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Excellent training tips, from correct pressures on regulators etc. Correct gas cutting techniques e.g. rivet heads which strongly relates to structures work.
Steve
Auckland
Awesome course, trainer brilliant. Learnt all I was seeking to learn.
Dean
Auckland
Learnt new skill how to use the gas. Don't hold the cutting piece too close to where your cutting, good course.
Lakai
Auckland
Great course, lots of practical learning and job specific content. Very useful. Shame it took 6 years for kiwi rail to organize it.
Joe
Auckland
Great course learnt heaps would like to see on the next refresher the same thing.
Issac
Christchurch
Good course nice and easy not huge amounts of paperwork and plenty of practical stuff.
James
Christchurch
Very well run course, learnt more then previous courses.
Tony
Christchurch
Very interesting as first time gas cutting, theory and practical very good.
Alan
Christchurch
Real good course.
Chris
Christchurch
I haven't learnt a lot up until now, everything we learnt was on the job. Its great to learn the correct way. Great course.
Bruce
Christchurch
Very interesting course. Well presented and learnt a lot. great safety tips and knowledge.
Kain
Christchurch
I thought the course was really good. Learnt the proper more productive way of doing things. Learnt the dos and don'ts. Tutor knew lots too.
James
Christchurch
Training was very good instructor had a wealth of knowledge which made the course enjoyable.
Clinton
Christchurch
Probably the most informative and best run courses in 9 years at kiwiRail, excellent. Thankyou.
Gary
Dunedin
Great course, it was well explained good teaching method and everyone learnt new methods of gas cutting, well worth it, thankyou.
Bernie
Dunedin
Good balance between theory and practical. Could not gas cut, and after one day now I can. Awesome.
Doug
Dunedin
Good course learnt new skills.
Tim
Dunedin
Good course, good fun, good tutor, all round good.
Lewis
Dunedin
Good course learnt a lot of new tips and interesting facts. Learnt a lot of new things picked up what I was doing wrong.
Ryan
Dunedin
Great course loved how the trainer teaches you with his hands on practical skills, they are necessary for our job, and not focused on book work. Really enjoyed it,
Leighton
Dunedin
Great course, Great trainer.
Bert
Dunedin
Great course. Been doing it the hard way until today. Thanks for a great course.
Stuart
Dunedin
Very good course. Its awesome to learn from someone who knows the subject so well.
Clark
Dunedin
Bloody good course, well worth doing. Have gas cut before but learnt stuff I never new about. For me practical learning is so much better than doing it out of a book or classroom. Well done Wayne.
Ray
Dunedin
I think people that don't do it all the time need more training more often, but its a good trade to learn, happy with the trainer he does a good job.
Gareth
Dunedin
Awesome trainer clearly understood what he was teaching, easy to communicate with. Also great that we could have plenty of attempts of gas cutting until we mastered it. Thanks heaps for the opportunity.
Mikaere
Dunedin
Will come in handy for jobs where we cannot get tools on bolts/ nuts etc. Well brought across and aimed at jobs that I would use it.
Jason
Dunedin
Great course learnt a lot more easy and better ways with technique and not to rush. Explained a lot about dangers etc. Thanks.
Kyle
Dunedin
Great
Nev
Dunedin
Great course, easy to follow instructions, learnt heaps. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Tyler
Dunedin
Learnt a lot more about gas cutting, it was well explained to you, it was a very well done course.
Barry
Dunedin
Good tech, info and practical.
Muzza
Dunedin
Very informative and helpful tutor. Subject matter was clear and helpful in our type of work. Really enjoyed this course.
David
Dunedin
Great course, refreshing to have a practical and realistic tutor that has catered knowledge to rails specific needs. Hands on lessons invaluable for our future tasks. 10 out of 10"
Rab
Greymouth
Cheers Wayne great course, learnt heaps. definitely recommend to others, one of the informative courses I have been on
Ron
Greymouth
Very good course, good teacher will use new skills that i have learnt. one of the better courses I have done.
Lee
Greymouth
Good, make better hands on than paper work.
Graeme
Greymouth
Good course.
Bill
Greymouth
Thanks a lot great course learnt a lot. good clear tutoring.
Evan
Greymouth
I enjoyed this course the best so far, as the tutor explained everything properly so I leaned a lot which will serve my job well.
Darryl
Greymouth
Good practical hands on training. knew nothing before hand and feel confident to practice on my own to get better.
Len
Greymouth
Great and informative course, learnt heaps.
Rob
Greymouth
Great training learnt a lot of useful practical and theoretical knowledge, great trainer.
Rami
Greymouth
I enjoyed it. Very helpful.
Wayne
Greymouth
The training was great and will be of good use for the job being done.
Trevor
Greymouth
Good course learning safe way to gas cut.
James
Greymouth
Excellent course and tutor.
Kevin
Greymouth
Overall very well planned out and felt everything was understandable.
Micheal
Greymouth
Good practical and informative course. Thanks.
Paul
Greymouth
10/10 across the board from me.
David
Hamilton
Really enjoyed and learnt a lot, thankyou cheers.
Willis
Hamilton
Good course learnt heaps.
Nepia
Hamilton
Very good training learnt a lot.
Zenith
Hamilton
Good really enjoyed learning new skills.
