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The crew · Buntingford, Hertfordshire

The team behind Alter Academy

Two trainers in the workshop and a small team in the office. Tap anyone to see what they do.

Tyler Steadman in an Alter Academy hoodie in front of the lit Alter Academy sign
Owner & lead trainer

Tyler Steadman

Owner & Operator · Lead trainer

“Nobody learns to pick an HU66 from a slide.”

Tyler runs Alter Academy and teaches the courses with Andy. You’ll know him from the Access Denied Car Keys videos. From the first morning there’s a tool in your hand, and a trainer close enough to see what you’re doing.

Teaches
The 5 Day Course, with Andy
One-to-one
Runs the 3 Day 1-to-1 himself
Train 1-to-1 with Tyler Watch Tyler’s course film
Andy, Alter Academy trainer, arms folded in front of the lit sign
Trainer

Andy

Trainer · In the workshop

Andy teaches alongside Tyler on the in-person courses, so there are two trainers in the room and nobody is left behind.

“Tyler and Andy are amazing! Very knowledgeable and understanding.”

Alex Rees, student

Behind the scenes

Running the academy

Bookings, operations and support, so the trainers can stay in the workshop.

  • Lexie Beale Lexie BealeExecutive Assistant Office

The team at work

What a day with us looks like

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A trainer takes the class through the lost key process on the big screen
Theory on the big screen
A trainer leans into a car while a student programs a key from the driver’s seat
Beside you in the car
A trainer in an Alter Academy t-shirt works through a job with students at the bench
Two trainers in the room
Tyler talks a group of students through a job at the workbench
Hands-on at the bench

How we teach

Hands-on, from the first morning

  1. 01Tools in your hands100% hands-on. No PowerPoint presentations.
  2. 02Bench first, then the real carPractise on the bench, then on our live vehicles.
  3. 03Small groups, two trainersUp to 6 students per class on the 5 day course.
  4. 04Harder locks when you’re readyAdvanced pickers get handed HON66, HU83, VA6 and HU162.
  5. 05Support afterwards3 months’ Alter Academy App access after the 5 day course.
Tyler takes you round the workshopThe course film · 2:48 : play the course film, 2 minutes 48 seconds

Tyler at the key cutting bench, talking through Day 2 of the 5 day course.

Train with Tyler and Andy

Come and see us in the workshop

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Tyler’s course film