NPTC refreshing

[andy ellis]

thats what the nptc instructor me yes 🙄

[andy ellis]

On 10/03/2024 at 17:42, Botty Cough said:

 Yeah yeah so if you go do CS48 by your logic it renews all .😬

thats what the nptc instructor told me yes,but what do they know

 

[Joe Newton]

On 21/02/2024 at 17:05, Mark Bolam said:

 

Have you got a link to a one-day course to refresh all my tickets please?

I was lucky enough to do all my ground based and aerial tickets refreshed in a day. The assessor knew us both well enough to know we could cruise through all of the performance criteria. I doubt they'd have done that for just anyone though.

 

I don't see an issue with refresher training. As long as you pick a decent training provider you should always come away with something, and if nothing else its a good opportunity to drill aerial rescue scenarios.

 

Similar with EFAW+F. I try to do one a year. 3 years is an awfully long time to forget some pretty vital stuff.

[Joe Newton]

On 22/02/2024 at 09:55, 5thelement said:

Yet on another thread you are making a pretty good argument for refresher training with your lack of the basic knowledge as to why we don’t run saws with outboard clutches without the bar and side cases attached. 
 

Learn that one the hard way. Trid to catch the spinning clutch too. Burnt a ring into my palm before it buggered off across the car park 🤣

20 minutes ago, andy ellis said:

thats what the nptc instructor told me yes,but what do they know

 

Yes, upskilling had the same effect as refreshing, but a ground based upskill won't refresh your aerial tickets and vice versa. 

[Pete Mctree]

Refresher training is a positive in my books. I did last year and things change, you forget things and what is the cost of doing 2 days every 5 years, to keep you refreshed on both aerial and ground based units?

It’s been 29 years since I did my original tickets and keeping up to date by upskilling and refresher training has done me no harm at all.

[Joe Newton]

1 minute ago, Pete Mctree said:

Refresher training is a positive in my books. I did last year and things change, you forget things and what is the cost of doing 2 days every 5 years, to keep you refreshed on both aerial and ground based units?

It’s been 29 years since I did my original tickets and keeping up to date by upskilling and refresher training has done me no harm at all.

Exactly, worst case scenario you learn nothing and know you're still doing pretty well at your job.

 

The important thing is to choose your training provider wisely. Don't default to the closest one. I've genuinely had to tie a vt for the trainer on my rigging course before.

 

I prefer to spend a bit more and know I'll be talking to someone smarter than me. 

[Botty Cough]

11 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Exactly, worst case scenario you learn nothing and know you're still doing pretty well at your job.

 

 

How about the job doesn't change and keeping up with new equipment is naturally done.

So no I won't be spending with the ticket fare collection company's as it's generally bums on seats ..

[Donnie]

Can always do assisted fell or wind blow as another ticket which will refresh small medium and big trees also. 

[steve@black]

Its something clients are asking for now . To be fair most other qualifications such as machinery operations ect require refresher or resits . With my assessors head on and not contractors I might run some refresher courses on the Devon Somerset border this summer if there is enough interest . I've just got to get some spiking poles set up and I'm good to go .