Chris
Hamilton
Gas cutting course, awesome training presented by the tutor.
Kiwi
Hamilton
Training requires more practical trainer 10 out of 10. Thankyou.
Dave
Hamilton
Weather upsetting but excellent training, great practical trainer Wayne 10/10. Kia ora.
George
Hamilton
Very good I learnt something new today. very good tutor.
Dermarious
Hamilton
Great course, good tutor. Cheers.
Eric
Hamilton
Good course and easy to understand.
Dave
Hamilton
Easy course to understand and relevant.
Daniel
Hamilton
Easy to understand. Good teacher, good course.
Pete
Hamilton
Good course very relevent to what we do.
Paul
Hamilton
Very good course, easy to understand, Wayne was very good with his instructions and his visual aids he drew.
Conrad
Hamilton
Wayne awesome. Course awesome.
Mason
Hamilton
Cool Dude.
Ernie
Invercargill
Excellent information given.
Stretch
Invercargill
Good stuff.
Tim
Invercargill
Good, Excellent.
Bruce
Invercargill
Interesting course.
Luke
Invercargill
Very good course.
John
Invercargill
Good as, small class lots of hands on work.
Roy
Palmerston North
Small training group so was great to this time around able to try cutting different sizes of metal. Helpful when out in the field working. Great trainer, very knowledgeable.
Matt
Palmerston North
Excellent course even though it was challenging.
Aaron
Palmerston North
Very interesting course, more practical based which gives more hands on experience. Theory was all presented good and enough to get basic understanding and safety issues around gas cutting, overall very good.
Jainend
Palmerston North
A good course. A good mix of practical and theory. Well communicated.
Ryan
Palmerston North
Very informative instructions from a professional teacher, cheers Wayne.
Tere
Palmerston North
No Probs
Lee
Palmerston North
Wayne is the boss.
Chris
Palmerston North
Sweet as.
Russ
Palmerston North
All good.
Peter
Palmerston North
Sweet as
Lindsay.
Palmerston North
Training on how to cut through all sizes of metals. Right cutting flames and proper use of the hand piece (cutting torch).
Tony
Palmerston North
This being a first time for me. The instruction level was precise for my knowledge, the instructor is clear and precise and easy to understand. The level of theory to practical is spot on. Awesome.
Dion
Palmerston North
Informative and very good at explaining all that was required to cut in a clean way.
Damian
Palmerston North
Very informative training, good instructor good safe way to use equipment.
Ihaka
Palmerston North
Very informed, nice and relaxed, given what was needed.
Langley
Palmerston North
Good course I successfully learned how to gas cut.
Samuel
Palmerston North
The course was very good, and all the basics were covered by the end of the day. A good tutor who knew what he was doing was provided. Good learning methods. Good tutor. Great day.
Jesse
Tauranga
Wayne, this course was Good, I got a lot out of it. "Thanks Bro". Mean Maori mean!!
Conrad
Tauranga
Awesome course, delivered very well. Relative and appropriate
Michael
Tauranga
Very fun and hands on, I enjoyed it and learnt a lot. Thanks Wayne.
Jesse
Tauranga
Very informative course learnt a lot of new ideas on what to do and how to use Oxy and Acetylene correctly.
Royce
Tauranga
Very educational and informative. Best bit was cutting up stuff. Didn't know how to Gas cut before today.
Paul
Tauranga
Good and informative. More confidence knowing safe side of these potential hazards. Learnt some good techniques.
Moses.
Tauranga
Very good training day and good trainer explained things very well.
Bob
Timaru
Excellent.
John
Timaru
Very good course, one of the best.
Tony
Timaru
Great course, Just needs a free lunch.
Brad
Timaru
The best course on gas cutting I have been on. I learnt heaps in just one day. Gives me more confidence in using the gas cutting equipment, well done.
Pat
Timaru
One of the best so far.
Patrick
Timaru
Great course, really a good learning curve. never used gas cutting gear before, but came out feeling confident, great tutor. Cheers.
Neville
Timaru
Very hands on great way to learn. Highly enjoyed it. Thanks Wayne.
Hetaraka
Timaru
Great way to be trained. Big thanks Wayne.
John
Timaru
The training we have had tonight has been really good and informative. Learned a lot about gas cutting, techniques, how to perform a good cut and safe ways to do them. Thanks for the training much appreciated from us Kiwirail boys. Cheers.
Alex
Auckland
Very good teacher. Makes it really easy and fun to understand. Bloody good!
Trae
Auckland
Was a very good course. Big thumbs up from me. 100%
Jonti
Auckland
Very good course. Highly recommend.
Tanhiri
Napier
Good course.
Robert
Napier
Great refresher, always enjoy.
Pete
Napier
Good course. Explained course well.
Jamie
Napier
Why no KFC? Handy refresher.
Roland
Napier
Good course. Trainer has very good knowledge of gas cutting.
Hayden
Napier
Awesome course. Well delivered. I was the A class student. KFC is required for next time.
Will
Napier
Good course. I do not use gas much, so good to have a refresher.
Jason
Napier
Very good teacher.
Dennis
Napier
Overall, the collaboration between KiwiRail and Trade Train NZ likely aimed to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to KiwiRail’s maintenance and repair activities while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety in welding operations.