What do you guys think of this school???

[dragonriot]

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Fox Valley Crime Prevention Center Our college has recently partnered with the Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) to offer a six day locksmith school. Students completing the intensive hands-on course become ALOA Registered Locksmiths upon completion. Fox Valley Technical College 1825 N. Bluemound Dr. Appleton, WI 54912-2277 antoon@fvtc.edu Voice: 920-735-2410

Now, I don't expect to be able to open a business after 6 days of training, nor do I expect to leave the class as a lockpicking professional, but what do you guys think about this school for a beginner? I live about an hour and a half from the school, and my sister lives about 20 minutes from it, so I could stay with her for the week (or one day per week) that I am taking the class. I haven't called for prices yet, but most of the short classes at that school are a couple hundred bucks...

[keysman]

The Class is sponsered by ALOA and should be very comprehensive,don't expect much lockpicking as that is only a minor part of the field.
You may want to contact the college and see if they have a course syllibus ( sp) and see if it still interests you.

[Isakill]

6 days.... that must be a really basic class. although in a classroom seting they may be able to cram a little more information than usual.

[dragonriot]

can't be too basic, or they wouldn't be able to certify you after the class... The school itself is very reputable, just not sure how good their program will be. I'll be calling them later.

[lostlink]

can't be too basic, or they wouldn't be able to certify you after the class... The school itself is very reputable, just not sure how good their program will be. I'll be calling them later.

You will be a RL and not CRL (The C is for certified)

Below is from the ALOA site.............




"Registered Locksmith (RL)
The designation for Registered Locksmith is - RL. John Doe, RL, was “grand fathered” into the program at it’s inception in 1985 (this grandfather program is no longer available) or is an active locksmith who has received twelve ALOA Education Units (AEU) by completing twelve ALOA Continuing Education (ACE) Classes consisting of eight hours each. An RL is recognized for training or experience, but is nottested or certified. This is not a path for advanced certification levels."


Here is an info link I found about the six day course............

http://www.fvtc.edu/public/content.aspx?ID=1601&PID=23


LostLink

[xnoobandrew]

well i suggest looking for some good literature..

[digital_blue]

I'm thinking that a couple hundred bucks for a weeks worth of education can't be that bad a deal, and with ALOA sponsoring it, it probably can't be that bad a class either.

I'd say if you take it for what it is (ie: it's only a week's worth of training), it's probably not an altogether bad idea.

db

[xnoobandrew]

You always gotta trust DB!

He knows.

[jackbeef]

That course is $995.00. Not exactly a couple hundred. lol

[pelham123]

New Jersey School of Locksmithing will run you 10 grand for 900 hours of instruction, but it's worth every penny. You get out of it what you put into it.

[n2oah]

Hey! Another person from the fox valley is on here, eh?

[Cybernation]

Its well worth the money if you really want to get into being a locksmith... If only they had those types of classes when I was starting it would of help a good deal. But keep in mind that their is a great wealth of infomation on the net and here on the forums that you might find interesting