Ofqual stands for The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, exams and tests in England
During our 20 years working in and for the locksmith industry we have come across the question "Why is it so difficult to find a trustworthy locksmith?" many, many times usually after the customer has been overcharged, had their door, lock and door-frame butchered or has been left waiting 5 hours for a locksmith to arrive after the call centre said he would be there in 30 minutes.
The official OFQUAL regulated locksmith training course takes a number of months to complete, and involves both written and practical training and is the highest level you can achieve so why are people still choosing these unofficial 5 Day Locksmith Training Courses Over the Official OFQUAL regulated Course?
The Locksmith industry is un-regulated so There are lots of different locksmith training courses. so how do you know you've chosen a professional locksmith training college?
Since the initial social media announcement, raising awareness of an OFQUAL locksmith qualification, Train Locksmiths received many comments and messages with queries surrounding the new and unfamiliar changes. You wanted answers and rightly so!
No matter what trade or profession you require services form, and there are many of them, you will always find excellent, satisfactory and bad workmanship, rogues, amateurs and professionals, the inexpensive, the affordable and absolute overpriced
A question we often get asked is what qualifications does a locksmith need to be considered a professional in the industry? The short answer is none which surprises a lot of people and what a lot of the public don't understand is that unlike many trades such as gas engineers, electricians etc the locksmith industry is completely unregulated.
