You are wanting to find out the cost of our training courses.?

We are not like other training providers. We do not operate a revolving door system of trying to get as many in through the door as possible in order to make the most money in the shortest possible time. A one size fits all pricing structure is profoundly unfair. So what we charge you for our experts to train you, depends on a number of things.

• • Whether the course is certified by a recognised awarding body or is contractor specific
  • The experience of the learner or group that may be wanting to take a course
  • Whether a single individual, or group of individuals clubbing together or a company is sending several learners to us all at one time
  • How long the course is for

Whether the course is certified by a recognised awarding body or is contractor subject specific

These types of courses tend to be more expensive.  Simply because there are usually additional certification, registration and examination fees, that a certificate awarding body charges us. So, we have to pass this on to you the learner.

We are accredited to provide City and Guilds certification and the Smart Awards network operators certification.

City and guilds courses are the most expensive, and the most difficult for you the learner to achieve. Because there is a rigid inflexible curriculum that has to be followed. Several theory tests must be passed, along with inflexible practical assessments, and each of these incurs a fee that city and guilds charge.

To keep this cost down we have now been approved to deliver accredited Network Operators qualifications provided by the Smart Awards.

Smart awards allow us to deliver only the theory and practical training that the industry says it needs. And is recognised by Eircom, BT, SIRO, Virgin Media, Knns, Actavo, Morrisons along with every other network operator and the 400 contractors that work in the Industry.

The training meets the needs of the industry and the fees charged are much less expensive making the courses more cost effective to the learners.

Contractor specific courses are usually much shorter, because contractors usually want us to teach their staff to do one job. For example they may want to teach their new employees how to install fibre into homes or businesses and no more.  Because they are shorter and a contractor can guarantee a number of learners.  Then economies of scale can be provided.

Or alternatively they may be electricians that may only have to terminate fibre optic cabling with very low fibre counts in limited circumstances.  So we can quickly teach them how to complete these common work tasks proficiently in a cost effective way for the contractor.

The experience of the learner or group that may be wanting to take a course

Some individuals have been working in the industry for a long time.  They have been taught everything they know on a monkey see, monkey do basis. Though they carry out the work tasks very well.   They do not have any formal qualifications and now need to get them.

Because of the existing experience these individuals can be taught an awful lot quicker.  Because of this we can offer vastly reduced rates for those already experienced within the industry.

Whether a single individual, or group of individuals clubbing together or a company is sending several learners to us all at one time

For us to be able to run a course it has to be viable.  We have overhead costs, rent, insurance, equipment to buy and kept maintained consumables to get in stock.  If groups of individuals or a company can send a number of individuals on a course, we can provide a discount because of economies of scale.

The more they send the cheaper the course becomes.

How long the course is for

Some types of training courses we provide take a long time over several weeks and sometimes months. It stands to reason that the costs associated with providing these longer course are greater. Rent for the training locations, materials, equipment costs way more.

So it stands to reason that short courses will always cost less for us to deliver and we pass those savings along to the learners.

So if you want to know the cost

Then please contact us using our contact form or call us.   

Tell us a little bit about yourself.  Importantly, tell us what training you are looking for and why.   What you want to achieve when you have completed the training. 

So that we can advise you as to the best most cost effective course that suits your needs.  Obviously we need to know if your already working in the industry and what experience you have. 

The more information that you can give us will determine what we will charge you for the training and how best we can help you obtain the skills that you need..