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Locksmith Schooling

I know that this has been asked allot, but I wanted a refreshed view from everyone.

I would like to start doing blacksmithing work part time to supplement the security consultant business that I have.

I have looked at the following correspondence courses:

Thomas Education Direct (Formerly ICS)

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P.C.D.I.
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Foley Belsaw
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The Lockout Specialist Course
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Can anyone tell me what they know about these courses and if they recommend the course or not. I am looking to do auto lockout service, and residential and light commercial locksmith work including installation and servicing.

Has anyone taken the NRI course? Do you have a webpage for NRI? Do you know of other better corresponsence courses?

Well I hope that I can get some good feedback from the courses, I have talked to the locksmiths in the area and NO-ONE wants an apprentice.

Thanks

Patrick Cartwright Jr.

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Chief Cartwright
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BLASCKSMITHING? ok..

first, get the phone book.. in YOUR IMMEDIATE AREA, whats the population?

in the yellow pages, look how many 'smiths you already have..

divide the population, by the number of 'smiths'.. if the answer is in the 50,000 range, you might make a go of it..if the number is SIGNIFICANTLY LESS, then you got problems..

you WILL spend a few thousand for tools and supplies tho.

2 key machines are gonna run $3 grand or so.. or a little less.. automotive KEY generation is the expensive part now..unlocking is not that bad.. --Shiva--
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--Shiva--

Sorry I meant Locksmithing..... Darn spell check.

Patrick

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Chief Cartwright

Sorry it was locksmithing.....

Patrick

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Chief Cartwright

If you want to take a correspondence course, thats fine, but it won't teach you a lot of the hands-on type stuff that you will need to learn before you should ever touch a lock for a paying customer...

Look for a REAL trade school in your area where you can attend classes and be taught things in person by real locksmiths rather than having your work examined by someone who is reading the answers off a sheet to correct you and evaluate your work...

One thing that the correspondence courses really won't help you with is commercial locksmithing... Other than a little bit on theory, they don't expose you to the actual real life locks... If all you ever wanted to work on was residential work then go nuts and take a correspondence course...

I would look at the list of trade schools posted by the ALOA...

Good luck...

Evan, ~~ formerly a maintenance man, now a college student...

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Evan

My comments are in the FAQ, I think.

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Joe Kesselman

Used spell-check. Didn'tcha? :)

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Bob DeWeese, CML, CJS

YES HE DID HE ALREADY SAID THAT

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yateswhite

Calm down, Yates. Stuff often arrives out of sequence; a comment may be overtaken by other news. Just part of the way newsgroups work. If something's already been answered, just ignore it.

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Joe Kesselman

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Key

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ALOA now offers a 5(?) day basic locksmithing class at the conventions. = This year (July) it is in Vegas. Email me if you would like more info.

bobby at bearlock dot com

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Bob DeWeese, CML, CJS

Grow up Key, come on, if something like an HTML message bothers you then you seriously need a life and some new hobbies...

There is NO SUCH THING as a "text only" internet...

Not anymore, not since the early 1990's...

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Evan

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