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Travelling long distances to and from your learning centre, day upon day, week upon week, can easily become too difficult and costly to sustain. Regardless of how much you enjoy the course itself, the long commute can quickly sap you of time, energy and enthusiasm, while also incurring unnecessary extra costs.

Travelling away from home to learn a new trade skill or course can be daunting, but these six advantages of learning away from home will surprise you and ease your worries. More...

20Jun2016

6 Surprising Advantages of Learning a Course Away From Home

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When deciding to enrol on a training course offered by private training colleges, such as Access Training, some might feel suspicious - after all, how can a trade, something traditionally considered to require years of experience, be taught to a high enough standard in only a matter of weeks?

At first glance, it certainly seems implausible, but when you take a closer look into what the old-style apprenticeship process actually consists of, you might be more inclined to think otherwise.More...

16Jun2016

5 Significant Advantages of Fast-Track Courses

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At the beginning of 2016, TATA Steel announced its plans to cut 1,050 jobs from Steelworks across the UK, including 750 at the Port Talbot works . The Indian based company was reported to be making losses of £1 million a day in the UK, and this increasingly worsening situation has since escalated into a large-scale disaster in recent months. More...

15Jun2016

How to Survive the Collapse of the Steel Industry

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While the best way to gain enviable plastering and/or tiling skills would be to take one of our bespoke courses and become a qualified plasterer and tiler, Access Training also have a few handy tips to share to DIY enthusiasts looking to improve their work.

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18Mar2013