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I started an Domestic electricians course through Trade Gateways and I have just finished my first 2 weeks of practical at the Wolverhampton site and by the end of it we would be Prat P defined scope , the experience was very good up to the last couple of days. We were advised by the tutor, who was very good may I add, that due to Trade Gateway booking in to many students to their classes that we may not be finished by the end of the 2 weeks...... which we didn't.
I sat my exam and passed it, as well as all the practical test given to us, but come Friday afternoon we were told were would not have enough time to complete the 2 weeks and would have to try to come back in at some other time down the line. This didn't go down very well with all the guys in the class as you can imagine as some have no holidays from work left and would have to take un paid days off, not good and not fair I'm sure you will agree especially when all this was supposed to be completed in the 2 week period.
We are under the impression that the exam and test we sat and passed have a limited time frame on them if we don't complete the 2 weeks and get it signed off, which we didn't have time to do. Upon asking when we could come back in to sort this there was no really answer other than that they have a mop up week in October to get everyone through from previous groups and students that have not finished etc......which is fully booked up of cause!
So when we all left on Friday we were all none the wiser and have nothing to show for the 2 weeks we did and the exams and tests we sat, as they kept all paperwork. Even as I type this I really don't know where I stand, no certificate, no signed paperwork to say we have done it, nothing.
I have sent a email to Trade Gateways about the situation but as it's a bank holiday I they won't even see it til Tuesday. Everyone is worried that because we couldn't finish due to them booking too many students in each class, an on going problem we were told, that all our exams and test will be null and void by the time we can get back in to hopefully finish, if they even let us, due to them not being able to book us in any time soon. Also there is a slight concern of paperwork going missing as this happened to one student and he had to resit the whole 2 weeks again.
I kind feel lost at this moment as what to do and feel like I just wasted 2 weeks and a lot of money. I'm happy to continue with the course but am not willing to resit the first 2 weeks if everything is lost or voided. It was Trade Gateways fault for over booking a class and not having the time to get everyone finished in time. We have done the work, passed the exams but didn't get the time to finalize everything that makes this valid.
Any advice you can give to help me throw their way when they hopefully contact me would be ideal as I would like to get my fact together in case of the worst.
I started an Domestic electricians course through Trade Gateways and I have just finished my first 2 weeks of practical at the Wolverhampton site and by the end of it we would be Prat P defined scope , the experience was very good up to the last couple of days. We were advised by the tutor, who was very good may I add, that due to Trade Gateway booking in to many students to their classes that we may not be finished by the end of the 2 weeks...... which we didn't.
I sat my exam and passed it, as well as all the practical test given to us, but come Friday afternoon we were told were would not have enough time to complete the 2 weeks and would have to try to come back in at some other time down the line. This didn't go down very well with all the guys in the class as you can imagine as some have no holidays from work left and would have to take un paid days off, not good and not fair I'm sure you will agree especially when all this was supposed to be completed in the 2 week period.
We are under the impression that the exam and test we sat and passed have a limited time frame on them if we don't complete the 2 weeks and get it signed off, which we didn't have time to do. Upon asking when we could come back in to sort this there was no really answer other than that they have a mop up week in October to get everyone through from previous groups and students that have not finished etc......which is fully booked up of cause!
So when we all left on Friday we were all none the wiser and have nothing to show for the 2 weeks we did and the exams and tests we sat, as they kept all paperwork. Even as I type this I really don't know where I stand, no certificate, no signed paperwork to say we have done it, nothing.
I have sent a email to Trade Gateways about the situation but as it's a bank holiday I they won't even see it til Tuesday. Everyone is worried that because we couldn't finish due to them booking too many students in each class, an on going problem we were told, that all our exams and test will be null and void by the time we can get back in to hopefully finish, if they even let us, due to them not being able to book us in any time soon. Also there is a slight concern of paperwork going missing as this happened to one student and he had to resit the whole 2 weeks again.
I kind feel lost at this moment as what to do and feel like I just wasted 2 weeks and a lot of money. I'm happy to continue with the course but am not willing to resit the first 2 weeks if everything is lost or voided. It was Trade Gateways fault for over booking a class and not having the time to get everyone finished in time. We have done the work, passed the exams but didn't get the time to finalize everything that makes this valid.
Any advice you can give to help me throw their way when they hopefully contact me would be ideal as I would like to get my fact together in case of the worst.
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