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Enjoyed the plumbing course , found the tutor to be very knowledgeable and understanding.

The skills I've learnt here will come in very useful, highly recommend.

I went through a third party company and my exams and placement were at CBWA. From the very initial contact, to completing the course, CBWA ensured such a smooth, stress free process. From the office staff, to my course tutor, Darren, every individual I encounter was welcoming, supportive and any issues were dealt with the most attention. The environment is very relaxed, welcoming and a great environment to not only learn a trade, but to increase personal confidence. Darren was a fantastic tutor who catered to many abilities within each session, allowing you to progress at your individual pace. Overall a very impressive experience and I would definitely recommend to any individual to enquire at CBWA for their vast array of trade courses available. A personal thank you from myself to CBWA!

Been on the 5 day welding course,Chris and mark both very knowledgeable easy to get on with great trainers made things super easy very helpful 5 stars all day long.

I did the level 2 city and guilds and I have to say a big thank you to Chris and mark, even though I had basic knowledge and skills/experience, they were outstanding. I have been to a couple of welding courses this was by far the best, they really helped me.

The level of instruction and tutors knowledge pitched in at the perfect level and talked in a manner we could relate to

Just did tiling with Gwyn, for 3 days as part of the nocn bathroom fitting course. It was really good, Gwyn was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and he did a good job of making feel at ease which is useful when you're doing tiling as it can be frustrating. By putting us at ease he created a positive learning environment. Some of the explanations were rushed but this was understandable as the course was short and it gave us more time on the tools.
The only thing I think could be improved would be safety, like reminding us to where eye protection, but this is me being picky, I think he could see that me and the other one on the course already worked in Industry so knew he would be preaching to the converted!

Completed a three day tiling course as part of a wider bathroom fitting course with gwyn. Tutor was very experienced and very clear with communication. The course left me with confidence to enter that line of work and I feel I learnt a lot in the limited time frame.

Great school with great people. Learnt so much here and was made to feel very welcome/at home in the training facility. Would recommend to anyone looking to switch career and get qualifications in plumbing. Thank you Darren/Mia/Madison for all your help.

I spent roughly four weeks at CBWA doing a plumbing course. Nothing is lacking, and the facilities are first-rate; Darren is an outstanding tutor. The experience was excellent. I encourage everyone interested in a plumbing course to go there.

Attended the 4 week plumbing course with Darren. Excellent training facilities with lots of practical training. Tutors have always got time to help. Darren was very helpful and always had time to help any issues I had. I will be using CBWA for any further training needs.

Intensive plumbing course completed with Lee. Absolutely brilliant, well worth the money and made what I thought was difficult actually quite straight forward.

Might even book another course when time permits!

Many thanks Lee.

Lee was a great instructor for the intensive plumbing course I did. Great knowledge and explained everything we needed to know in detail.

Learned plumbing from Lee. Learned a lot and found it very useful and ideal for my DIY.

Mr Lee, really really informative, very helpful, made course really enjoyable

Completed the NOCN Bathroom fitting course, I would highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to renovate their bathrooms. I was going to watch YouTube videos and start renovating, so glad I didn’t and done the course first. The knowledge and experience the instructors share with you who have been working professionally in their respective fields for many years is just something you can’t learn from YouTube. They teach you all the theory necessary and guide you through the hands-on practical side and how to tackle some of the common problems that you may encounter.

Big thanks to all the staff at CBWA and especially, Gwyn (Tiling), Lee (Plumbing) and Richie (Plastering) for making it a great experience and making sure they brought the best out of me and everyone else on the course.

I’ve just finished my NVQ plumbing course with Darren and have nothing but positive things to say ! Darren was fantastic throughout, very knowledgeable and able to explain things in a way that made them easy to understand. The center is really well run and all the staff there are top notch. 100% recommended from me.

Darren was a great instructor for the 5 day intensive plumbing course. I had no clue about anything to do with plumbing and now I feel confident enough to have a crack at plumbing at home. Will be back for more at some point for further training. Cheers!

A most enlightening and valuable experience. Went there for BS7671 18th edition. Michelle was very supportive and patient, so thank you very much for everything Michelle, your advices were golden.
I would highly recommend everyone who wants to achieve any standards to subscribe .

I am a person with no previous experience in plumbing and after finishing the course I am almost overwhelmed by the amount of very practical instructions and practice we could cover in only 5 days. Definitely good investment , worth my time even though I had to drive over 100 miles each day. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn DIY or like me to try a new skill. Very thankful to Lee our tutor who turned to be professional and yet shared very helpful and practical"secrets" of the trade and I knew he didn't have to. Thank you Lee.

Completed a 5 day intensive plastering course with John
Enjoyed every day and learnt so much, John is a good teacher always on hand to help when needed.
Shared his plastering knowledge in a way that was easily understandable, and came
Away feeling confident in doing some plastering of my own.
Highly recommend doing this course to anyone wanted to learn to plastering.