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Thank you for this info. Thats what i am worried about that its a lot of money and they won't provide the certificates as promised or there is a twist which means its all been a waste of time and counts for nothing.
There are multiple students I've personally met that have received their qualifications. Many are repeat students, once you've done one course you want to do them all lol. Think of it as an investment, with the relevant qualifications (I've nearly got) in my area it's £250-350 a day. You can earn £600-700 a day from boiler swaps/easy installs.
Not sure if your doing it for love of the trade or money but spending £8,000 to enable you to earn minimum £50k+ (If your good at your job) is a no brainer my friend! Also it's a skill for life!
-wish you all the best
Not sure if your doing it for love of the trade or money but spending £8,000 to enable you to earn minimum £50k+ (If your good at your job) is a no brainer my friend! Also it's a skill for life!
-wish you all the best
I haven't done my placement yet as I did plumbing and gas back to back. Then I'm going out for both portfolio's then back for my ACS. Will keep you updated but I've heard from other students they've done their portfolio within a few days as the firms have lots of work on.
I'm doing my Gas with Gas Plus, and my plumbing with a small firm called SJ plumbing & Heating.
I'm doing my Gas with Gas Plus, and my plumbing with a small firm called SJ plumbing & Heating.
Hi I noticed you have completed your BPEC NVQ IN PLUMBING LEVEL 2 I am currently in the process of doing this however finding the filling out of the folder difficult it's not as straight forward as the training academy initially said. I have completed the 2 weeks placement and done numerous other pointless tasks just to obtain the photo's required. However I don't want to fill it out wrong at all. Do you have and photography of the folder completed not the whole thing of course just so I can get a grasp of it all please
To be honest, the placement I had was useless as they did mostly LPG Gas. I still haven't received my diploma and now the college are blaming city and guilds, and asking me to deal with them (city) when I took a bpec qualification and acess training (Kent) was my provider.
I think there is more than meets the eye to this!
I would recommend to AVOID access training academy. It is VERY poorly run and after you complete the course and they fill you with hope. It all seems to become a lot more sinister and harder to obtain your actual qualifications.
I've been fed a load of bullsh*t
AVOID IT!
Hi there,
Wondering if you have resolved everything yet? Or if we can link up as my other half did his Professional Plumbing Course at the Wales branch at the start of the year and is still awaiting his NVQ2 and they have fed us bullshit after bullshit, blaming C&G, telling us to contact C&G (C&G won't deal with us they say we have to go through Access) etc etc!!!
Thanks
Yeah they tried that with me aswell, in all honesty. It's a Rubbish show! Actually receiving your qualifications is a whole new ball game.
I'm surprised the place hasn't been shut down yet!!
By law, they have to provide you with exactly what you've paid for within a reasonable time frame.
I did my research and sent them some legal jargon. They gave me a free course (not exactly what I needed, just wanted my certificates from the first)
Now I don't know where I stand. £8,300 down and not a happy chap!
I'm surprised the place hasn't been shut down yet!!
By law, they have to provide you with exactly what you've paid for within a reasonable time frame.
I did my research and sent them some legal jargon. They gave me a free course (not exactly what I needed, just wanted my certificates from the first)
Now I don't know where I stand. £8,300 down and not a happy chap!
They can't just shove you off to city and guilds if you've payed them for a course with certification (as long as you've done ALL you've needed to do to fulfill your side of the contract) and they haven't materialised then tell them to refund you?
Just don't take the free course scam, keep you in the loop forever.
P.s I'm pretty sure they've changed names from "the plumbing academy" "to acess training academies"
To be honest I wish I used able skills!!
Just don't take the free course scam, keep you in the loop forever.
P.s I'm pretty sure they've changed names from "the plumbing academy" "to acess training academies"
To be honest I wish I used able skills!!
They offered a course here too and will transfer NVQ from C&G to BPEC but won't cover the costs such as accomodation etc for another placement! They avoiding the subject of compensation for lost earnings whilst this saga has played out and won't take responsiilty.
Have you actually received your NVQ etc yet?
Only thing I have received is the logic certification for WRAS and Unvented Hot Water Systems.
NVQ is at a future date with no definitive date.
I was told, Apparently the NVQ assessor is away till December ?! (3 months off my bum) probably doesn't exist
OH completed his with an assessor they sent him to in March, since been fed a load of bull with 100 different reasons why it's not gone through!!!!
I'm thinking legal action may be required to scare them into actually doing something. I'd start with CAB...
Watching this with interest as I have just had a quote from Access for their NVQ2 plumbing course. About 5 grand five or take a few quid.
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