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I have to agree and support comments by Sparkingchip and lyledunn, they are bang on the money. I have also been involved in delivering and assessing City and Guilds short courses. All too often the tutor gets blamed for poor preperation by delegates or indeed candidates on the course that is actually not suitable for them. there are very good, good, average, poor and downright terrible training establishments out there. Its a competitive market so its a case Im afraid that many of these providers "Stack them high sell them cheap"!!


So a question for Ryder2012 if you dont mind, why did you pick that particular training establishment? did you research before you signed up what there reviews were like compared to others, performance etc etc or did you just pick the lowest cost provider and the one delivering and providing exam in the shortest period? All quality training and assessment providers have official complaint procedures, so did you make any kind of complaint or even have a polite word with the tutor that his stories off subject may be great but can they concentrate on the matter at hand.


You never indicated what exam you were actually sitting as the management exam is 2377-32 and the actual inservice test and inspection element is 2377-22?

There are no formal requirements for attending nor even sitting the exam and assessments albeit those with formal electrical qualifications should find things pretty simple. There are a number of training establishments that will offer a shorter intense course for those that think they are capable, but also offer extended training 3 days for those with zero qualifications.


Open book exam, multiple choice on a subject where there are no formal joining requirements, it may sound harsh, but having sat these type of courses myself (And passed) the "Clue" is always in the question, there are two key words, understand what is being asked and the index or glossary, definition pages in the C.O.P will lead you direct to one of the four answer you have to choose from.


From my experience certainly over the last five years, but it was always an issue but not so much as today, people pay for the cheapest and quickest provision, do not do any pre course research on the subject before they attend, turn up and expect with a days training or whatever to pass. if they dont always easy to blame somebody else.


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I have to agree and support comments by Sparkingchip and lyledunn, they are bang on the money. I have also been involved in delivering and assessing City and Guilds short courses. All too often the tutor gets blamed for poor preperation by delegates or indeed candidates on the course that is actually not suitable for them. there are very good, good, average, poor and downright terrible training establishments out there. Its a competitive market so its a case Im afraid that many of these providers "Stack them high sell them cheap"!!


So a question for Ryder2012 if you dont mind, why did you pick that particular training establishment? did you research before you signed up what there reviews were like compared to others, performance etc etc or did you just pick the lowest cost provider and the one delivering and providing exam in the shortest period? All quality training and assessment providers have official complaint procedures, so did you make any kind of complaint or even have a polite word with the tutor that his stories off subject may be great but can they concentrate on the matter at hand.


You never indicated what exam you were actually sitting as the management exam is 2377-32 and the actual inservice test and inspection element is 2377-22?

There are no formal requirements for attending nor even sitting the exam and assessments albeit those with formal electrical qualifications should find things pretty simple. There are a number of training establishments that will offer a shorter intense course for those that think they are capable, but also offer extended training 3 days for those with zero qualifications.


Open book exam, multiple choice on a subject where there are no formal joining requirements, it may sound harsh, but having sat these type of courses myself (And passed) the "Clue" is always in the question, there are two key words, understand what is being asked and the index or glossary, definition pages in the C.O.P will lead you direct to one of the four answer you have to choose from.


From my experience certainly over the last five years, but it was always an issue but not so much as today, people pay for the cheapest and quickest provision, do not do any pre course research on the subject before they attend, turn up and expect with a days training or whatever to pass. if they dont always easy to blame somebody else.


GTB