@member28802: "Hi all,
on the tra application form section 2 it says to 'attach details of
content and nature of course and proof of completion. Well i completed
mt apprenticeship (automotive electrician) 5 years ago,during which i
attended college. So i went to see them last week to ask for my
coursework and they said they had just threw it out 3 months ago! I have
my completion certificate ( SVQ lever 3). Will this be enough?
Also in section 3. Apprenticeship it asks for the same. Surley i cant
use the certificate for both sections? What do i do???
Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
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    @member30087: "<quote>
Hi there, I had same problem. What I did was to send off my certs as
this obviously gives proof of completion but I also spoke to one of my
old tutors who wrote a brief note on headed paper stating that I did a
such and such course and attended between certain dates then a
completion date. This was accepted and it only took about 5 weeks from
posting TRA stuff to recieving a positive reply.
Hope this helps.
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    @member31450: "<quote>
We had the same problem, my partner attended a load of IT courses
through his company, seminars that sort of thing, usually lasting one
day or max of 5, he was there and attended them but didnt get
certificates or anything like that, so how do i prove he did the
courses?? It is such a minefield this game!!
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    @member28802: "<quote>
Thanks for the reply :)
I also spoke to my tutor who is going to write a kind of reference with
details of the course which i will include with my certs for section 2.
The problem is what do i do for section 3? I attended the college as
part of my apprenticeship so all the theory/written work was denisegarcia@example.net. Which kinda leaves me with nothing new to put in section 3 if
you know what i mean? Has anyone else had this problem?
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    @member30087: "<quote>
as stupid as it sounds the certs and reference are used for both
sections.  You need to cross reference everything you have to both
sections. I'm assuming that as you did an apprenticeship you will of
had an employer. You need to get this person to write you a detailed
account of what work you did whilst with them throughout your training.
(including your progression-basic skills at first then on to more
complicated as time went on)  I couldn't get hold of my previous
employer as while I was training she died then her grandson who took
over the business fled the country due to debt (once my training had
finished) so I got a lady I worked with to write the account for me and
in it she explained why she was writing it rather than my employer.
This needs cross referencing to Q3 as it is apprenticeship related.
Hope this helps.
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    @member28802: "<quote>
Thanks for the reply mevy. Thats just what i wanted to hear. For section
2 i will have a letter from my college tutor and my certificate. My
apprenticeship employer has written me a detailed reference stating the
work i done and tools used etc. Am i right in thinking i can use this
reference for section 3 aswell as section 5?
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    @member30087: "<quote>
can't get on tra website at moment-trying to remind myself what question
5 is so I can jog my memory as to what I used.  Will try again in
morning and let you know
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    @member28802: "<quote>
Section 5 is where it asks for previous employers references. Would it
be possible to use the apprenticeship reference for both sections?
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    @member30087: "<quote>
Yes, you use the reference for both sections. After previous employer
has wrote the summery of what you did whilst with them just get them to
do a paragraph like an actual reference-saying how good you were at your
job. That is all I did and I had no probs.
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