Decisions Decisions

[AsianArbOly]

having been offered both a place on a Arb ND and also a FdSc Arb. i am finding it difficult to choose

 

the ND has a 80-20 split of practical and theory and the FdSc is the opposite, i know i need both to go into the industry.

 

anyone out there been in similar situation, or any employers that know from experiance what they are lookin for in an employee?

 

any advice would be great

 

AsianArbOly

[Ian C]

having been offered both a place on a Arb ND and also a FdSc Arb. i am finding it difficult to choose

 

the ND has a 80-20 split of practical and theory and the FdSc is the opposite, i know i need both to go into the industry.

 

anyone out there been in similar situation, or any employers that know from experiance what they are lookin for in an employee?

 

any advice would be great

 

AsianArbOly

 

Why do you need BOTh to go into the industry? depends what you want to do once in it.

[Parker]

The ND is 50:50 practical:theory but the FdSc is totally practical. If you dont have any experience/prior tree knowledge then I would recommend the ND as it covers all the basics!

[john dawson]

methinks he means both as practical and theory, not both as two courses!

 

in my experience i have neva landed a job using my ND, employers only seem bothered in nptc's. but then i have worked for some right ol numpties!!

 

a decent employer will be happy to see a college ticket, but youl find it will stand you in better stead for the future, and in your work as youl actualy kno and care about what you do. rather then "cutting it off cus the boss said so!"

 

either course will be fine, just depends what you want, a climbing job or a desk job?

[John Shutler]

The ND is 50:50 practical:theory but the FdSc is totally practical. If you dont have any experience/prior tree knowledge then I would recommend the ND as it covers all the basics!

 

dont you mean that the fdsc is totally theory

[Parker]

dont you mean that the fdsc is totally theory

 

Haha yeah I do! Thanks for spotting that John

[AsianArbOly]

cheers for the help ppl. i think i'll go for the ND, see where it gets me, and if i need more knowledge i can always hit the books so to speak

 

thnks gain

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I would do the tech cert then the FdSc, employers seem to rate the tech cert bigtime.