Central Building and Welding Academy Avaliações 

attended the weekend course, instructor was amazing, lots of practice and am finishing the course 100x better at welding and feel prepared to start welding cars

I recently completed the 5-day plumbing course and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to gain practical plumbing skills. The course is very hands-on, so you definitely have to graft, but that’s what makes it so worthwhile. Over the five days, I learned a huge amount, including pipe bending, soldering, working with and fitting different types of pipe joints, and eventually installing pipework along with sink, bath, and toilet fixtures. The training is structured in a way that builds your confidence step by step, and by the end you feel like you’ve achieved something substantial. Richard C. is an excellent trainer who explains everything clearly, pays attention to the finer details, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to every session. If you’re prepared to put the effort in, you’ll come away with some genuinely valuable skills.

I just did a level three in MMA stick welding pipe. The course is not an easy one there’s a lot of revising and starting to do however, the instructors help you loads explaining any questions or doubts you could have. I highly recommend taking a training and qualification course in welding at CBWA

Had and excellent experience completing my level 2 in tig and 1 day intensive in mig and had two amazing teachers thank you chris. Pete. And the cbwa for having me top notch instructors highly recommended 👌👍

Attended the 5 Day intensive plumbing course. The instructor Lee was excellent, knew all about plumbing having over 30years experience and has a really good humour and full of lots stories which made the course even better
It’s a very hands on course and Lee gave us lots of tips what to do right and what not to do. He also answered all our personal plumbing queries sharing with all who were on the course. He also gave his mobile number and said ring him if u get stuck plumbing and he will help
Highly recommended
Thinking of doing another course in a few months

I have completed a 2 days Introduction to Plumbing course (partly sponsored by JLR) and the experience was really useful. A lot to learn, hands-on experience which will save you loads of money on labour in the future when undertaking similar works.
Lee is very knowledgeable and he teached me even more than he was supposed to in the 2 days course. Just ask and Lee will answer any question you may have. Thank you for your teaching and advices!
Sally from the Office was very friendly and welcome too.

Had a great experience with c b a w a. Great venue, location, jack, shay were brilliant, got me through first time. Thanks so much to the team behind the scenes also :-). Neil

Amazing facility
Amazing guys in the welding department
Peter and Chris you guys are awesome 👌.

I enjoyed my time there and would be coming back for MIG ASAP.

Make sure you get a time-served tutor if you're doing the Intensive Carpentry course. I wasn't so lucky. Pete [he's the bloke in all of the promotional photos for the course] was only there for a few hours across a couple of the days. Instead we had a stand-in, Aaron, who definitely does not fit the description: "Expert Instructors: Learn from industry leaders with extensive knowledge and hands-on experience, preparing you for all aspects of carpentry." Neither is he a "time-served, experienced carpenter & kitchen fitter". It was a joke really. As lovely as Aaron is, 'expert' or 'time-served' he ain't. Make sure you get what you are paying for - the expert tutor [Pete] and the full hours (and bring a sharpening stone ;)

Did the intense kitchen fitting course. Really eye opening in. The instructor, John, was really great!

I attended the Intensive 5 day Plumbing Course this week. The tutor Lee was very experienced and with a small group of 6 of us he was able to dedicate enough 1-2-1 time to each of us to ensure we all fully understood the principles before we started the hands-on tasks.

Very good did tilling with Richard good teacher good place

Really enjoyed the course. Lee was really helpful, clear and keen to offer extra help.

Lee, was amazing throughout the course I learned so much from lee such as fitting the toilet, sink, radiator and bath and many more but mostly I like about the soldering.

Thank you lee for your support.

Kind regards,
Shipon Miah

Excellent Training Experience at CBWA – Highly Recommend!

I recently completed my Level 2 City & Guilds MMA Welding course at CBWA, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with the experience.

The training centre itself is very well organised, with proper workshop facilities and real hands-on practice on materials like 3mm and 6mm plate. Everything is structured in a way that builds your confidence step by step, whether you’re improving your technique or preparing for assessment.

What really made the difference was our trainer and assessor, Chris. He was absolutely outstanding. Chris has a deep understanding of MMA welding and explains everything clearly — from electrode selection and settings to technique, arc control and positional welding. No question was ever too small, and he made sure every student understood not just how to do something, but why it works that way.

He gave individual feedback, corrected mistakes patiently, and genuinely cared about helping us pass at a high standard — not just scrape through. His support during the practical assessments made a huge difference to our confidence.

If you’re considering doing a City & Guilds welding qualification, I would highly recommend CBWA — especially if Chris is your trainer.

A brilliant learning experience from start to finish.

Attended the 5-day intensive plumbing course in January this year. What a great course. Learned so much and now feel confident to undertake work; in fact, I’ve already completed a few plumbing jobs at work! The course tutor, Lee, explained everything in detail, clearly, and in practical terms to make it all make sense. Thanks Lee
Would 100% recommend this course and will be booking on further courses in the future

Went on a weekend tig aluminium welding course, it was very good lots of time to practice with helpful instructions from Paul.

I attended the intensive plumbing course with Lee as part of CBWAs Multi Skills 5 week programme.

Being 60, female and a complete novice with no prior experience in plumbing or indeed anything related to construction, I was a little daunted by the prospect of attending the course, however from the get-go it was a blast.
Lee is a terrific tutor and can’t believe I successfully plumbed in an entire bathroom suite together with a radiator and then dismantle the entire kit.

Also picked up a host of tips & knowledge on how to fix leaky toilets & taps to replacing or balancing radiators.

As per other reviews “Lee has a great teaching style and is very relaxed and clearly has enormous amounts of experience which enables him to explain how things work and what to look out for in the real world”

Also a big thank you to the other "plumbers" on the course, you were brilliant company and super supportive

For me, as I embark on refurbishing my home, it means I have the confidence to tackle small plumbing jobs myself (will save a fortune) but moreover the confidence when engaging with tradespeople to ascertain exactly what the work entails, the cost and any potential knock on implications. Too often, I have accepted substandard work or escalating bills because I was clueless……but not anymore.

Roll on course 2 - Tiling

Josie from ROYAL Leamington Spa

I attended the 5 day Mig intro and the 5 day Tig intro.
Both Chris and Pete were fantastic!
Clearly explained every step and with decades of experience between them knew exactly where I needed improvement with a quick look.
Within a few days I had changed to the Mig city and guilds level 2 course, and passed.
This is down purely to the time and effort Chris and Pete take with attendees. They work people and their individual styles of learning.
Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking about learning a new skill the CBWA offer! The entire team are great!

Just completed the 5 day Intensive Plumbing Course and it was spot on. Instructor Lee was a wealth of knowledge from several decades in the trade and went all out to pass on as much knowledge as possible in the time we were with him. From simple tap washer change, soldering, fittings and radiator systems and everything in-between. Learning trade work arounds for problems that would otherwise stump me will be invaluable. Nothing was too much trouble for Lee and I would have no problem recommending this course and at the price you're onto a winner.