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Excellent review following completion of multiple courses at YTA

Another excellent 5 star review has been left on Google reviews following the completion of multiple courses at YTA. Allan traveled down for several weeks from Scotland whilst completing a variety of construction courses at YTA Training And Assessment in Bradford, West Yorkshire

Allan spent 5 weeks training with YTA in 10 days Plastering, 10 days Wall and Floor Tiling and 5 days Plumbing. He also opted to ‘bolt on’ the Cskills level 1 certificate qualifications in the tiling and plastering courses along with the Ascentis level 1 Award in Plumbing. Following the completion of the courses Allan is now set up and working for himself and he has left us a lovely review.

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OUTSTANDING.. From the first phone call to enquire about the availability of courses till completion of 5 weeks of training. Graham the owner was extremely helpful and knowledgable enabling me to pick the correct courses suitable to my needs..I traveled from Scotland a 4 hour drive and stayed in the b&b recommended by Graham ( model farm) a 5 minute drive from the training centre… £150 for 5 nights with a huge choice of breakfast options that kept you going throughout the day… although there is similar training courses available in Scotland after careful research I am glad to say it was well worth the travelling to YTA for value for money, in-depth hands on training and the fantastic instructors at the various courses.. I completed 2 weeks Tiling 2 weeks plastering and 1 week plumbing all with the level 1 qualification. The instructors… Lyndon, thank you so much for your help and guidance through the plumbing course I really couldn’t of done it without your knowledge patience and basically general down to earth attitude really top top man…also picked up invaluable tips for Tiling from yourself aswell, thank you mate…Dave, again went above and beyond to help, I really enjoyed the plastering and am now out working for myself which I wouldn’t of been able to do without Daves expertise, learned so much in 2 weeks from Dave and have been back in touch with him seeking advice which Dave has duly given . If your looking at doing a plastering course look no further Dave will put you in the right direction…. Lawrence, although I didn’t actually have Lawrence as an instructor he was always there to give advice and guidance another top bloke.. Anyone looking for diy skills or as I was seeking, a complete change in occupation YTA is the place to go without doubt, well worth the travelling… Graham, Dave, Lyndon and Lawerence thank you….

Allan from Scotland YTA review

Thank you for the great review Allan, it was a pleasure having you with us for all those weeks and we are glad you enjoyed your time with us. Remember to keep in touch and let us know how you get on, if you are ever back down in Bradford be sure to pop in for a brew!

More reviews for YTA and our courses can be found at www.reviews.co.uk

If you would like some more information or would like to discuss any of our training courses available at YTA then please contact the team on 01274682199 or you can visit the training centre with no appointment necessary Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm.

 Unit 12a Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Tel: 01274682199

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NVQ level 2 in Site Carpentry EWPA YTA Review

We’ve just had a great review left following the completion of the NVQ level 2 in Site Carpentry. The NVQ level 2 was gained through EWPA (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment) and takes 1 full day at YTA.

Rob’s review is below:

Hi All. After many years of carpentry I decided to update my c.v with a NVQ. It is at that point I realised my struggle with dyslexcia. I plucked the courage to call the first company I saw online. And what an important call it was. From the very moment I called YTA and explained my condition to the guys on the office. It wasn’t any trouble what so ever to accommodate myself. Firstly Graham. Books you in. Prior to attending Mark calls you. On that call it’s all about the task. Relax! It’s easy. With years of skill you will think it’s a doddle trust me! Mark is the examiner on the day of the test but to be fair you will already know him. This is due to him going threw everything on the calls leading up to the test day. You will then receive a plan in the post which is what you’ll build on the day. In the plan pack will be some questions. Again if in doubt just call The office or Mark. Couldn’t be simpler! On the day. Nerves flowing arrive at the centre nice and early. Booom! Cuppa tea and and choccie bickies. It really wasn’t was I was expecting. Mark on the day was absolutely outstanding. (Thanks Mark) Graham in the office. Mr cool! Was just so erm? Cool an that. All my materials all there waiting for me to drink me tea. Stand by GO. Nice clean workspace was provided all good timber. Remember I am dyslexic. Always someone walking around to ask if I was on any doubt at all. I was even asked did I require a blue overlay to read a little easier. They had also had my plans blown up to a bigger size for me. I really couldn’t say it more clearer. Go see the staff at YTA for all your trades certs. I promise you for my experience they have all been truly amazing. A massive massive thanks to Mark Dale and Graham for all your help throughout every step of my journey. Ps. Booooom cert arrived.

