Work Placement & Student Liaison Manager

Simon Andrews

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Background

A fully qualified PGA Golf Professional for more than 20 years, Simon came to us from a similar position in a different industry – his experience preceded him and the mutual interests as well as the ‘same wavelength’ attitude ensured he was the right fit for Brookhouse. He oversees all work experience opportunities as the Work Placement Manager, matching trainees with great industry opportunities local to them.

Simon enjoys working at Brookhouse because of the relaxed but very professional atmosphere. Dealing with students on a daily basis, he appreciates the impact his work has on their careers and says candidates are always a joy to work with.

You’d think it’s just for the free tea and coffee, but Simon says Brookhouse stands out as a workplace because of just being able to go to work and genuinely enjoy it. Job satisfaction and a good, adaptable work environment matter:

“I love working at Brookhouse, as firstly, I really enjoy my role within the company which gives me great job satisfaction seeing candidates placed with companies and following their journey, making a difference in their life to becoming qualified gas engineers. Brookhouse has a great feel about it as a company. A great working atmosphere, where everyone works together as a team to accomplish everyone’s goals. James (MD) is always looking to improve, always looking to take it forwards as a company and look at what we can do better, and how we can improve on things, whether it be customer service, training or placements.”

In his spare time, Simon likes to try and keep fit and has recently completed the Total Warrior at Bramham Park alongside our MD, James – they both did very well in the challenging 12k mud obstacle race!

The reason we have the reputation of being the best gas training centre in the UK, we give our students what they need to work competently with gas, not what is easiest and quickest for us to deliver.

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15:43 07 Jul 24

Stop thinking about doing the course and get it done.I was a hgv driver for over 15 years no experience in plumbing and gas and was threatening to do the course for a while just wish I had done it sooner.Please don't think u can just attend and pass coz u can't. If u put the work in and study u can pass and succeed. There was times on the course I was thinking how am I going to pass this and wish I hadn't of started it. But after the placement and studying it all sinks in trust. My tutor Chris is a top guy helped with anything I don't understand. Placement was very good I got took on straight away after passing my acs. It took me all in 6 months so it can be done. So it's been just over a year now that I've been employed, the company I work for have paid me to do cookes/fires/Lpg all qualified now. Also I have been doing some jobs of my own aswell. Get it done 5 STAR 100%

Michael Greenwood

11:03 26 Jun 24

I left the Royal Marines after 15 years, having only ever known one employment. The gulf between careers seemed massive.Brook house bridged that gap perfectly. The staff all have a genuine investment in your success.The training and facilities are excellent and leave you well prepared for what you will encounter on site.The work placement was brilliant and selected with care to put you in a strong position to complete your portfolio and ACS.Upon completion Brook house provided advice and support to help me find employment…. 3 days later I was employed.I can’t thank the team enough…well worth it !!

Daniel Croft

18:57 23 May 24

Can't fault this place at all. It was a great place to learn, the tutors were very knowledgeable and patient. It is a fast paced course especially if you have no previous plumbing/gas experience, but if you take their advice to revise and read the books provided it makes it a lot easier to take it all in.My placement was a bit up and down. My placement was cancelled at the last minute but BTC had set me up with another but this could only be for a month. During that month BTC had kept on it and arranged a permanent placement who I am now fully employed with. Cheers Tim. When on placement I needed to get in contact with my tutor for a couple of questions. He was easy to get hold of and was happy to help. Cheers John.All in all I am very happy that I chose Brookhouse and would recommend to anyone.Thank you all at BTC

Ben Andrew

11:41 18 May 24

Best decision I've made with my life.I qualified in around 7 months and got a job with British Gas immediately after passing. The instructors were great, really knew their stuff.Portfolio jobs were marked off by staff usually within a week. Guaranteed placement was good but there were a few issues such as not doing enough gas jobs but it was sorted by brookhouse.£7,000, leaving a job and 6 months unpaid training is a big decision to make. It paid off massively for me. I've now got a career I love, a large payrise and a job I enjoy.A few tips-Study hard, it's a fast paced course.-Have a plan of what you want too do after, I'd recommend employment after. 6 months isn't enough to go self employed I feel.-worth getting accommodation so you can focus on course.