What I would like to know if these Trade or Skill centres can give the skills and qualifications ( Paper certificates) in 6, 8 or 10 weeks for £4000 or £5000 why people bother to go to colleges or other learning centres for 2, 3 or 4 years.
Beside how can they make Tom, Dick and Harry elctricians in even 10 months let alone 10 weeks?
Come on your comments please, lets get the show on the road.
Depends what you want out of it
but lets say you are a plumber or kitchen fitter, you need to installt shower circuits, or perhaps a new ring main
do you really need three years in college doing key skills, contract management, motors and motor controls etc etc?
And lets dispel a myth before we go on
"he's a 5 day wonder - I went to college for three years"
Boll@*cks!!!
standard college is three 10 weeks terms per year, so thats maximum of 30 days per year
guy does 4 week course at training provider:
EAL DEI
C&G 2382
C&G 2392
C&G 2391
so thats 4 weeks = 20 days
thats the equivalent of two FULL terms at college
plus the guy has not had to do all the bulls*%t 'core' subjects, he's just had 4 weeks of full on electrics
why should the builder who has been doing rewires for years as part of his job, but now needs to go 'legit' because of Part P, sit in with a bunch of 18yr olds for 3 years?
I am not for against either system, each had its own place, and its horses for courses
and of course, you pays your money, you takes your choice