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glenandem
hi guys,id like to say hi as im a newbie and enjoying reading all the posts new and previous and have a few questions!
im 31 and have been a car mechanic since i left school however a few years ago i left that trade due to pay bonuses etc getting worse!
anyway i went working with my father whos a builder doing property maintance as he knew what experience i had at doing full kitchens,bathrooms even extensions from helping him in my spare time so im basically a monkey for him but a hard working one at that!
so whenever we do any extensions or need any gas work we have to get a gas safe plumber out as these are rental propertys,well now ive decided to try and get acs qualified and gas safe registered so i can do the work myself,ive fitted radiators and run piping,moved boilers,repaired one or two in yrs gone by but only my own which even then i know i shouldnt have but i was young and stupid! but im just saying on here so you know how much experience i have although i know i need and want to learn the proper way of testing and commisioning gas systems.
now after looking about ive found a company in stockport local to me called ecta training and can do my initial training acs,portfolio and acs assesment inc 4 areas there.
can i ask has anyone had any exerience with this company and one thing i cant understand is this company replied back to an email i sent asking for info saying i could do my portfolio in ten days at their site?
i thought i had to find somebody who was gs registered to do my portfolio with,can this company do this?
ideally i'd lik to go on an nvq course for a few yrs like i did when i was an apprentice mechanic back in the day but with family and time its just a no,so acs is the route i have to take,i will personally learning in my own time anyway not just to do the course but to build up my knowledge.
can anyone give me any usefull info or books too that may help me out but firstly i could do with advice on the acs portfolio info as this ecta training company has confused me!!
any advice greatfully recieved,thanks glen
im 31 and have been a car mechanic since i left school however a few years ago i left that trade due to pay bonuses etc getting worse!
anyway i went working with my father whos a builder doing property maintance as he knew what experience i had at doing full kitchens,bathrooms even extensions from helping him in my spare time so im basically a monkey for him but a hard working one at that!
so whenever we do any extensions or need any gas work we have to get a gas safe plumber out as these are rental propertys,well now ive decided to try and get acs qualified and gas safe registered so i can do the work myself,ive fitted radiators and run piping,moved boilers,repaired one or two in yrs gone by but only my own which even then i know i shouldnt have but i was young and stupid! but im just saying on here so you know how much experience i have although i know i need and want to learn the proper way of testing and commisioning gas systems.
now after looking about ive found a company in stockport local to me called ecta training and can do my initial training acs,portfolio and acs assesment inc 4 areas there.
can i ask has anyone had any exerience with this company and one thing i cant understand is this company replied back to an email i sent asking for info saying i could do my portfolio in ten days at their site?
i thought i had to find somebody who was gs registered to do my portfolio with,can this company do this?
ideally i'd lik to go on an nvq course for a few yrs like i did when i was an apprentice mechanic back in the day but with family and time its just a no,so acs is the route i have to take,i will personally learning in my own time anyway not just to do the course but to build up my knowledge.
can anyone give me any usefull info or books too that may help me out but firstly i could do with advice on the acs portfolio info as this ecta training company has confused me!!
any advice greatfully recieved,thanks glen