NVQ level 2 in Site Carpentry EWPA YTA Review

The above review plus many more can be found at www.reviews.co.uk

Do you wish to undertake NVQ level 2 in Site Carpentry?

Do you have at least 5 years experience in your trade? Then you can spend 1 full day at our NOCN approved NVQ Centre in Yorkshire completing your NVQ level 2 through EWPA (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment).

The EWPA is a NVQ assessment route enabling an experienced worker to achieve their NVQ level 2 in their relevant trade through a practical assessment. By using your skills acquired over the years to complete a task in our NVQ Centre (usually 1 day) which is then assessed. This qualification is the one required to attain the blue skilled worker CSCS card and gain construction site work.

The EWPA NVQ assessor will evaluate your skills through professional discussion, witness testimonies and the practical assessment.

Units that make up the Site Carpentry NVQ Level 2

QCF641: Conform to general workplace safety
QCF642: Conform to efficient work practices
QCF643: Move and handle resources

Supported by THREE optional units to choose from:

QCF09: Install first fixing components
QCF10: Install second fixing components
QCF11: Erect structural carcassing components
QCF12: Maintain non-structural carpentry work
QCF628: Setting up and using transportable cutting and shaping machines in the workplace

Assessment Criteria for NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Wood Occupations – Site Carpentry: The assessment criteria for the above units for the carpentry NVQ can be found by clicking HERE. You will be assessed through practical assessment, witness testimonies, professional discussion and direct questioning in order to cover all of the assessment criteria

Cskills Awards L2 NVQ Diploma in Wood Occupations (Construction) – Site Carpentry QUA900

Price £900

 

Fast track NVQ for carpenters. Carpentry NVQ level 2 at YTA.

How the process works…

1) You contact us and enquire about EWPA for your trade. We will explain the process and ask you how many years experience you have in your trade area. You must have a minimum of 5 years experience and have experience & knowledge in all the NVQ units (as above) needed to gain the NVQ.

2) We will pass your details on to our NVQ carpentry assessor who will give you a call and complete what we call a ‘skills scan’. This is a chat amongst the two of you where he will want to know what type of work or projects you have been completing and for how long, he will want to know if you have experience and knowledge of the above NVQ units. He will explain that to achieve the NVQ in Carpentry you need to achieve all NVQ parts.

The NVQ parts…

NVQ Part 1) Witness testimonies. These are pre-printed in the carpentry NVQ pack and are sent out to you 2 weeks before your assessment date at our NVQ Centre in Bradford. You must get them signed by a trade related co-worker who has seen you complete this work in the last 3 years.

NVQ Part 2) Practical assessment. This is where you come to YTA and complete a practical assessment pre-set by the CITB. The drawing plan with all specifications and measurements is sent out to you 2 weeks before this practical assessment. You must complete the assessment to spec and within the allocated time. You must bring you own tools for the assessment. Awaiting for you will be the materials to complete the task.

NVQ Part 3) Professional discussion. This is also completed at YTA on the same day as your practical assessment. The best way to describe this is like a structured discussion around the NVQ carpentry units. It is not a questions and answers session but more of a talking through jobs or projects you have completed and the assessor may ask you to elaborate on certain parts so you are effectively talking your way through the NVQ units as talking evidence. Thus turning your experience as a carpenter onto the NVQ.

NVQ Part 4) Direct Questioning. Some assessment criteria within the carpentry nvq will ask you to ‘state’ or ‘describe’. These will be covered during the professional discussion or by direct questioning. The assessment criteria can be found below the carpentry nvq units listed above.

Time to book it and get on with it…

If you are happy to proceed and you feel confident and our NVQ assessor also feels confident in your ability and experience to achieve the NVQ we can go ahead with booking the carpentry NVQ. We require a deposit of £450. We then send you the documentation as detailed above and we will set your carpentry NVQ assessment date.

When you arrive for the NVQ assessment you will bring with you your signed witness testimonies and your tools. This is when you will pay the remaining balance of £450. You will then be inducted into the NVQ. During this day you will complete the practical assessment and professional discussion. Total price £900.

At the end of the day you will be told by the assessor if you have achieved or not achieved. If you have achieved you will be sent your certificate within 14 days (sometimes can be 7 days). You can now apply for your blue skilled worker CSCS card and get on site!

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like more information.

