BTSC Chessington in receivership - again.

[Howsie]

isnt that what happened last time?

I don't believe so.

 

[plumb_new]

Hi everbody. we are in New Zealand and have just heard about the possible demise of the BTSC. This is most upsetting because we paid the full price in advance for our son to train on the Electrician's course He is still in London living wth family and has not been able to get any response form his normal contacts at the BTSC. Any information about the stautus of the company or the name of the administators would be most greatfully received

Hi Albert - did you get an update? Could anyone updates us on the BTSC situation please? It has been so long it doesnt look like they are coming back???? Would really appreciate an update.. thank you in advance

 

[Rodolphe]

I have been maintaining a website where many current trainees are exchanging whatever information they can gather, but since BTSC has been giving me grief about it I have had to make it registration-only.

The news as of last Friday is as follows:
- BTSC had announced a week prior that they would be very shortly able to book training sessions again, at an undisclosed location 25 mins away from their last one
- We independently discovered that they were talking about The Plumbing Academy in Edenbridge. BTSC hasn't confirmed that, but the son of the current BTSC chairman has just been appointed a Director at The Plumbing Academy and the staff confirmed talks were happening (way above their heads, they don't have many details). Furthermore, the geography works: TPA is about 25 mins away from Chessington
- Since then we've had one more email from BTSC. They missed their own deadline and are not able to book new sessions yet, and said that negotiations were not advancing as well as they thought they were going to (so perhaps they won't go there after all).
- furthermore, City and Guild have revoqued their certification of BTSC and basically told a number of trainees that they wouldn't, ever, consider working with them again. BTSC is apparently trying to talk to them about that.

You can try and see hopeful developments in the above, but personally I don't: apart from their own declarations, there's nothing pointing towards BTSC resuming their training activities any time soon.

Hope this helps.

 

[mark75]

the same happend to me m8, but it was btsc manchester, i'd paid nearly £8000 , got to my 11th mod level 3 , took and passed my unvented, suppose i was 1 of the lucky ones aswell because they were taking £9000 off lads up until the day before they shut the doors !! but iv been working for a reputable firm ever since under the supervisiom of a good heating engineer and now about to take my acs and ccn1.

 

[fuzzy]

any updates?

 

[jase158]

sounds like BTSC are going into partnership with another company (probably formed by a friend or relative of the founder of BTSC) then they will keep trading.
Problem will be that they will be under a new name and new company, so will the trainees get there money or a free place at the new centre?
As The company will no longer be called BTSC and the original contract was taken out by BTSC, I doubt it. please keep us informed though as would love to know where this goes.
I know where I'm going to do my Gas.....
A college, cant trust any centre really.

 

[juju999]

Hello All,

I felt it my duty to advise anyone thinking of dealing with BTSC now or in the future not to bother wasting your time as this despicable company are a team of CON MERCHANTS.

I SAT AT A MEETING WITH DAVID MARTIN THEIR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT (watch out for this name in any of your dealings in the future).

£3000.00 WAS WITHDRWAN FROM MY DEBIT CARD ON JULY 6th FOR THE ACS Gas course. Turned up the Monday 9th to start my course to find the building locked and an apologetic idiot by the name of SILVANA TRACEY.

WROTE TO MAX CLIFFORD AND DAVID CAMERON - never heard a word back.

THEY TOOK MY MONEY AND FUTURE. HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN TO COMPLETE THE COURSE AT ABLESKILLS DARTFORD WHO I MUST SAY WERE FANTASTIC.

 

[fuzzy]

Hello All,

I felt it my duty to advise anyone thinking of dealing with BTSC now or in the future not to bother wasting your time as this despicable company are a team of CON MERCHANTS.

I SAT AT A MEETING WITH DAVID MARTIN THEIR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT (watch out for this name in any of your dealings in the future).

£3000.00 WAS WITHDRWAN FROM MY DEBIT CARD ON JULY 6th FOR THE ACS Gas course. Turned up the Monday 9th to start my course to find the building locked and an apologetic idiot by the name of SILVANA TRACEY.

WROTE TO MAX CLIFFORD AND DAVID CAMERON - never heard a word back.

THEY TOOK MY MONEY AND FUTURE. HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN TO COMPLETE THE COURSE AT ABLESKILLS DARTFORD WHO I MUST SAY WERE FANTASTIC.

when did this happen?

 

[juju999]

This happened at the beginning of July. I was told that a deposit of £250.00 would be required. I was chased up on the Tuesday 3rd of July by David Martin. I foolishly gave this man my debit card details and security pin. On the Friday 6th £2995.00 was withdrawn using my Debit card. When I turned up on the Monday the 9th I didn't realise any money had been withdrawn. It wasn't until I thought I'd better check on my way home that I realised that David Martin had withrawn the full cost of the ACS course. Told the bank immediately - but too late. Gone....
DO NOT TRUST ANYTHING THESE PEOPLE SAY - I WILL POST EXERT FROM MY BANK STATEMENT FOR ANY DOUBTERS

THE MONEY WAS WITHDRAWN KNOWING THEY WERE GOING UNDER - NEVER GOT A DAYS TUITION FOR MY MONEY

 

[jase158]

can you not report that as fraud, the bank should cover you as he took the wrong amount. you agreed to the £250 not the £2995?