Trades Gateway - any feedback good or bad?

[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