yes, if you rang tonight you would get answer phone ! FloorSkills training center is the largest in Europe. Can get very lonely sat waiting for the phone to ring in there on your own of a night time. Like i say, we are not mickey mouse . That number is office hours.
I don't know about you but I've found it pretty difficult to find places to train in Bristol. Seems like there is tonnes of opportunities up north though!
good luck lad, my brother is doing the apprenticeship with Matt now he's getting better quicker than I ever did and he's loving it.
Where is he going for his training? Obviously he works with someone but where does he go for his theory (paperwork) side of the apprenticeship? Thanks
he does it with us. We provide- Practical training Paperwork side tests onsite assessments etc We do the lot for you including your funding. However we are now fully booked again (snooze you loose !) . I have a meeting at our Doncaster office tomorrow to hopefully get more future dates, we are extending the training center another 1500 sqft so shouldn't have issues to take on more in future
So Matt could you please explain to me how it all works? I will wait until places are available again for sure! Say for example I worked with a floor fitter in my local area, how would I go about studying and taking the NVQ? Thanks
1- You get yourself a employer. 2- you come to training center and we fill in paperwork with you 3- you start your practical training at training center 4- we have odd half days in middle of practical training that we do paperwork with you at training center (so you come to us for a week and on wednesday for example we will do some of your course work with you) 5- You go back to employer and do what we we have shown you 6- the repeat of above every other month ! 7- when we belive you are ready we will send out a assessor to assess you working for your employer 8- You either pass your NVQ at this point or the assessor will refer you back to training center if you need more help with your practicle skills. 9- you should now be qualified and installing high quality jobs.
That sounds brilliant. Just a few questions; 1. How would I attend the training center living in Bristol? Isn't the center up north? 2. How long do the NVQ's usually take? Thanks
You either drive or get the train. You arrive Monday morning and we pick you up from train station. (we supply all tools and we look after your paperwork so you only have to bring change of clothes). We run you forward and backwards every day to hotel. At end of week we drop you back to train station. Just note, you are with us for week blocks which are between 3-5 days every other month. The NVQ assessment takes as long as it takes for the assessor to gather the evidence to prove you can install floors. This will average 4 visits. The whole process including training is 18 months.
I would get the train. Obviously for this to happen I'd have to leave my job as I will not be able to get weeks off here and there. However it's something I would definitely consider as it's the career I want above anything else. Matt, I will speak to my potential employer on Monday and then I will get back to you regarding what myself and him see best so I can then maybe wait for more places to become available. Thanks alot.
Starting from labouring for a floorlayer, to going on a course with your firm and you are a fully qualified floorlayer within 18 months ?
You only get qualified with a NVQ if you can pass at end. What you need to remember is when you start working for a employer you are normally the dogs body picking bits up etc for first few years. You progress when you are on jobs that who ever is training you has time to teach you new things, you then need to find a job sutable for them to practice on. For example, gripper, most take a few months to actually getting to install it. So what happens with us is this. You come to use and we will train you on installing gripper untill you get it right. It dont take long when you all your doing is gripper for the day and being shown how to and being allowed to make mistakes etc which you cant do in a customers house. THEN, you go back to employer and you can now install gripper. All learnt while with us and not slowing down the employer but now being able to speed up employer. The student should now perfect there gripper skills and show the employer a trick or two. You also need good trainers to produce these results. There are other apprenticeships out there where there students are now paying for private courses at floorskills as they are simply not been trained to a high standard. Sad really, we actually have 4 users so far from this forum that have tried to switch to us due to crap instructors else where. It amazes me that they all say they have learnt more in 3 days on a private course with us than they have in 12 months at other training providers. I can guarranty you that when we are finished with them they will put most floorlayers to shame with the knowledge and skills they prouduce
Matt is it possible to complete the NVQ/course quicker than 18 months? Also do many people complete their training with you and go self employed?
here is a example, this chap had been in trade for 12 months and this is his gripper quality. after and before (ye wrong way around lol) picture is how he now can do it after just 1/2 a day ! how many carpet fitters do you see producing this quality of work?
