New 3D virtual house aids plumbing qualifications
A new way to study City & Guilds, CITB, BPEC and CORGI recognised plumbing qualifications*, using a revolutionary, new, state of the art, interactive, 3D `virtual reality house, in conjunction with theory coursework and practical workshops, has been launched by distance learning specialists, Train 4 Trade Skills Ltd.
The flexible nature of the courses enables participants to train around existing work commitments, regardless of existing plumbing skills, using a combination of home study, the revolutionary virtual `house’ and attending practical workshops at centres around the UK.
The courses are neither gender nor age specific and apply equally to school leavers, part- or non-qualified plumbers or those seeking a career change. Developed at a cost of £100,000, the virtual reality house incorporates problem solving and revision techniques, allowing the `virtual plumber’ to `walk’ around the 3D house, from room to room, and solve real world plumbing problems, attending to heating installations, water supply and bathroom plumbing.
Mike Head, Marketing Manager for Train 4 Trade Skills said “We are offering courses that fit around existing work commitments and open up a combination of ways to study for plumbing qualifications, using a revolutionary approach that combines state of the art technology with hands-on practical work and written theory.
He continued “Students can work at their own pace, complete modules and course work within a flexible time frame and providing attendance targets for practical workshops are met, the certification can be achieved according to each individual’s personal commitments”. For further information about courses, contact Train 4 Trade Skills on 0870 402 1955 or visit http://www.train4tradeskills.com/
The course is structures in three stages:- Foundation, combining three modules:
City & Guilds 6022-02 Copper Pipework Installation
City & Guilds 6032 – Sanitary accommodation installation, maintenance and design BPEC – Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999
Intermediate, encompassing an additional 2 modules
City & Guilds 6128 Domestic Heating & Ventilation Technical Certificate City & Guilds 6084 Energy Efficiency Certificate And training in the plumbing aspects of a heating system installation and basic electrical principles relating to heating system components including pre-work checks and lawful limitations.
Advanced level, to achieve three further qualifications
BPEC/CORGI certification Part P defined scope electrical qualification
BPEC hot water heating solar energy certification
CITB certification in domestic un-vented hot water storage systems Students can take the modules in their own time, providing assessments are submitted and commitments to attend practical workshops are met.
December 9th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Keep away from this company.
The training manual is full of errors according to a Master Plumber friend of mine.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:18 am
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February 17th, 2008 at 12:19 am
THEY ARE NOTHING BUT A CON
February 17th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Visit http://www.digitaltrends.com Have a look at the forum and you will see that hundreds of people have been ripped off this company is a rip off
February 17th, 2008 at 12:29 am
WARNING
Train 4 Trade Skills are fraudsters
March 16th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
having trained with city and guilds as a plumber and over 30 yrs now as one,all i can say is this,i put my own son through this company as the current NVQ is no where as quick or even able to meet the standards set by this company,basically all the negative feed back on this and other sites cleary shows that they just dont have the ability to complete or even the desire to finish the training,yes every company has its problems,if you want this skill and trade then hey your gonna have to work for it like every-one else has !!!!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
this company is a con,
stay away,
August 27th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
yup…con
ive enroled in a course a year ago. get feedback from them after progress checks that doesnt helping me out at all and just found out theres aditional costs to do my practical exam on top of the £100 i pay a month
April 15th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I finished the plumbing course 1 year ago. The course gave me a good basic understanding of plumbing, yes they messed up a couple of times but ALL companies do, I’ve had no problem finding working and making a good living. What ever course stick with it, do not give up and best of luck
April 24th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Impressive. Technology nowadays is really improving. It’s a good news that this enables participants to train around existing work commitments, regardless of existing plumbing skills.
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:33 pm
!!!!WARNING!!!! stay AWAY from this company – THEY ARE FRAUDSTERS!!!!! speaking from experience – they will do ANYTHING to get your money – never stop calling to try and get yr bank details – even “suggest” you sell yr belongings to give them money – I CANT STRESS ENOUGH – STAY AWY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!!!!
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm
this company owes me money – phoned them up – surprise surprise, they have no record of me ever enrolling on the course!!!! it is now in the hands of my solicitors
June 17th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
hi, i think i should tell my story as alot of people are getting conned and i dont think it’s fair. train4tradeskills came to my home on the 16th june 2010 after i applied for a application form from there website. He was called dan storey and wore a shiny suit. I read online the man who visited other people done the same. He wanted to know my whole life story, and any money we had coming in. He didn’t seen interested. He told me that there were only a few places on the course and didn’t seem to be interested until my partner said he worked at a warehouse. Then he was very pushy about when he’d get the £100 deposit. In his briefcase all he had was a plumbing brochure, and a run off the computer dvd. I felt good about it. I then went on google as he didn’t tell me where the college was. I then read alot of posts about people being conned out of thousands, the addresses being abandoned buildings. The guy also said he lived in watford, so i then facebooked him and his profile said he lives in newcastle. I think it’s disgusting people do this. I have an 11 week old son to provide for. I am 19 so part the government age for free courses. I want to show my son i can do something .
August 24th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I can say that the kitchen is one of the areas in the house that people always enjoy decorating. From the walls and tiles to kitchen faucets, sink and other fixtures, there just seems to be endless possibilities here. Anyway, thanks for sharing and I definitely visit here more often.
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:48 am
plumbing system is such an important and integral part of the home, it is important to make sure it stays in good working order. Thanks for sharing!
March 22nd, 2011 at 6:34 am
Wow really nice,Very innovative way of learning.If we have the necessary tools and resources we can able to know more information about plumbing services and can do actual by studying all the reference we can get out of it.
March 29th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Thanks because you have share to us this kind of innovation.We really appreciate this thing because you let us get feed more and learn from your site.
April 13th, 2011 at 11:46 am
Wow amazing,even in the field of study have a great advantage using a 3D because they will configure more what they study and learn a lot from it.
May 15th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
It is great that you use 3D effects in doing this. I think that using 3D effects is good because you can enhance some ideas about plumbing systems! Thank you.
July 5th, 2011 at 4:45 pm
hi can any 1 advise us plz my hubby just signed up with train 4 trade skills but reading this feedback can any 1 advise are they a con company or do u get ya certificates at the end thank -you ..
July 24th, 2011 at 9:58 am
Solar water systems don’t compromise the water temperature of a home, even though they are less effective in cooler weather. Solar water heaters work in conjunction with the central heating system so that the central heating can be used as a backup when there is not enough heat in the solar powered heater.
March 8th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Thank you for sharing with us this kind of blog. These plumbing course can make our life easier. Having a simple job on how to make our house beautiful. With these courses ways we can explore our ideas deeper.