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Originally Posted by emmasteve
my hubby is a plasterer with no qualifications so do not worry as he passed the tra easily its expierence that counts give as much detail as possible from the day he started training what he did what tools he uses who taught him etc it seems so daunting but dont worry emma steve x x
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Hi Emma & Steve
The problem for locksmiths is that in October 2007, teh TRA sudenly closed Pathway D to new applicants. If Steve weer trying to apply for a skills assessment today, he would be stuck because of the Pathway D closure. The TRA said they were going to announce an alternative scheme "in January." They did ot say which year.....
In a way it is worse for locksmiths because there are no relevant qualifications that they could do. Also, wheras a time-served plastereer or brickie might be able to get sponsorship from a contractor (doing away with the need for formal qualifications) locksmiths do seem to work on their own from what I have seen.
It is strange. With all the building going on in places like Perth, the need for locksmiths must be greater than ever. Who is going to cut spare keys for doors? Who is going to solve the problem is someone gets locked out of their new house?I'm sure that teh original door-fitters can put the locks on the doors to begin with, but the modern world cannot manage without locksmiths!
Cheers
Gill