Hardware Repair / Maintenance Practical Courses (College / Apprenticeship)

[HughR]

Greetings All,

 

I wasn't sure where to post this and 'Hardware' seemed the most appropriate, though 'Jobs' might also do...

 

My Line Manager has tasked me with finding out about Certified Hardware Maintenance courses; not online, but actual 'hands-on'. I was wondering what sort of courses colleagues on this forum might have attended that might be appropriate? I'm looking at 'general maintenance and repair' non-proprietary e.g. any brand (though mainly Lenovo and HP), laptops, monitors etc. I've looked around but not really been able to find anything - I might even have to go bespoke, and this might also be more appropriate to an apprenticeship stlye of learning. In fact, I suspect the intention is to bring in an Apprentice with the intention of carrying out regular in-house repairs.

 

For reference, I did the CompTIA A+, back in 2006/7 and a Computing HNC in 2010, neither of these were practical 'hands-on' courses. I suspect that most of us only attempt to repair items that are out of warrantee and you've got nothing to lose by trying out a repair, when the alternative is the scrap-heap.

 

So if anyone knows of any practical, hands-on, general hardware repair/maintenance courses, I would be very much obliged if you could share your thoughts.

 

Many thanks!