering has anybody actually set up a business and doing well just as a domestic installer, also id much prefer if there was more flexible payment options!

 

[Kay]

I have trained with tradeskills4u in Crawley. I did the domestic mod 1 course, the 17th edition upgrade also did the part p vrq all in all cost quite a bit. The mod 1 finished with a practical assessment which ran for just over half a day with a class of around 15-20 guys and felt very rushed with only 1 assessor/tutor in the room who obviously found it difficult to attend to everyones needs.
Why the assessment had to finish earlier than the previous days was unclear?
The part p and 17th edition upgrade courses were held in well lit clean office spaces with plenty of seats and good view of projectors.
After that I managed to get myself on the final year of a 2330 at my local college (which I have passed!! ) because of my work experience and previous qualifications. The college tutors operated an open workshop policy so allowed me and others unlimited time in the workshop to get to grips with stuff like conduit bending, MI, testing and fault finding so would definitely recommend the college route above any fast track routes available regardless of how professional the business may be.

 

[tony2010]

I did the four week Domestic Installers package with TS4U early last year, I had very little electrical experience before starting so was a little apprehensive. However the trainers were excellent (Steve and Keane) and managed to create a comfortable and relaxed learning environment. Most of the students were very keen to learn so plenty of questions were asked and answered. I managed to pass all the exams and assessments and was delighted with the course and training delivered. I was also very fortunate that there were experienced Sparks on the courses updating their quals, and was lucky enough for one of them to offer me the opportunity to gain experience working with him. I seriously doupt that I would have been able to progress after the course without that opportunity. I have since done the 2391 via my local college and passed first time. For me the course has been a good investment, however the qualification without the experience would not have made me competent. I don't think I would have taken on any work outside of my own house without having spent time with an experienced spark keeping an eye on my work and being there for advice and guidance with the practicalities.

 

[sparkies2306]

i myself done the 3 day 17th course at crawley a year or to ago, had done 16th and passed but thought it best to revise all again and would say i found ts4u very good
i had Kay teach us and she taught it very well there were some guys with no sparky experience and they flew through the course kay gae a lot of time to explain which is hat is needed

 

[mccabe]

Hi have just joined this forum but have noticed some of the feedback on tradeskills4u i have just completed the new City& Guilds 2399 qualification with TS4U and can honestly say the whole course from begining to end was 1st class the tutor who i started with Terry was friendly open and his delivery was excellent having worked in this industry for nearly 20 years and been on that many training courses over the past ten years i must say these guys were good and can happily recommend the training centre especially the new renewable training centre. Jason Birmingham

 

[ChloeB]

Help!!!!!

Bit of a long shot but Can anyone that sat there 1st & 2nd week electrician practicals on the 20th August & 3rd September at the ATL training centre in Featherstone through Train 4 Trade Skills get in touch with me. Its about the information one of our tutors gave us on a 4gb memory stick, had a slight accident with mine and the material on that stick is a big lifeline to the course.

Many Thanks
James Dalby

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Morning James,

This is a TradeSkills4U feedback thread so i doubt anyone in here will be able to help you with this. Despite the obvious cross over with names we are two very different companies - have a google

Hope you find someone to help you with your USB stick though - it's frustrating when they don't work unless your 'slight accident' means you left it in your jeans pocket and put it in the wash!

Either way best of luck James

Take Care

 

[LeckyBill]

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS THREAD IS FOR FEEDBACK RELATING TO THE COMPANY CALLED TRADE SKILLS 4U and NOT THE COMPANY CALLED TRAIN 4 TRADE SKILLS.

Really great

Course was good vaue for money, I did the bronze course and your tutors made it easy to understand and pass the exams.

I've now been working self employed for over a year and making money and loving it

Thank you

Bill

 

[partypest]

There's loads of different threads regarding Tradeskills4U, but I thought I'd throw my two pennies worth on here.

Having worked as an installation engineer for about 20 years I wanted to formalise my experience into real qualifications and concentrate on sparky work. I did a lot of research on which qualifications i needed to satisfy the likes of NICEIC etc and shopped about for a course.