If you would like to book a course or look around the centre we have an open door policy and you can visit YTA Training anytime without an appointment between 8:30am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Contact today on 01274682199

YTA Training And Assessment Ltd

Unit 12a Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW

 

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Hottest day of the year BBQ followed by a lovely 5 star review

Thursday 25th July 2019 was the hottest July day on record with temperatures reaching 38.1C. That week at YTA we had a variety of courses running, it was very hot and everyone was suffering in the heat whilst trying to learn a new skill. Tiling, plumbing, kitchen fitting, carpentry and joinery courses were all running but it was the plasterers that were really suffering. Mixing plaster, up and down ‘hop ups’, back and forth to their mix and skimming their walls and ceilings. It was getting sweaty!

As staff we tried keeping everyone going with cool water, we stocked up on supplies they day before as the 24th was still quite a warm day too. We decided that there was only one thing for it, a BBQ! Let’s just do it and grab a few disposable BBQ’s from ASDA over the road, several packs of burgers and sausages and a load of ice lollies. Spirits were definitely lifted and it was a much needed enjoyable lunch hour where we all made the most of the superb weather.

We then received a lovely review from Marc and Josh who travelled up from South Wales following their plastering course.

Had an absolutely fantastic time at the YTA training centre. I went with my brother in law to do the plastering course and they went above and beyond to ensure our confidence and skills were up there before we left. Dave knows his craft, a great instructor and he certainly brought the best out of both of us. The atmosphere was incredible, met some great people and made some good friends. Graham the owner and all of the team members were the nicest people we’ve ever met, he went out to get supplies for a bbq and kept us in good spirits with ice creams due to the crazy weather, you won’t get that anywhere else! I would highly recommend this training centre if you’re looking to learn a new skill or skills. Thanks to Graham and Dave for an incredible experience Marc & Josh

Many thanks for the lovely review Marc, glad you and Josh both enjoyed the course. There was no way we couldn’t have a BBQ and Ice lollies on the hottest day of the year wether you are learning how to plaster or not! I think everyone on all the courses appreciated it too. Hope the plastering goes well and we may well see you back for a tiling course in the future when you are ready.

Regards, Graham

Courses on offer at YTA are:

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If you would like to book a course or look around the centre we have an open door policy and you can visit YTA Training anytime without an appointment between 8:30am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Contact today on 01274682199

YTA Training And Assessment Ltd

Unit 12a Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW

 

 

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A busy June at YTA! A selection of photos taken last month.

June was another busy month at YTA, a few photos taken around the training centre are below:

Courses on offer at YTA are:

Remember our 5 star independent reviews can be found by clicking the reviews badge below:

If you would like to book a course or look around the centre we have an open door policy and you can visit YTA Training anytime without an appointment between 8:30am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Contact today on 01274682199

YTA Training And Assessment Ltd

Unit 12a Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW

 

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YTA Training 5 star reviews

Another week has gone by and once again we have more fantastic 5 star reviews! We love reading your reviews, please keep them coming in!

 

Alison Daley – 5 day plumbing course

I found the intensive 5 day plumbing course excellent. Lyndon gave great instruction with just the right level of input allowing us to go away and figure things out ourselves but always on hand to support when we got a bit stuck. I felt very confident at the end of the course that I can tackle small plumbing jobs at home and on my rental properties, and have already put my new skills to the test!

Alison Daley YTA plumbing course review

Mohammad Abusbeih – 5 day plumbing course

Excellent trainers I would advise anyone to take courses with this training centre nice people who are there to help and I thank them all from my heart .thank you guys

Mohammad Abusbeih 5 day YTA plumbing course review

Tony Pemberton – 10 day level 1 plumbing course

YTA Google business review:

I attended and completed a 10 day plumbing course. The Instructor was knowledgable and gave sound advice and instruction. I enjoyed my time here and the training facilities were good. I would definitely recommend this training facility for content, instructor knowledge and training.

Wow! What a great week for some genuine reviews. Thank you. 

If you are loving reading these reviews and would like to visit YTA to see how we run the ‘hands on’ courses or even just chat to an instructor about what we cover and how we teach certain aspects then please feel free to call in and we can have a brew whilst showing you around our fantastic training centre. Alternatively you can give the office a call on 01274682199 or email info@ytatraining.com

YTA is situated in-between Leeds and Bradford just off the M62 Junction 26. We offer a range of fast track DIY courses, 5 and 10 day intensive courses with the option to upgrade to level 1 nationally accredited qualifications from NOCN Cskills.

