The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) education programme is recognised in the UK as the benchmark qualification in the sector.
Now, in recognition of the changing nature of modern business models, the GAI has revamped and redesigned the scheme’s Level Three residential courses to make them slicker, quicker and more cost-effective than ever before. This includes holding a training course in Dubai to reflect the growing popularity of GAI training in the region.
The course covers both parts of the level three syllabus: Scheduling and Business Studies and this year the GAI has worked hard to make its Level Three training more flexible, accessible and affordable than ever. The course is both manageable but intensive as it is concentrated into three days (instead of two weeks) meaning less time out of their business for students.
“We’ve listened to comments and concluded that separate courses over two weeks are just not conducive to modern working pressures,” says Keith Maer the GAI’s Education Manager. “Students are still expected to put the hours in with longer days and more intensive study, but the new course means less time away from the workplace.”
The GAI is running courses in London, Birmingham and Dubai this year but if a company has a sufficient number of students completing the level three course, the GAI can send a team of trainers into the company to carry out training in-house, tailor made to the students involved. The GAI also runs three-day courses for levels one and two students.
The GAI’s three-year course covers all aspects of architectural ironmongery and is constantly updated to reflect changes in the industry. There are three levels to the programme and success in the third leads to the award of the GAI Diploma. Like all high quality training programmes, the GAI’s courses are extremely comprehensive, and by the end of Level 3, students have covered every conceivable aspect of architectural ironmongery and gain a GAI Diploma.
The GAI represents the majority of architectural ironmongers as well as the leading manufacturers of door hardware and is dedicated to raising standards and encouraging best practice in all aspects of the sector.
