AluK has underlined its claim to be ‘the only aluminium systems house that has it all in-house’ with the news that its Training Academy is set to reopen and is taking bookings on a range of courses.
It is being relaunched with a new website and a new downloadable prospectus after the pandemic forced it to close for face-to-face training for almost two years.
Visitors to the website can browse the content and format of all nine of the workshops in three different categories: product awareness and LogiKal software, theory and fabrication and theory and installation.
The product awareness and LogiKal software workshops cover either: bi-folds (BSF70 and F82), windows and entrance doors (58BW and 58BD), sliders (BSC94 and SC156) or curtain walling (SL50 and SG50). Each lasts two days and includes a full brief on the relevant systems and their capabilities and then an introduction to the LogiKal processing software. Delegates start with an empty LogiKal file and build up a project using the system – learning both the basics and some more advanced aspects of estimation and production.
The one-day fabrication and installation workshops are all about learning best practice direct from the systems house, with the emphasis very much on practical training in AluK’s fully equipped, dedicated facility. The fabrication course guides delegates through how to manufacture windows, doors, and ground floor treatments in line with AluK’s approved processes and technical manual. The installation course is focused around the SL50 and SG50 systems and is designed for installers and site supervisors with any level of industry experience who have not previously fitted AluK curtain walling.
All the courses are free and are all fully GQA Accredited. At the end of each, delegates can undertake a short assessment and return to work with a GQA certificate.
Training manager Darren Burford said: “Online training is all well and good, but there’s no real substitute for hands-on, practical experience. The Academy is right in the heart of our Chepstow manufacturing facility, so delegates really do get up close to all the products in a realistic fabrication setting.
“The courses are ideal for all those new starters over the past couple of years who might have missed out on formal training and as a refresher for those who might just be new to the AluK systems. With record numbers of customers investing in new machinery and expanding their operations over the past two years, we’re expecting this year’s training calendar to be busier than ever.”
There are 35 workshop dates available to book at AluK throughout the rest of 2022 and customers can also request bespoke training at their own facilities or at AluK’s London Design Studio.
