Sadly, I have to report that I left the train2game course. I am not allowed to divulge the termination conditions of the contract, but I can give you facts and an honest account of why I left.
I do believe in honesty and you cannot be held accountable for being honest. Remember that.
So, as it turned out, things went downhill with the course. The qualifications that you could earn at the end of the course had changed, without notice. The price stayed at the same rate, despite you receiving half of the qualifications promised and sold to you at the beginning of the course which nulled the contract as it became mis sold. I signed up to receive TWO industry qualifications, One being from TIGA the huge representation company of the games industry in the U.K. and the other being a standard city and guilds qualification.
I signed up because I wanted that TIGA qualification as I felt that it carried more weight within the industry than a city and guilds certificate. Unfortunately, TIGA pulled out of its partnership with train2game, meaning that qualification was no longer obtainable. This worried me as there wasn't an explanation as to why a huge heavyweight like TIGA no longer believed in this partnership. What had happened to make them end so abruptly? An answer I sadly do not have as I was never given a reason from my tutors on the course.
I did research on the cost of a city & guilds qualification, and it is a fraction of the cost I was now being charged for the course I was on without TIGA. As aforementioned, the cost of the course didnt alter despite only receiving 50% of what I signed up for.
After a fight and lots of legal advice from solicitors and citizens advice, I managed to get out of the contract.
I lost a lot of money, but more importantly, I lost a dream.
It took me months to recover from this. It was a hard fact facing up that your last shot at shooting for the stars was done and you'd missed. Barely leaving earths orbit. Hence, being months and months since my last post.
Anyway, again, I don't know if people read this, but when I first started to look into the legitimacy of the course, there was next to no info, so at least I have left something for someone if they need a true honest account of the company. I have wrote without anger or spite, in order to give an accurate account.
