I received my G3 at Mohawk College and was very happy, but had to switch to HiMark for the sake of course timing, for G2, begins in June. Has anyone been a student there? How was it? Thanks.
Depends on what your requirements are and where you're taking it. If you want to hurry up and get your license to get going in the field as fast as possible, it's the place you want to be.
I've heard that hi mark is not looked very well upon by employers. In my experience I have never been asked where I got my licence but my jobs have been from who I know, not what I know. Just keep that in mind. The main thing is who's gonna teach you properly so you can pass that tssa exam. If you are a slower learner, a rushed/crash course may not be the best idea.
i would try staying away from himark i made mistake for my g2 as well. i didn't learn a thing from them. and failed my g2. also took their 313d prep course and again they disappoint me. if i were you i would try halton skill trades academy in oakville. their instructed john is the best. not just gas class he actually teaches you everything about the trade.
Thanks all, live and learn. I've already signed up and start next Monday. At an interview an employer told me that he never likes Himark grads but I think he was a bit picky and cynical. I did very well on my G3 exam and I am quick to learn and good with math, and I've read through the code book twice on my own - didn't understand all of it but at least seen it. The practical experience will be what I need the most - piping, furnace troubleshooting (was electronic tech in a past life so I'm hoping that will go smooth), I visited their facility in Cambridge and it seemed good to me. Half of it, is what you put into it. At Mohawk there were some young ones who spent the whole class talking and texting, but then would ask questions during the labs and have trouble. Attention span is really deficient nowadays thanks to smart ['dumb'?] phones. lol
I'm in the Cambridge branch and [referring to above comment I made] I really don't see what that employer I interviewed with had a problem with. It really is what you get out is what you put in. I'm actually studying most evenings reviewing what I learned that day which makes it stick better. Others are not as studious and come in late all the time. Don't be afraid to ask questions, even at the risk of sounding out to lunch. 9/10 times the snickerers will actually have the same questions but are too afraid to ask. Me-I don't care, I paid for it and if I don't get something, I ask. Then my question acts like an ice-breaker and the rest get their answer they were afraid to ask for!
We usually finish the day around 3pm but have been there till 4, especially when you're in the lab, you stay till you're done. Keep your PPE in your trunk, as the teacher goes with the flow and after a class lesson will sometimes say "let's go into the lab and try this...".
It also helps to read ahead in the module book, so when he covers it in class it isn't completely new to you.
I totally agree. There's plenty of students taking the course that really aren't making the effort. They're the ones who will fail the practical test, or fail the exam and then complain the teacher didn't teach them properly... I would do the same and read ahead of the module to help things sink in when we eventually go over it. It also helps when you may have questions, you can have them ready ahead of time... I already understood pretty much everything. Anything I didn't fully grasp, someone would ask the question, or the teacher would explain it and the answer presented itself.
I did the G3 at Algonquin, and the G2 at Hi-Mark... Hi-Mark was definitely better suited for me. I was already too advanced the drag my feet through the longer, slow paced G2 course at Algonquin... I've found that employers really don't care where you went to school. They're already aware the course is WAY behind in the way we do things and that nothing beats having real hands on experience on your resume... They're also aware that it doesn't matter what school you went to, if you really haven't been working in the field, you're probably about as useless as a stump of wood.
Well they do attendance first thing in the morning. If you have to leave early, they don't scratch your name off the attendance (unless you're walking out the door 5 minutes after he took attendance). We were typically done around 1 or 2 pm... The majority of us would race out the door, and those who had questions and difficulty understanding things would stick around right up until 4pm... I think that's a good way of doing it since it gives anybody struggling a chance to get more time with the teacher and not make guys like me suffer... If you're doing good, studying a lot at home to make up for the time you're not staying past 1, I highly doubt the teacher is going to hold the attendance record against you and you should probably still manage to make the 80% attendance if you do show up every day... And they do not refund.
I was working in the field, so i just did the co-op with company I work for. That's how they prefer it then finding you a co-op placement... Whether you can leave early or late will all depend on who you might be doing the co-op with.
Quote from: karabelarid0 on June 05, 2018, 02:15:56 AM
i would try staying away from himark i made mistake for my g2 as well. i didn't learn a thing from them. and failed my g2. also took their 313d prep course and again they disappoint me. if i were you i would try halton skill trades academy in oakville. their instructed john is the best. not just gas class he actually teaches you everything about the trade.
I'm sorry to hear that you failed and that you blame the school. Himark has a pass rate of 70-75%. We do offer additional tutoring as required or requested. For the 313 D and A courses, we offer a free retake as many times as needed. Most do not need to retake the course , but some struggle with exams.
Quote from: Porcupinepuffer on July 28, 2018, 10:54:50 AM
Well they do attendance first thing in the morning. If you have to leave early, they don't scratch your name off the attendance (unless you're walking out the door 5 minutes after he took attendance). We were typically done around 1 or 2 pm... The majority of us would race out the door, and those who had questions and difficulty understanding things would stick around right up until 4pm... I think that's a good way of doing it since it gives anybody struggling a chance to get more time with the teacher and not make guys like me suffer... If you're doing good, studying a lot at home to make up for the time you're not staying past 1, I highly doubt the teacher is going to hold the attendance record against you and you should probably still manage to make the 80% attendance if you do show up every day... And they do not refund.
some say u end at 1 or 2 and the other person says 3pm,? I guess depends on the class and instructor?