Experience or Quals?

[Taupotreeman]

That's what I mean and no offence to those that come out of college or uni having done the proper qualifications which have both the theory and practical elements to them. The problem is that there are also several of these slightly more dodgy papers that you can sit through and do the exams just by reading from a book. If I guy comes in for an interview and says he's done however many years in the trade and he has the references to back it up then you can usually bank on him being able to do the job (as long as he has the right attitude) but would you say the same for that same guy if he produced an arb cert from the university of hoojawajagombawamba?

[atree]

Is that hito only recognised in NZ?

[Daniël Bos]

Steady now, I studied at the university of Hoojawajagombawamba, and it's higly regarded!

 

 

:thumbup:

[DrewB]

HITO is recognised but you still the need the NPTCs to work in uk adam

[Taupotreeman]

HITO is recognised but you still the need the NPTCs to work in uk adam

 

Yet City and Guilds and some NPTC's aren't recognised here. When I applied for residency they didn't recognize half my college certs yet the tutor who cross credited reckoned that NZ couldn't offer anything close to the UK certs I had.

[atree]

HITO is recognised but you still the need the NPTCs to work in uk adam

 

Yeah got nptcs.

[DrewB]

i think level 6 HITO is about the HD bro but could easily be wrong

[arbogrunt]

to tick the right boxes on the paperwork - quals

 

to get the job done and earn the money, without breaking anything - experience

[Lorry thompson]

Attitude, common sense and personality. Tickets or experience will come later if they already have it that's a bonus. I've had qualified lads with experience who are crap and you can get a lad in with no experience or quals but can look about work out what needs done and just get stuck in:)

[bob]

You can easy buy quals ie put em through

you can't buy experience

simple:thumbup:

I would always do a practical test for a new applicant