Access Training
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NOT WORTH IT IMO
WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! Been working on building sites the past 5 years. Been to night school for various courses at college. I was starting to believe the only way i could become "skilled" was with an NVQ and blue card. Enter access training. A young welder on site recommended this company because he was doing an electricians course with them. Soon after i never saw him again. Im still on the same site but he's nowhere to be seen. Fast forward 8 months, i'm down £3000 with no refund available and i have nothing to show for it. They literally just take your money, after the intial sales pitch which was good, so kudos. You can get a level 2 diploma for free at college, and you can work as a plumber with that, just not with gas. (I actually started questioning this course, when i spoke to the plumbing tutor in college, who was shocked at the price tag and said he'd never heard of them.) My £5000 course would not have included gas works anyway. Online learning and a few weeks in a workshop will not help you become a skilled tradesman in my opinion. Nothing beats experience, but alas its hard to find the opportunity. I'm trying to become a joiner by trade but they talked me into this plumbing course, because they can sell you electrical and plumbing course materials. The online learning is subpar, the videos are not great, there's spelling mistakes in the power points and mock quizes. Unless you have a work placement do not trust people offering you blue cards and NVQ's for money. I never made it to the workshop but after several months paying the fee, my father passed away and i had to get a car for work, and i needed to prioritise other things. To be fair this company did give me a payment holiday, but soon after i decided to quit the course. £3000 down the drain. I had already been paying £400 a month. I probably would of paid it off by now, but i needed the money myself! It feels like a scam to me, once you've signed up and given your details you dont hear from them. Online learning is not a great way to learn any building trade. You're better off in college or buying tickets for various less in depth courses. I could have bought a telehandler course, a painters course, a health and safety cert, a holiday, paid for my dads funeral etc. Instead that money went to access training and i have nothing to show for it. I also had to buy the book myself and i would of had to find a work placement myself. I cant say 100% its a scam, but i would not recommend this provider. I dont thing they should be offering this course, and i did not have a good experience. EDIT: Was contacted by access to remove review, given 2 installments back and offered to see the practical area and learn at one of their training centers, yet to be arranged. Fair offer overall.