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Hands-on Locksmith Training : The Locksmith Training School
» THIS MONTH WE CAUGHT UP WITH The Locksmith Training School Merseyside ran by David Mitchell and Jackie Denning , in St Helens . They train all who are interested in learning about the locksmith trade , not just in the North West ; people come from all over the world , furthest so far has been Australia ! Training is one-to-one and offers a hands-on approach at a dedicated training centre that features 14 external full doors for budding locksmiths to practise on as part of the course .
UPDATE : David unfortunately suffered a stroke in October last year and asked us to inform our readers that he ’ s doing fine and is back training again . They also have exciting news to share : David and Jackie are due to get married in June this year . Jackie commented : “ Life is just too short , so we decided to finally tie-theknot . We will be getting married at our favourite holiday destination : Icmeler in Turkey . Hopefully , David will leave his lockpicks at home this time as he ’ s previously trained hotel maintenance teams while on holiday .”
How did you get into locksmith training ?
David told us : “ We set up The Locksmith Training School in 2010 , before that I worked at Manchester University as an in-house locksmith and an opportunity came up to do some training in Darwen . It was only a few sessions , but I really enjoyed it and so my passion for locksmith training begun . I had been a joiner all my working life ( 30 + years ) and always loved working with locks , I did call-outs and also enjoyed the technical aspects of working with locks . In total I have been training for over 14 years and I thoroughly enjoy it .”
Who do you train ? Jackie told us : “ We offer training to anyone who wishes to learn about locksmithing and students have come to us from all over the world . It could be someone interested in adding locksmithing as an additional service to their business , or someone who is changing career completely , we have also trained teams working for housing associations and maintenance teams throughout the North West and North Wales .”
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MARCH 2024
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