Edit - 16 March 2021

Edit - 16 March 2021

I have now received confirmation that my SIA licence has been granted and paid for. I have also given this company 1 more star as they have delivered as promised (A paid for license) but after alot of delays in the administration side of things.

Training Strategies has got good front line members of staff such as Imran who taught is the Security contents in the second week.

The administration of TSL is poor and needs improvement. Better communication between clients and TSL is needed. The communication should be more effective and efficient without having to pester/ring TSL every other week.

I am grateful for their payment of the SIA licence but that's what they promised on completion of their course and they have done as advertised.

If you are in no rush to get your badge for free TSL is the able to deliver that. Please don't have any higher expectations other than your time will be costly instead of paying for the course and licence.

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Edit - 19th February

This company is an absolute shambles. Post completion of the course I received 1 certificate instead of the 5. I spoke to the company on 3 separate occasions and was told the certificates would be on there way. Still nothing! My first call was in the first weeks of January.

Still no certificates. Tried calling but no answer. They only pickup option 1 (Book a place on a course)

The administration at Training Strategies is disgraceful and an extremely poor customer service.

Would love to rate it 0 but I am unable to.
Avoid this company at all costs. The course might be free but the time wasted is costly.

Edit- 1st December. Intial review was 3 now 2.

The company and the way it handles its paperwork is shocking. We are literally fed the answers by tutors and told what we should write in order for us to complete the course and for Training Strategies to gain their funds.

We have also filled in various paperwork meant for tutors, essentially doing their jobs (unpaid!).
Why have these tutors when they don't even give you advice or feedback about whether your initial and end skills have improved.

This company just does the bare minimum to get as much funding from the EU social fund without anyone batting an eyelid.

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I have completed week 1 of 2 of the SIA Course with Lynn Connolly in Blackburn.

Week 1 went by fairly quickly and well explained. Lynn was great as a tutor and really answered any questions that the class may have had. She was full of energy and explained things loudly and clearly. Great person full of energy :)

My reason for rating 3 stars is because I am going to see how week 2 and the post course experience pans out. I have read the other reviews about Training Strategies mentioning the long delays and shady behaviour after completion so I will be updating this review in due course.

So far so good I hope this good experience runs throughout and post course.

Shazeb Hussain