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
Despite what many people believe, going to college or university may not be the right choice for everyone.
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?
So you have been on a night out got a little too drunk and lost your keys, you're stood at your front door, no one else is home or you live alone, it's 3am and your parents will not be too please if you get them out of bed again to bring you the spare key, what do you do? Do you call the number that annoying guy made you put in your phone earlier? Do you call a cab and see if your friend is still awake or do you call out a locksmith and hope it doesn't cost too much?
Learning a trade will be the best option as people will always need a plumber, an electrician or a locksmith because things can still go wrong with your electrics or plumbing and people will always lose keys and require security upgrades
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!
Being a locksmith can be a very rewarding career, if you decide to go independent then you are of course your own boss and the earnings can be very good if you are willing and able to put in the hours required.
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.
