CS38 assessment tomorrow morning!!!

[The Tree Hunter]

Well this is the second time its been re scheduled, and it's booked for tomorrow morning, so touch wood it'll take place this time!!!!

[Ian150482]

Good luck mate.

[Pete Mctree]

Good luck. Be methodical and measured. You have the rest of your career to hurl yourself around a tree!

[John Hancock]

Well this is the second time its been re scheduled, and it's booked for tomorrow morning, so touch wood it'll take place this time!!!!

 

Sorry to tell you this mate but it’s the annual NPTC Assessors Christmas lunch tomorrow in Warwickshire, there will be no assessments till Wednesday, didn’t Pauline tell you?

[The Tree Hunter]

Sorry to tell you this mate but it’s the annual NPTC Assessors Christmas lunch tomorrow in Warwickshire, there will be no assessments till Wednesday, didn’t Pauline tell you?

 

 

Ha Ha Ha........it wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't take place tomorrow!!!!!

[John Hancock]

Good-luck, anyway

[Lee Winger]

Good luck!

[Mikey P]

Good luck mate!

 

As I only passed mine a month ago, the best advice I can give is not to panic!

 

Know your answers for all of the questions off by heart so you can rattle them off for the assessor - I was told that assessors intensely dislike it when a student clearly doesn't know his stuff and has to be prompted for every answer. It also means not having to stand around in the cold/rain for as long for the assessor.

 

Take your time for the initial climbing assessment and prep as much stuff in advance as you can. Get that high anchor point to start with as it makes everything else sooooooo much easier and looks more professional.

 

The good gen I got was, as soon as you've come down from your climbing/branchwalking bit, as soon as you hit the ground start getting your ropes ready to go again - it'll save you a lot of time and it shows the assessor that you're organised. The last thing you want to be doing is untangling/prepping ropes and retying your system when the clock is ticking for your rescue.

 

Visualise all the stuff you'll be asked to do - go through it with your equipment on so you remember where all your rescue kit is - and mime out the actions. Don't do this in front of anyone else or they'll think you're a bit odd... ;-)

[The Tree Hunter]

Well it all went ahead and it all went well, so one down!!!!

 

One of the lads being assessed today was made redundant from Northern rock and is working through his tickets, by doing the week long courses, so far he's done his 30, 31 and his 38 today, spent £1500 so far!!! He said a few local firms had said they'd take him on with his tickets, and he rang to check with them and they have all said they aint got the work for him now!!!! Gutted....after spending all his redundancy money on his tickets!!!

[cerneARB]

:001_smile:Well done treehunter. good news you finally got it.

 

tell your mate not to give up and feel dispondant he will a get a break.