Thread: Construction Skills College Limited - Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire

Ian,

Many thanks for the positive commments and I'm glad you enjoyed the course. You know where we are if you need anything.

Dave

Ok Dave will do! Is the testing course running yet??

Hi Dave,
Do you get a qualification at the end of the 17th edition course?

MarcoSparco

Hi,

Yes upon completion you will receive a Level 3 Diploma in Requirements for Electrical Installations (BS7671:January 2008).

The certificate will be posted recorded delivery within a couple of weeks on average.

Now done all 3 electrical courses with Constructions Skills College. That is, the foundation 5 days, the Domestic Installer 5 days and the 17th edition 4 days. I did the first two in Stoke and the last one in Wolverhampton. Enjoyed all 3 courses. Glad I did the foundation one first as I would have struggled with the other two if I hadn't. But then I have no practical experience of electrics prior to starting the courses. I found the teaching good and the practical element also good.

A few minor gripes like the admin for the courses was a bit patchy. I had to ask about 3 or 4 times to get a date for the 17th edition course, which meant scheduling it in a bit of a pain. Also, on the foundation course the tutor was a well experienced sparks but had only just started training so we were all learning together. Fortunately, there were only 4 of us on the course and I'm not shy about asking lots of dumb questions so I got what I needed out of the course. But one of the other guys on the course was a bit shier than me so he told me that he struggled a bit with the tutor’s use of jargon etc. Whereas I just asked kept asking the tutor to explain what the hell he meant by cpc, pme etc etc. But

In conclusion, I would say the courses were as well run as any of these sort of intensive short course can be. But if you are going to go on one you have got to be prepared to do a bit of work yourself to keep up and also take some responsibility for your own learning. If you don't understand what the tutor is telling you then ask and keeping asking until you do get it. After all, you are paying for it so get your money's worth.