Train 4 Trade Skills

**Digger 89** · 07-05-2009

Originally Posted by Mac

They'll tell you whatever mate to part with your money and to get a sale

Did you have an advisor interview you aswell then pal? or just know this from experience?

Originally Posted by Mac

They'll tell you whatever mate to part with your money and to get a sale

So basically i should get an employer first and then start the course? Im guessin your in the know mate and i just need some decent advice

cheers pal

**sparks72** · 08-05-2009

Originally Posted by Digger 89

Did you have an advisor interview you aswell then pal? or just know this from experience?

So basically i should get an employer first and then start the course? Im guessin your in the know mate and i just need some decent advice

cheers pal

I would mate,
qualifications without experience isn't worth a carrot,
especially in today's market.

**wurm** · 03-08-2009

HEY ALL

ive been doing this course now for a few months .......i was told i HAD to do the domestic installer before moving on to the full scope .....so thats just under 4k im out of pocket for a start......course going ok ..done tma's 1-8 just got back the book containing 9-11....before first 2 weeks practical training.....

had had some concerns regarding the qualification suitability to emplouyment but i se a few people have said its all good so my mind is at rest now ....

has anyone doing this course been to do their practical tests yet any pointers on what to expect once im there........

ie how long after completeion of the nessesary tma's is it until u actually go into the centre .....

also is lutpon really the only training centre ? isnt the one in the midlands or anything?.......

**GazBraz** · 22-11-2009

Hi, I too have just finished 1-8 modules, and so far so good. This thread has flagged up some bad salesmen, but the guy who signed me up seemed on the money. Told me everything i needed to know, and wasn't pushy, obviously some cheesey sales pitches, but he even gave me 48 hours to think about it. I'm ok with it. I'll be in Leeds for my practical, is that easier for you or are stuck in the middle of nowhere ? As for getting employment, i would be happy to gain employment and experience before risking myself and the public, you can read all the books in the world but without hands on experience and mistakes, you'll never been good at what you want to do. Patience is the key. Good luck with it.

**Dan** · 11-02-2010

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**m4tty** · 11-02-2010

^^^^^^ pretty much sums it up ^^^^^^^^ long thread tho lol lots of pee'd off people

**bobodhi** · 27-05-2010

I'm fully signed up with Train4Trade Skills Full Scope Course, they've got my money and I've studied up to Module 18 and passed a few exams particularly the 2377 and 2382.
So... having said that I believe I have the right to say the following, DON'T GO THERE!
The modules are complete rubbish, really just badly plagiarised from other published books (T4T Skills, if I'm lying sue me!)
The training is totally half-baked, there's not enough tutors paying attention, no preparation for what you're about to do, you're pretty much left on your own to do what you want.
The time wasting on the practical weeks is appalling! You turn up on a Monday and the tutors don't even know what they're supposed to be doing.
In weeks 3 & 4 we spent 2 days just bending pipe and sawing metal... Why????? I kept asking and asking what was going on and how this was supposed to be preparing me to go to work... nobody had an answer.
We complained en-masse and even wrote a group letter, nothing got done or changed.
By trial and error I found out that to be a Domestic Installer (which is all I really wanted) all I had to do was pass the 2382, which I could have done with Brian Scadden or elsewhere for about £500 NOT £5500 which is what I'll end up paying.
As for books, the only one you need (and it's far better than any of the course material) is 'The Part P Doctor' by Alan Lynch.
The selling is slick, all they want is your signature, because they get their money upfront and your left to deal with some finance company, so no hope of a refund there then.
So once again, please, please, please do not go to Train4Trade Skills. The End.