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Official qualification in the UK?

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Official qualification in the UK?

Postby gareth » 29 Mar 2007 10:33

Is there a recognised course or accreditation in the UK which is accepted overseas?
Looking at Oz, NZ, Canada. i know all these countries have a different criteria. Not having much luck on google so if any of you can help it'd be appreciated.
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Postby Shrub » 29 Mar 2007 10:56

Theres not even a uk recconised qualifacation not alone a over seas one,

I assume if you are trading here it wont be hard to get a license where needed elsewhere,

There was recently a great map posted of what is needed and where but i cant remember if it was just the us or not,

Theres the postal courses that you could ave sent over which result in some sort of certificate i think but its all wasted money if you already trade,

I would look at licensing as i think its only a case of filling out a few forms and giving them some money, i would think things like that are mentioned on the goverment websites for the country you want to move to, the ones where they have all those sort of forms listed,
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Postby taylorgdl » 29 Mar 2007 10:57

There is no official qualification recognised in the UK, never mind transferable overseas.

MLA is the closest (I think) but it takes a long time (couple of years).

By the way, there is no City and Guilds in Locksmithing.

or GCSE.

BTEC

A level

etc etc
It's all about the tension . . .
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Postby toomush2drink » 31 Mar 2007 18:25

The MLA exam is recognised in oz as far as i know.
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Postby gareth » 2 Apr 2007 10:46

Thanks all. Can any guys in Oz,NZ or Canada give any tips?
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