Most locksmiths are self-employed, and the profession is ideal if you want to be your own boss: it is rewarding and offers flexible working hours, an attraction if you are looking for a career change.
The Locksmiths Training Centre operates a specialist locksmith training facility, and also trains in-house for commercial customers.
The Centre is a Learning and Skills Council training partner, and offers one-, two- and five-day courses approved by the City and Guilds and the Institute of Certified Locksmiths:
- Our Standard Locksmithing course is an ideal introduction to locksmithing
- Our Advanced Locksmithing course is for those seriously wanting to become self-employed lockmiths of the highest quality
- Modules for Non-destructive Entry, Lock Recognition, Digital Locks, Lock Fitting, Auto Locksmithing and Field Experience let you add additional skills to your portfolio
- Our Business Start-up and Management Course will help you run your own business.
Our training is one-to-one, and we train small groups of up to four only by request. This allows a totally hands-on approach without a classroom environment.
As well as the locksmith tuition, we provide some basic tools to take away, and spend time with each student discussing the business side of the profession: start-up costs, advertising, stock and tool requirements, suppliers and so on.
And we offer post-course advice and assistance – many students return to us for further training and join us at our locksmith meetings.
We are an approved trainer for the Institute of Certified Locksmiths, the professional body that promotes 100% use of non-destructive entry. This distinguishes our courses from others. More
We are an official training partner for the Learning and Skills Council – registered learning provider number 12442. Their goal is to to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to make sure we have a workforce that is of world-class standards. They can arrange interest free loans for people wanting to train as locksmiths. Read more about LSC on their website
Our courses are City and Guilds approved through the army resettlement program. Students from that program will obtain a City and Guilds award and certificate on successful completion of the course.
In 2007 we helped train staff from many hospital trusts, including those of Buckinghamshire Hospitals, Hertfordshire, St George's Healthcare, South West London and St George's Mental Health, and West London Mental Health.Information about our courses is also available in a downloadable brochure (8.5MB).
To book a place on one of courses, please download the booking form, complete it and send it to us, together with a cheque for the deposit.
You can also pay the deposit or for the whole course by credit or debit card or from a PayPal account on the website of Walker Lockmiths, who operate The Locksmiths Training Centre.
If you have further questions or wish to reserve a place on one of our courses, please:
- click here to set up a free call to 0800 756 6324
- or ring 07795 975 975 or 01483 479 516
- or use our online enquiry form
- or send an email to info@locksmithstrainingcentre.co.uk.