RFS level 2 changing after x-mas

[jms_peake]

Wanted to get onto this course in the new year, and was told i need to regester before christmas. but due to funds being short thats going to be a no go!

 

So does anyone know whats going to be in its replacement as im in full time work and can attend a college full time to get it after christmas!!!!! or is it going to have to be the AA tech cert? any help would be greatfull

[APC]

Before Christmas, the cert in arb can be taken by distance learning. After Christmas, from what I have been told, part of the criteria is to turn up and do stuff, as well as the exams. Therefore, you need to do it through a college rather than just register with a college and sit the exams at your leisure.

 

Cut-off date for college I registered with was 15th December. Imagine they are all closed for Christmas now.

[jms_peake]

Yeah got told the same, but thats out the question after x-mas. so thats why im wondering what in it place, distance learning wise? or is it just tech cert thats left for distance learning????

 

They dont make it easy!

 

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[Treegeek]

I wanted to do the same contacted horticultrual correspondence college for the distance learning side of then contact the RFS about a college where i could enroll as an external candidate to take the exams thay put me in touch with maurwood in dorchester who never got back to me so i am in the same boat was wondering what ISA have to offer ???

[APC]

I wanted to do the same contacted horticultrual correspondence college for the distance learning side of then contact the RFS about a college where i could enroll as an external candidate to take the exams thay put me in touch with maurwood in dorchester who never got back to me so i am in the same boat was wondering what ISA have to offer ???

 

 

Probably too late now, although they MIGHT allow late registration, but I registered with Berkshire College of Agriculture last week.

 

I used to go to Kingston Maurward so gave them a go a few weeks ago. Always went to answer phone so I left message once. No reply after 2 days so I called again, left another message. Then I got annoyed. I decided I was going to speak with the person one way or another, not caring if I was able to register there or not. Phone up every day for a week and left another few messages. Last time I called, I told the switchboard lady that I had left numerous messages and had no reply. Got put on hold and put through. Asked the question, got the "No" answer i was expecting. If they just said that in the first place I wouldn't have minded. I can't stand people who won't reply though, they really get on my tits.

 

Give Berkshire College of Agriculture a call, they were much better at answering and responding!!

[jms_peake]

I wanted to do the same contacted horticultrual correspondence college for the distance learning side of then contact the RFS about a college where i could enroll as an external candidate to take the exams thay put me in touch with maurwood in dorchester who never got back to me so i am in the same boat was wondering what ISA have to offer ???

Advanced Course Search - Royal Forestry Society Certificate in Arboriculture On-Line

Dont know if your intrested but this place got in contact today, and all thats changing with the level 2 is that, instead of there being a set of exams at the end. you are marked on your course work instead, so you can still do a distance learning and you post in your course work. and they start enrolling in sept 2011 :thumbup:

[rcarolina]

This course sounds like just what I have been looking for. After being let down by Hadlow, I don't think I can risk waiting for them to decide in Sept that they're not running the Cert Arb course again. Anyone else going for this one?

 

Do you know if you still have to do the additional NPTC units to qualify for the full RFS cert (AO1 etc etc).

[western]

Hello all, does anyone know if i can still do this course from outside the uk? because i work full time in vienna now. sound's like a wicked course and not to expensive:thumbup:

[APC]

Do you know if you still have to do the additional NPTC units to qualify for the full RFS cert (AO1 etc etc).

 

AO1 is a right bugger to find.