Since the pandemic hit the UK it made businesses radically change how they operated and we are no different and its also been one of the best changes we we could have created. Basically we have now rolled out a hybrid locksmith course which is the mobile locksmith course and the online locksmith course in one. Its taking the course from 15 weeks to 36 weeks. What this means is that you for the first part of the course get to train at home in your own time, this creates the vital fundamentals required to be successful as a locksmith operating there own business. 

You will have live online sessions during this first stage of the course, we send you a full training lock lab that you setup at home, you then have the same tools, same training items that we have here. You will practice and research, learn and create a solid foundation to build your new business upon. The first generation of locksmiths to undertake this new style of training have I  many ways out performed the older students. This is due to retention of vital information, time served under longer training time at home and not in a class where the student may feel rushed to keep up with other students. When a student is face to face in the lock lab we may cover 4 subject areas which could have up to 60 parts to of training and this means that the students retention of key information is less than when the student trains at home in there own time. This means they need less assistance later in there career, they know how to deal with more complex jobs meaning they are not turning down work as they have the time served. 

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However, once your time has been served learning the foundation and fundamentals of both the locksmith trade and the business aspects of the locksmith trade you will then move into our physical program where we will carry out face to face training in the lock lab to correct and refine technical skills as we move on to working on the real homes. From this point you will attend the jobs and ghost the locksmiths on duty, following them at work and seeing the jobs from start to end, from how we handle the phone calls, get a face to face with a client, close a sale and how we deal with invoicing and receiving payments and all the issues that unfollowed in between. You will also spend time with one of our office mangers who will show how the back office operates, dealing with customer care, sourcing parts, chasing late invoices, dealing with accounting and so much more.

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Also new for 2022 onwards we will be adding a UPVC specialist aspect to this course where we will be dealing with all the aspects of the UPVC door and window related issues, such as removing panels, re-beading, toe and healing along with servicing to help the locksmith expand there knowledge on such subjects. We also now include a full UPVC door fitters and tool kit!

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We have also included a new multi point section dealing with automatic locking multi points, electric multi points and a new high security section that deals with decoding of high security locks and hardware along with using multi picks. We have updated our fitters package and we now include more tools based on fitting. 

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We can now also offer accommodation at our Newquay Cornwall Lock Training Facility which is a luxury holiday park home as we partnered with Trethiggey Holiday Park who we are based beside in Cornwall. We do not however offer accommodation in Gateshead. 

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There is a whole lot more that's been achieved for this course and offered and based on student feedback. This course is now into its 4th generation update as of 2024.