The following information has been prepared to assist potential apprentices (including self funded), their parents and employer in making an informed decision when selecting a learning provider. We have included details on costs as well as other general information that we hope you will find useful.
Steve Willis Training and Assessment Centres Ltd. (SWTAC) have been delivering high quality government funded Gas training programmes since September 2004.
We pride ourselves on high quality training in excellent dedicated gas training and assessment facilities. All our staff have extensive Gas industry experience as well as up-to-date third party ACS certificates.
We also operate a range of policies including Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity, Internal Verification and Classroom Observations, which are carried out and then reviewed, monitored and updated via our system of embedded Team Meetings.
Unlike many of our local competitors, we don’t operate a traditional academic year. The advantage to the learner is that it provides at least ten additional training days per year. Our facilities also benefit from being utilised by experienced installers who attend to both undertake initial and to renew their five yearly ACS gas assessment (many of whom are apprentice employers) bringing and creating both a stable and professional learning environment throughout the Centre.
We use a wide and diverse range of teaching and delivery strategies which seek to ensure that learning and understanding is taking place. These can include participation, practical and classroom review sessions, oral and formal written multi choice questions.
Confirmation of the practical and technical competences are carried out at strategic points in the programme from both direct observation and written tasks
If you are comparing us to another gas provider, we would ask you to please take the opportunity to view our facilities and to meet the staff before you make the very important selection of training provider. Please remember, we are not offering a Plumbing Apprenticeship, it is a high quality, dedicated and focused Gas Apprenticeship from day 1. If you want Plumbing, you should make this clear at the time of application and we can advise you further.