Technique Training Ltd Reviews

I found the description of the course to be miss leading to what was actually on the course, the 18th edition is not what most people in the trade came for, all refrigerator engineers on the course including myself were under the impression that it was a week of refrigeration electrics, and the 3 days of 18th edition was a waste of our time and money

Having attended the course for 1 day, I found my fellow students all currently working within the electrical trade. Although I’m a qualified electrician, I’ve been out of the trade 31years. I found the Regs book almost impossible to navigate, and soon felt like I was bottom of the class. The rate of delivery was too fast for me personally. I think the course is more suited to people currently in the trade, not someone who’s been out of it for so long like me. At the point of booking personally I think I would have benefitted from more info, more time to prepare. If I’m honest, I’d probably need a week just to familiarise myself with the regs book. The tutor Andy was sound, knows his stuff. He’s just got to get through his delivery which imo doesn’t cater for people like me who’s been out of the trade for so long. Everything was 100mph, I was constantly asking what page we were on, struggling to keep up. I eventually felt overwhelmed and that there was no point in continuing, I left early the first day. £495.00 wasted and a dream shattered.

Having attended the course for 1 day, I found my fellow students all currently working within the electrical trade. Although I’m a qualified electrician, I’ve been out of the trade 31years. I found the Regs book almost impossible to navigate, and soon felt like I was bottom of the class. The rate of delivery was too fast for me personally. I think the course is more suited to people currently in the trade, not someone who’s been out of it for so long like me. At the point of booking personally I think I would have benefitted from more info, more time to prepare. If I’m honest, I’d probably need a week just to familiarise myself with the regs book. The tutor Andy was sound, knows his stuff. He’s just got to get through his delivery which imo doesn’t cater for people like me who’s been out of the trade for so long. Everything was 100mph, I was constantly asking what page we were on, struggling to keep up. I eventually felt overwhelmed and that there was no point in continuing, I left early the first day. £495.00 wasted and a dream shattered.

The was a nice one but due to time factor I couldn't meet up full expectation

I would recommend sending out pre course reading material for anyone who has no experience with PLC's. More fault finding needed on course. More setting up of equipment needed on course.

I feel like 2 weeks of just using push buttons and lighting LEDs is to much. Maybe do the first week on the push button boards then move on to the conveyer belts. Also I feel the course needs a part in for the installation of PLC's most jobs roles attendees are looking to go into would include that and it would be nice to be prepared for that.

It's tempting to be negative about this, but the tutor did a very good job in the time available to him. The problem is that it's not really enough. It's five days, of which much of the fourth and basically all of the fifth is taken up sitting exams. So you've essentially got three days' teaching, with only a couple of hours dedicated to the practical assessment. Most of the contact time is devoted to prepping for the theory exam - all well and good: none of it's rocket science but the pass mark is 75% and C&G's questions can be equivocal and oddly worded, so don't underestimate it. You can see the problem, though: without previous, relevant experience you're not going to be prepared for the practical. If you're a practicing electrician or you happen to have done the test procedures before - even just once or twice - then it's fine. But if you're new to testing and inspection, then there's a good chance you're going to find yourself in the situation I was in: carrying out the tests and filling in the forms for essentially the first time in your life, under exam conditions with the clock ticking. It's not a nice experience!

very good course but could include things like analogue inputs and encoders.

It would be better if there was only 1 system used instead of 2. As the tutor was teaching two different systems at one time it was a bit of cross reference going on.

interesting and useful course for most engineering industry, a good amount on knowledge is needed before attending the course, this will allow the content to be understood better and the student to get more out of the course. time should be allocated for extra teaching in the case of students struggling with the course content.