Arb Assoc - 'Affiliate Contractor' proposal

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

& so the word spreads.................... lol

 

amazing how some times we can't see the wood for the trees

 

business development with acknowledgment for professional, with the help to assist them to be better at evidencing their commitment to their business & customers.

 

Iain

 

Iain, i feel a need to reply in an equally wise n philosophical way...trouble is i can't think of owt so suffice t'say "cheers"

 

Paul

PS was the reference to 'professional' meant for me

[Paul Jenks]

Hi Paul

As another pointed out, a company has to be trading for 2 years prior to going for accreditation.

 

Becoming AAAC is a journey, and as the overused PMA posters are keen to point out, 'Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination'.

 

For some it is a very simple and easy journey, for others it is a long and hard one.

 

Historically one could use a provisional driving licence to allow the riding of a sub 250cc motorbike for as long as you liked. Then it was 125cc. Then you had to take a test within 2 years. Now you have to take tests before being allowed to get on a motorbike.

 

The way the industry is progressing{some might say regressing, but not me}this is the way it'll be in the future. Safety, training and professionalism are going to be imposed, IMO. The AA is positioned in the invidious position of advising the powers that be and endeavouring to drag an adolescent industry into the 21st century.

 

A provisional aaac is something a little easier on the day to day workings of a small business, a little like a modular degree.

 

As I said, some folk find this stuff easy and workaday so why bother with getting an institution to rubber stamp it.

 

For myself, I found the structure, carrot and stick an easier model to follow, adhere to and thus change culture.

 

The fundamental, (and perhaps only), issue, again IMO, with the AA is the lack of awareness of it in the wider community. This, however, is not such a bad thing as they are a solid organisation with a very sound foundation. A bit of PR should sort this out.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Paul, thank you for your wisely words (2nd time tonight)

 

You're quite right about it being the "journey", or process, that improves the business whether or not you present for assessment...i just hope people continue too.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[swinny]

What do you have to do for this?

[Chris at eden]

Hi Chris, maybe.

 

The AA Consultants Working Group (CWG), headed up by Nick Bolton (of Lockhart Garret) email [email protected], are looking at ways to assist people working towards attaining AARC status. Hence any thoughts / ideas you may have could be directed to him.

 

Thanks in anticipation..

Paul

 

Thanks for the info Paul. I'll drop nick an e-mail just to register my interest.

[humpo48]

I like the sound of it. I've been put off applying for AA membership for various reasons, mainly that I'm mostly forestry with a bit of arb on the side, but this sounds like a good option for folk in my situation. Count me at least pencilled in.

 

 

Agree I am the same as you, I would be interested

 

 

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[AA Teccie (Paul)]

What do you have to do for this?

 

Hi Swinny, thanks for the post.

 

The final details have yet to be determined but you will need appropriate insurance, LOLER, NPTCs (upto CS39), H&S policy, risk assessments, chipper ticket, references and maybe one or two others bits. This will be a desktop audit on application so there'll be no visit involved.

 

Now for ARB Approval, that's quite different, but quite accessible and to find out more I'd try to get to one of the 'FoC' workshops (see Training - Arboricultural Association but we've been "up north" this year and moving further south and east.) HOWEVER if there's enough interest, i.e. min. 6 contractors, I'd be happy to try to do something at Myerscough or similar in the Autumn.

 

Look here for further info Become an ARB Approved Contractor

 

Cheers..

Paul

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Agree I am the same as you, I would be interested

 

 

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Thanks for this n "watch this space."

 

Cheers..

Paul

[Wolfie]

 

There will be no 'on site' assessment and no accreditation / logo. It will be a membership option, probably time bound, but in order to access it a certain level of qualifications and compliance will need to be evidenced, e.g. upto CS39, First Aid, PL insurance, LOLER, H&S policy, risk assessments (TBC.)

 

 

Interesting proposal Paul.

I do want to be AAAC one day and have recently moved in the right direction by getting some help in the office to try an organise my admin chaos.

If i already had all the above up to scratch i'd probably already be thinking of going for the assessment.

 

 

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[sedgemoortree]

Hi Paul

 

We'd be interested, as we are aspiring toward AAAC approval at least thats what we keep telling everybody!

 

Cheers Jim