  • Courses available: Tiling, plastering, plumbing, carpentry & joinery, bricklaying, kitchen fitting & DEI Domestic Electrical Installer.

 If you are already working in the trade and have 3+ or 5+ years experience then we can offer NVQ level 2 and NVQ level 3 in specific trades through either EWPA (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment) or OSAT (On Site Assessment & Training).

  • NVQ’s available: Tiling, Plastering, Bricklaying, Site Carpentry, Bench Joinery & Fitted Interiors

If you are interested in any of our courses and would like some more information then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on 01274682199 or email on info@ytatraining.com. 

If you would like to view any of our courses in action then you are welcome to visit the training centre anytime Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm with no appointment necessary.

YTA Training And Assessment is located at Unit 12a Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW.

 

 

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YTA Training Excellent Plumbing Reviews

Thank you for all the excellent reviews coming in this past week following tiling, plumbing and plastering courses. We’ve had two previous students also get in touch just to let us know how well they are doing now that they’re out on the tools and loving using their new skills gained at YTA Training and Assessment. 

We’ve had some excellent reviews left online through the independent review collection service www.reviews.co.uk and also on the YTA Google business page.

If you have not left a review yet then please do! If you would like to read this weeks reviews please then read on!

Leigh Land – 10 day level 1 Award in Plumbing

I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of my 10 day plumbing course the guys at YTA are excellent tutors and very knowledgeable Lyndon took the time to explain all aspects of the tasks and would give helpful feedback throughout the course other tutors at YTA would come over and look at my work and give positive feedback which was nice to hear. before last week I had not done any plumbing work and now I have so much more confidence. thank you everyone at YTA. I would strongly suggest to anyone who is looking to do a course contact the guys at YTA the 10 days plumbing is much better than the 5 days. I learnt so much during the 2nd week than the first week. I am looking forward to doing some extra courses.

Leigh Land – 10 Day Level 1 Plumbing Course Review

Many thanks for the excellent review Leigh of the plumbing course. We really do appreciate hearing your feedback and we look forward to seeing you in the future on more courses. Thank you for the message too, glad you are putting your new plumbing skills to good use! Regards, Graham

Matthew Hudson – 5 day Intensive Plumbing Course

in only a week Lyndon broke everything down into simple steps

Thank you Matthew for leaving a 5 star review on reviews.co.uk. Glad you enjoyed the course. Regards, Graham

Matthew Hudson – YTA Plumbing course review

Adam Rourke – Tiling, Plastering and Plumbing courses

I can heartily recommend any of the courses delivered by YTA as the trainers and content is spot on and the delivery is tailored to meet you as an individual. You benefit from years and years of experience (good and bad). If you are considering the 5 or 10 day options in a subject, I would strongly suggest 10 days to give yourself a good grounding and soak up more knowledge.

Thank you for such a great review of YTA Adam. Yes the 10 day courses do cover so much more content. Thank you for the email too letting me know how well you are doing! Regards, Graham

Adam Rourke – Tiling, Plastering and Plumbing course review

 

Wow! What a great few days worth of reviews. Thank you. 

If you are loving reading these reviews and would like to visit YTA to see how we run the ‘hands on’ courses or even just chat to an instructor about what we cover and how we teach certain aspects then please feel free to call in and we can have a brew whilst showing you around our fantastic training centre. Alternatively you can give the office a call on 01274682199 or email info@ytatraining.com

YTA is situated in-between Leeds and Bradford just off the M62 Junction 26. We offer a range of fast track DIY courses, 5 and 10 day intensive courses with the option to upgrade to level 1 nationally accredited qualifications from NOCN Cskills.

  • Courses available: Tiling, plastering, plumbing, carpentry & joinery, bricklaying, kitchen fitting & DEI Domestic Electrical Installer.

 If you are already working in the trade and have 3+ or 5+ years experience then we can offer NVQ level 2 and NVQ level 3 in specific trades through either EWPA (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment) or OSAT (On Site Assessment & Training).

  • NVQ’s available: Tiling, Plastering, Bricklaying, Site Carpentry, Bench Joinery & Fitted Interiors

If you are interested in any of our courses and would like some more information then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on 01274682199 or email on info@ytatraining.com. 

If you would like to view any of our courses in action then you are welcome to visit the training centre anytime Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm with no appointment necessary.

YTA Training And Assessment is located at Unit 12a Factory Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9NW.