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Erithwc

courses for window cleaning?
« on: December 15, 2011, 07:25:59 am »
in the new year i would like to go on a few courses to improve my cleaning method and businesss marketing.

has anyone use BWCA what are they like?

i know their is also IMPACT43 for training are their any other window cleaning training operators.

what is the best course you have been on ?

thanks erithwc

richywilts

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Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2011, 05:25:14 pm »
bwca and the impact43 courses are both fairly informative advice from experienced window cleaners which i think is invaluable both david and craig who ran the courses when i attended were really nice guys, if you have spare 150quid to go on bwca id say go on it its quite motivational as for impact nvq its free bar your own time and effort
Richard Wiltshire
Window Clean Direct

richardwiltshire36@yahoo.co.uk
www.windowcleandirect.co.uk
07894821844

Paul Coleman

Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2011, 05:37:25 pm »
bwca and the impact43 courses are both fairly informative advice from experienced window cleaners which i think is invaluable both david and craig who ran the courses when i attended were really nice guys, if you have spare 150quid to go on bwca id say go on it its quite motivational as for impact nvq its free bar your own time and effort

I think you should re-word that.
Having the words "free" and "bar" next to each other might attract the wrong types  ;D .

I did a couple of the BWCA courses and the NVQ2 by Impact43.
All of them contained info that I will possibly never need and also, all could have filled gaps in what I know.
This is not a criticism.  All the courses were OK for what they were.  They were either one day ones so I wouldn't expect them to cover any more than basics plus a few extras or, as in the NVQ2, spread over several sessions so covered a fair bit of ground but no more than you would expect to cover in that time frame.  I felt the NVQ2 course did start at a very basic level but it should be remembered that it must also include people who could have a borderline literacy problem so that they can get the help they need to complete the course.

KLEENAWAY

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Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2011, 05:47:07 pm »
I felt the NVQ2 course did start at a very basic level but it should be remembered that it must also include people who could have a borderline literacy problem so that they can get the help they need to complete the course.
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I was thinking the exact same paul, felt like i was doing primary school stuff but apart from that the first day of the course was brilliant

mikecam

Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2011, 08:04:07 pm »

I was thinking the exact same paul, felt like i was doing primary school stuff but apart from that the first day of the course was brilliant

Which primary school stuff? Everytime i looked at you you seemed to be thinking, hard too !!!! And scratching your head !!!  ;D ;D ;D

Paul Coleman

Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2011, 10:17:07 pm »

I was thinking the exact same paul, felt like i was doing primary school stuff but apart from that the first day of the course was brilliant

Which primary school stuff? Everytime i looked at you you seemed to be thinking, hard too !!!! And scratching your head !!!  ;D ;D ;D

Probably the Janet and John books - showing my age here  :)

KLEENAWAY

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Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2011, 10:23:31 pm »
Haha! I left you all in there in the end doing your maths papers, counting on your fingers and toes! And i wasnt scratching my head....i was feeling my receding hair line actually :-* ;D ;D

mikecam

Re: courses for window cleaning?
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2011, 10:51:01 pm »
Haha! I left you all in there in the end doing your maths papers, counting on your fingers and toes! And i wasnt scratching my head....i was feeling my receding hair line actually :-* ;D ;D
Ha !! Its ok for you, i got two wrong !!!