Updating NPTC certs from 90's, refresh or retrain

[tagnut69]

Hi I went to college ( Otley ) in 95-96 and got all the certificates at the time, I have contacted the NPTC who say that they are still valid but recomend a refresher course, what would this entail?

I am guessing that I would not get a new certificate just a letter saying that I attended a refresher course.

 

Only asking as I have had a couple of interviews and been told that my tickets are out of date

 

Cheers

 

Chris

[apexarb]

Hi chris

your CS certs dont expire (at the moment) but it is a reccomendation that you undergo refresher training at a suitable interval usually every 3 years these courses usually cover a cross section of the criteria and its a chance to update techniques and methods

 

you will receive a certificate of attendance

 

terry

[L200LOG]

Hi Chris

if you did the old blue book system of nptc then there was a cut off point a few years ago now and you prob would be best to retrain for your own piece of mind and undergo new assessments to bring your qualifications upto date!

[skyhuck]

Hi Chris

if you did the old blue book system of nptc then there was a cut off point a few years ago now and you prob would be best to retrain for your own piece of mind and undergo new assessments to bring your qualifications upto date!

 

Why????

 

Have trees changed???????????

[Johny Walker]

Why????

 

Have trees changed???????????

 

some have got bigger

 

some havnt

[skyhuck]

some have got bigger

 

some havnt

 

Most are smaller, we've killed most of the really big ones.

[Johny Walker]

Most are smaller, we've killed most of the really big ones.

 

dave its a dirty job but we have to do it

[tagnut69]

Hi yes it was the old 'Blue Book',

What do they teach on the refresher course?

[skyhuck]

Hi yes it was the old 'Blue Book',

What do they teach on the refresher course?

 

I don't think there is a "refresher course", but doing any of the new units is classed as a refresher, as they all cover the safety aspects of what we do, obviously one that covers climbing would probably be more appropriate

 

My tickets are from 1996, I've had them queried a few times, but up to now they have always accepted that as tree work is all I do its not like I'm likely to wake up one morning having forgotten how to do it

[Tom D]

I think the refresher courses are aimed at occasional users who do chainsaw work as part of a broader remit, say a parks department at a council.