Now, there are plenty of people out there who believe that they can do one of these quick courses and start wiring and fault finding. Obviously this isn't the case, but there's nothing preventing anybody, by law, from doing non-notifiable work. I'm pretty certain, from the things i've seen over the years, that there are people operating exactly like that, often doing notifiable work, and just not knowing the law let alone how do safe work. I don't know how on earth anyone expects to be able to control that goings-on, Jo Public has been kept well and truly in the dark about Part P, Notifiable etc, so they don't know what to look for. Maybe the new ESR will have some publicity like the Corgi/GasSafe scheme? But regardless of all that, anyone who attends a course and passes a recognised exam is safer than Mr Avago.

There's no substitute for experience, but the courses at Tradeskills4U are run by experienced and knowledgeable tutors with a wealth of experience in the trade, and nobody ever suggested, whilst i was there, that you could walk out of there and go it alone from day one. Sparky's with NVQ's and apprenticeships under their belt have every reason to feel that these courses offer the inexperienced the opportunity to give sparky's a bad name and undercut them. I was looking around the room myself and thinking "god help us!" about a few of the candidates after some of the questions they asked. But here's the thing, that candidate now knows the answer. They didn't have to come on this course, and until the law is changed or tightened up at least, these courses are probably saving lives. These courses also taught some of the candidates a very important lesson: They have a lot to learn!

Tradeskills4U is a professional outfit, and I was very impressed with the quality and knowledge of the tutors there. The short courses don't offer the practical skills needed to get on with it, and they can't really give much in the way of historic standards and practices that you need in the real world but, they taught me a thing or two and after 20years as an engineer, that came as a surprise.

 

[carlw]

Thanks for that mate i am about to do thier MOD 1 foundation course and was a bit apprehensive about what to expect.

 

[daiplayer]

Hows the fire alrams and emergency course ?
im looking to do one but i want good training .....not just a blagged cert at the end of it ...

 

[andy32]

hi I am a airconditioning and refrigeration engineer . I am looking to branch out into solar pv etc i am looking into trde for skills courses . i have been putting in ac and working on 3 phase vrvs for years and servicing industrial coldrooms etc so pratical skills are not a issue at all are the courses worth doing as i really just need the qualies and the methodology of installing solar

 

[robinrajan]

i had been to course at this crawleycentre and found the instruction and guidance was the best and the facilities provided was also excellent,i successfully succeeded in passing my exams, thanks once again for the faculty @ trade skils 4 u.

 

[Sparked Up]

Firstly, thanks to those who've already posted here.

I've never done any electrical work or anything similar/related. From some online research, I've found Tradeskills4u interesting, even though their location is not ideal (North/North West London would be better for me). I also liked how my enquiry was handled when I phoned with some Q's. If need be, I did find a nearby B+B that looks OK.



I think I will be able to tag along with some experienced sparks I know to gain some real experience, but want to be able to contribute during that process rather than just be dead weight and feel that I need to have some type of foundation knowledge to do that. I was thinking of doing the 5 day intro course along with some of the others on offer to get started (either the Green, Bronze or Gold package). Is this a good route to take, or would I be better off with another type of college course? From what I've read you need to be working and to have been doing so for a while before you can jump on the NVQ course. I have the rare opportunity to take a short sabbatical to try and get myself on a new career path at 37 years old and I want to learn electrics from scratch. Does anyone have any strong advice to help with direction/path in terms of education for a beginner please? Thanks in advance.

 

[Dan]

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS THREAD IS FOR FEEDBACK RELATING TO THE COMPANY CALLED TRADE SKILLS 4U and NOT THE COMPANY CALLED TRAIN 4 TRADE SKILLS.

 

[Aaron177]

Considering doing the Bronze course. I am ex-army and may use my funding to pay for it.
This review is helpful, I know the course won't turn me into an electrician but nobody will give me an apprenticeship (must be my age)