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hello lads,i done a new career skills course,paid £3500,and was ripped off.
so now doing a proper college course.just out of interest are you quallified up to nvq3 or you have got your nvq3 paperwork
Hi Jimmy.
I'm presently half way through my training with New Career Skills and I have to disagree with you. The course they intially offer is an OCN Domestic Plumbing qualification which is acredited and follows the same sylabus as 6129 bar lead work. What they do is then offer people the opportunity to do upgrade to C&G 6128 which is a heating and ventialting tech cert and the BPEC Water Regs (although this is already completed as part of the 4 week course).
In terms of prices if you go all out and get the C&G then in terms of price what you are paying is pretty much par for par with other training providers around the country. I certainly think it's not worth doing the Domestic Plumbing cert on it's own as that is pretty expensive and most employers are interested in C&G.
When I was last at the training centre I asked re:6129 as I was somewhat confused as I am taking 6128 but through doing their acredited Domestic Plumbing cert then it's still all recognised when it comes to working towards NVQ2/3 etc.
When you finsish with New Career skills and have achieved your qualifications then they are able to put you in contact with employers in your area. I hope it works out for you whichever path you take and it's sad to hear that you didn't enjoy the experience.
hello lads,i done a new career skills course,paid £3500,and was ripped off.
so now doing a proper college course.just out of interest are you quallified up to nvq3 or you have got your nvq3 paperwork
Hello, I also have been a victim of New Career Skills. I paid £1,200 and did not recieve what was agreed on the contract. I have asked (quite reasonably) for a refund which I have been refused. I am furious about this as I imagine you are also. You and I are not the only people who have been ripped off by them and I am determind WE will all get our money back.
May I ask, how were you ripped off?
It seems there are enough of us to kick up a fuss which NCS do not want. There are many options we have, including taking them to court, or simply writting to Watchdog and teling them about this scam.
Please get back to me, what they have done is illegal, and they don't have a leg to stand on.
Alex
I did mine at college and was taught properly and not one of them ****e 6 week courses.Hello all, I am one year into my 6129 at wirral met college liverpool.
The cost was zero as i qualified for funding. I can highly recommend
the quality of tuition i am receiving them. Im so glad i never took up
one of them (plumber in six weeks) courses and paid £££££££
I can only say that anyone thinking of going on fast track try
a local college first. Theres so much to take in so i dont know how you
can expect to know it all so soon.
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