The Standard Locksmithing course covers basic locksmith training, and includes a 16-piece pick set, mica, practice locks and reference material to take way.
Successful completion will allow you to apply for entry to the Institute of Certified Locksmiths as a Student.
This is a two-day course costing £550 plus VAT, and as a minimum covers:
Rim Cylinders
- Assembly
- Disassembly
- Shimming
- Producing key-alike cylinders
- Principles of picking
- Hand picking
- Use of an electric pick gun
- Drilling techniques
- Making of own picks and tension tools
Oval/Euro Cylinders
- Servicing using the Euro service jig
- Principles
- Fitting techniques
- Picking
- Other bypass methods
Mortice Locks
- Principle of picking two-, three- and five-lever locks
- Producing keyed-alike locks
- Lock recognition
- Drilling techniques
- Introduction to advanced and non-destructive picking
- Use of lever wires
- Demonstration and use of two-in-one picks
- Demonstration and use of curtain picks
- Demonstration and use of specialist B.S. picks
- Make own picks
Padlocks
- Picking
- Jiggling
- Use of padlock shims
Other locks
- Picking of wafer locks
- Picking garage door locks
- Picking of filing cabinets
- Master keys for public areas and buildings
Other techniques
- Use of letter box kit, key turners and mica
- Tubular lock picks
- Two- and three-lever jiggler keys
- Use of mini/micro/car jiggler keys
- Use of bump/rap keys
- Broken key extraction
- Introduction to key impressioning
- Making thumbturners
Miscellaneous
- Hands on lock fitting including cylinders, mortice locks, door hinge bolts, security bolts, sash jammers, patio door locks
- Use of the mortice jig
- Introduction to key cutting
- Advice on the locksmithing business and industry
- Suppliers of equipment and locks
We hope this page answers your questions about our Standard Locksmithing course.
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.