regional variations in nptc assessment costs

[mulcahen]

am I being unreasonable or is the £195 per nptc unit that the only approved assessment centre in essex charges a bit steeper than normal?

[3dogs]

am I being unreasonable or is the £195 per nptc unit that the only approved assessment centre in essex charges a bit steeper than normal?

 

is this for a days assessment or just the cost of 1 unit?

[mulcahen]

this is cost per unit per person, not a daily cost to be shared between a few people

[Peter]

The fee for each assessment is set by NPTC, they are around £60-75 depending on the unit being assessed.

If you are talking about training costs, then that is a different kettle of fish.

[Lee Winger]

cs30 and cs31 with 2 assesments [yep con] plus weeks training was quoted to me at £860 the other day..............RIP OFF IMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Arbocop]

well i think we all know that training prices as so many other things vary regionally and also from company to company and also Dependant on what it is you are asking for training in.

 

for most of the CS based/high risk cources you will find a ratio of one trainer to 4 trainees maximum. there are oem cources were that varies but it is a good rule of thumb.

 

i travel the country and it seems that training prces seem to vary from 70 per person per day through to 160 per person per day. they also vary with what kit is provided and what is or is not regestered nationally.

 

the average at the moment seems to be about £100 t o£110 per person per day for training, so about 500 quid for a five day cource, then of cource there will for many providors be VAT on top of that, but when you think the vat threshhold is c.60k most companie employing two or 3 people would be vat regestered (i should imagin??)

 

as for the assessment there are two-three elements to the basic fee the money that nptc take nationally, the money that the local center takes to pay for the person who arranges the test, and then of course the assessors fees, and o yes lets not forget a little profit for the test/training center. again the nation average seems to be arround 80 to 100 pounds for an unit plus registrationso a cs 30would be arroun 140 plus but NO VAT.

 

these are averages and yep well all know cheaper and more expensive . but then you need to think about the service the information, the current knowloge of the instructors the facilities etc.

 

two really disturbing things that are now starting to happen in the training market that are having a big affect on proices of training and assessmnet 1 a number of sites are now charging for the use of their sites for every thing ive had to pay a range of stuff from 5 pound a person a day to 25 per person pper day and also annual fees of c.2k. and those people who have the good sites are charging a premium.

 

the other thing is fule, and yep we are all feeling that one, most trainers travel al ot for their work, even companies such as base mainly use sub contract trainers who will travel to the job, just like i do and with fule as it is it is somthing we now put on our chares in many cases.

 

then of cource LANTRA regestered instructors and nptc assessors now have avrious updating and CPD requirments that they must do to keep current and have to pay for them selves.

 

wow sorry this is becomming a bit of a rant............

 

my point is simply this, when you consider the stuff that goes on behind the sinces actuall 100 or so quid a day per person is not a bad wack espesially if you build a relationship were bay you get the right training at the right time in the right place.

 

ho hum

arbocop

 

plan for the worst and youll never be supprised.