After some advice re career change! Access Training Wales

[Dan]

It's full time, Monday to Friday 8-5pm I belive for 8 weeks

How did you get on?

 

[Ceirin gibbons]

Hi all

Basically i'm just after some advice. I'm a 24 year old who's worked in the same office since I was 17. I've come to a stage of my life where I've realised I need to do something with my life and not just work for peanuts in a job I hate!

I've been doing a bit of research and I was wondering what you guys thought of the intensive tiling diplomas offered by companies up and down the country? As I said earlier, I'm 24 now and can't really afford to spend 2 years doing it all in college.

I've found a company in Cardiff called Access Training UK. I've read good reviews and bad reviews so I'm going to do a bit more investigation work before signing a cheque for 4k away to them.

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Rhodri

Hi Rhodri just a quick one I've just came across you're post about access training in Cardiff. I'm looking to do the nvq 2 tiling course and wanted to know if you went ahead with it and would like some info as reading mix reviews. Thanks Ceirin

 

[Dan]

I'd be interested to hear what happened in the end too.

 

[SCCB]

I'm also interested in how this works out..
I would hope that for 4K you would get one on one tuition.

 

[Dan]

What's a course cost at SCCB?

 

[SCCB]

I think its £1,300 to £1500 it changes from year to year here.
It is means tested, so it is based on your house hold income..
If your on job seekers its free (only level 1 and 2, level 3 is not funded if your over 24 years of age) and is your 16-18 its free.
Also there is apprenticeships.

 

[Dan]

Can't argue with that at all.

 

[Mr Tiler]

4,000!!
What do you get for that?
NVQ Level 2?

@deanotile might be the man for this one.

It's a real shame that just the other day I heard Manchester College are closing their tiling course department, because of lack of funding, then I hear a private training centre is getting 4k from one student?!

I didn't think it was anywhere near that much personally. But I might be wrong.

Have you rang a few others to see what their prices are? I know you might not be able to get to other places easily, but just to test to see what prices they are?

Access Training Wales used to sponsor one of our forums, but I think it was the sparky one, and I can believe a sparky course costing that much, but not tiling.

I'm on the fence.

That all said well done for getting into doing something you want to do.

I had a call from a tiling training company somewhere in wales dan and they was adkin for 3,000 so if hes wrong mate he wont be far off the mark lol ridiculous isnt it

 

[SCCB]

But it is over an full academic year ( September to July ) 4 days for 16-18s with Maths English built in as a separate course 4 days a week.
And 2 days a week for 19+ learners , with no maths and English

 

[SCCB]

I think its £1,300 to £1500 it changes from year to year here.
It is means tested, so it is based on your house hold income..
If your on job seekers its free (only level 1 and 2, level 3 is not funded if your over 24 years of age) and is your 16-18 its free.
Also there is apprenticeships.

I stand corrected, I have just spoken to Tracy Kerr who is out go to guru for apprenticeships.
the total funding for the full frame work is up to £12,000 for 1 apprentice.

Here is some of the criteria.

Apprentice needs to be 16-24
You need to employ less than 50 employees
they need to complete all the frame work..
£12000 wow........

If your thinking of apprentices then call Tracy on 07787004710 we have had apprentices from as far as Bristol.