Don't just take our word for how great our courses are

As well as being awarded many prestigious accreditations, the Building Trade Skills Centres are part of a group of training companies that have for over 18 years been equipping people with new skills and putting them into good jobs. The group's experienced management team has conceived and implemented BTSC's unique plumber training concept where Britain's new breed of hi-tech plumbers are trained, with some commenting...

"I feel very confident in the work place as the training was so thorough. The Trainers were excellent, all knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The placement service was very useful as my job they found me has great training potential."
Andrew, Tooting, South West London.

"Training was fast paced, well taught and materials were plentiful. The trainers were very informative and supportive and the job placement very helpful."
Damien, Camberwell, South East London.

"The training was informative and structured and the trainers very knowledgeable, with experience within the plumbing industry. A1 facilities, tools and workshops. Placement service/job was fast, efficient and very helpful."
Anand, West Drayton, Middlesex.

"Quality of training was very good. Trainers were very enthusiastic and full of useful, practical information related to the job. Placement service was excellent. Very helpful and efficient to focus clearly on what today’s employers require."
Enda, Romford, Essex.

"I feel the structure and delivery of my training at BTSC was excellent. This is due, in the whole, to the trainers, facilities and support staff. Each trainer instructed professionally and with good humour, always making time for individuals. Excellent facilities and unable to fault the working bays and equipment. Placement service was very professional and a great help. Through their work and efforts I got offered 2 jobs."
Robert, Charlton, South East London .

"Quality of training – excellent. Trainers – excellent. Facilities – excellent. Placement Service - excellent."
Domenico, Dartford, Kent.

"I have had an interest in plumbing for a number of years now. I had applied to a number of colleges for a plumbing course but didn't get through purely to the long waiting list at these colleges. I heard of BTSC and came to see the centre. I was truly awestruck with their training facilities, and I never looked back. Definitely a centre of excellence. The best decision I made was to join BTSC. Thank you very much for having secured me a job, I really appreciate the time you took to find me a placement very quickly."
Mandeep, Hounslow, Middlesex.

"I have been very pleased with the level of expertise given on the training course, from being a complete plumbing novice to having the confidence and the ability to plumb in a whole bathroom suite to high standards. This has given me a whole new trade for life."
Nigel, Heathfield, East Sussex.

"Thank you for your help in securing me my first plumbing related job. Your expedient and enthusiastic handling of my placement as well as your uncanny knack of matching me with particular people/jobs was fantastic and proved a great encouragement to me at interview."
Balraj, Hounslow, Middlesex.

"As a woman trying to break into the male orientated world of plumbing, I was cautious of which training centre to choose. BTSC has provided me with all the support I need and has given me a huge confidence boost. I am glad I took the plunge and signed up and look forward to setting up my own business one day."

Lia, Margate, Kent.

"The training was challenging, but made easier because some of the trainers had recently come off the tools and they made you feel comfortable. The placement service was fine; I was not pushed into any old job and I am pleased with the company I joined because the Corgi gas engineer has high expectations."

Mike, Lancing, West Sussex.

"I have recently completed my NVQ 2 & 3 and have been successful in finding a work placement with the help of the Careers staff at BTSC which have been very helpful to find me a suitable company to work for. The Training that I have received within the last 2 years has been very intense but fun, a great environment to learn in. The Trainers at BTSC were very down to earth, helpful and knowledgeable and enjoyable to work alongside. Overall I am very happy with the training and the entire staff that helped me get to the current position that I am in."
Ajay, Hayes, Middlesex.

"Training with BTSC has been the best decision of my life. The facilities are fantastic and the staff and trainers are very helpful. I was a little concerned when I started as to what the attitude to a female would be but I have not encountered any attitude and, in fact, have been amazed at the compliments given to female trainees for attention to detail. One trainer said the women almost took plumbing into an ‘art form’!"
Miranda, Camden, London.

"I enjoyed the course tremendously. The course was well worthwhile and good value. The placement job is working well for me and I expect it to continue."
Andrew, Portsmouth, Hants.

"Looked around for a plumbing course and no training centre came anywhere near BTSC's so I went with them. Trainers and training were brilliant and separate one week training modules meant I managed to keep my old job and income while doing the course. Now I'm City & Guilds qualified and in a great new job the training centre found me. No complaints, in fact excellent experience."
Andrew, Morden, Surrey.

Media comments on plumber shortage:

"Future Skill Shortages. The hardest to fill jobs in 2010 will be electricians and plumbers and in 2015 plumbers and nurses."
CITY & GUILDS 'RARE SPECIES' REPORT - CRITICAL SKILLS FOR TOMORROWS FUTURE

"Why go to University? We need plumbers not more media graduates."
DAILY TELEGRAPH

"Plumbers and Premiership players have been named as Britain's most overpaid workers. Plumbers struggled by on £30,000 to £40,000 a year but can charge up to £200 in call out fees and £100 per hour rates."
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What Companies think of our qualifying trainees that have joined them:

"BTSC placement students are very good, one was outstanding, well trained and a good attitude. I want to get another one on board very soon. The first-class placement service is refreshing, because you have done what you promised and the qualifying trainees are the calibre that you said they were."
Operations manager / Director of a facilities management firm in Hertfordshire.

"We are continuing to use the placement service because we know the quality of the plumbers. Compared to a local college, where the students were younger, BTSC are retraining people who are older and the desire and enthusiasm to succeed is more evident. The drive to get out there and earn good money is there."
Owner of a Corgi heating company in Surbiton, Surrey.

"It is good to have decently trained people. D is working out fantastically well."
Director of a heating and plumbing firm in Sevenoaks, Kent.

"J is very good, reliable and a nice guy. He will not be ready to work on his own until he is with me a year. He had good basic training. I was not ready to work on my own for 3 years! The placement service is fine. Who else have you got near me? Let me know!"
Owner of a building refurbishment company in Brighton.