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If your based in the south west I can recommend Andrew mead for training or assessments https://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-mead/94/990/65a
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Agreed, an apprentice provider should offer the training and certification needed by the employer, 'Bums on seats' never lead to more 'Bums on seats', no one is daft enough to repeat a bad experience. The only provider of Arb apprenticeships in my area offers all their apprentices 30,31,38,39,mewp and Chipper. Last year an entire group started in sept, had chipper, 30 and 31 by dec, 38 & 39 by May and are all now employed full time. I think that is a good pace of progression. I know for a fact that a few employers have not only gone back to said college, they have increased their numbers. The magic mix of good apprentice, good training provider and good employer does exist, i've seen it. As for the chin draggers, they seem to be north of the watford gap.
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Spot on
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In my experience (and many others) this profile of new employee knows nothing about real life working environments, getting the tickets in two and a half weeks means very little when you are paying out for damaged fences, sheds and equipment. I've let lads go because they are careless ( expensive ), they have basic quali's but no basic training in WORKING Much rather have someone who is trainable slowly by me than trained quickly by someone else.
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Not everyone can stick it out abroad. I did a stint in europe in the 90's, one thing led to another and i came back three years later, richer wiser and with m8's i still visit when i'm over there. If you can, give it a go.
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Meindl Airstream
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There's plenty of employers on here who could answer this one, tbh when starting out in Arb the main qualifications you need are Good timekeeping, Reliability, Eyes and ears that work and are permanently connected to a functioning brain and the Ability to graft. There are no courses available for any of these. If you have them you'll pick up what you need to know as you progress and a good employer will point you in the right direction for Quali's, but since you asked the basic ones would be Driving licence ( don't overlook this one ) c.s.30, wood chipper, c.s. 38. Can they be done in a year.......yes Can you do it in a year....... Your call Hope this helps.
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On the way down from Mont Blanc..
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C.S. 47 is the ticket to get. IPAF tickets need refreshing every 3 years and mixing it with a c.s.39 could lead to grey areas IF anything ever went wrong. No IPAF quali covers the use of a chainsaw from a mewp, CS47 does as well as the correct methods for safely cutting lateral and vertical timber........it's a no brainer.
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Apprenticeships are a great way for young people to get onto the industry, earn a wage, get a diploma and tickets....if it's delivered correctly of course. I know of a certain college in north london that is doing it very well by all accounts
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Hi, gaining QTS requires that you have completed a teacher training course, at the moment this is primarily DTLLS which is a two year course, after which you have to complete a years teaching backed up with bridging assignments. Once this is done you can claim QTS status via the IFL. Believe me m8, it's a ball breaker of a procedure to go through.....
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Level 2 certificate in arboriculture (abc or rfs)
Topper replied to Littlearb's topic in Training & education
Remember that the r.f.s. is THEORY qualification, a very good one but you will do no practical work during the course at college, you need to top it up with extra c.s. and n.p.t.c. units to achieve the full award. -
If i had highlight one thing it would be.. Rope discipline, keep em straight, keep em clear, stopper knots at all times and do not let anything ( timber, saw etc ) come into contact with your climbing line Good luck dude, and take it slowly....
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R.F.S. hang onto their exam papers like a limpet, it's impossible to see any papers untill the day of the exam, no-one is allowed to take them away after the exam either. however, there are a few people out there who have aquired some past papers, if you ask enough you may get lucky. Only 4 weeks to go.......
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This pic shows a virtual river of mycellia inside a birch. You can even see where one of the vessels has been full and snapped off when i removed the bulk of the trunk got lots more............
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Eh up There is quite a bit of talk at the moment about the royal forestry society certificate in arboriculture and i wanted to put a shout out that there is a course running at capel manor starting in a few weeks time ( so still time to enrol ) costing around £500 for the year. It is run on a monday and there are still a few places available, hopefully this will be of use to some of us on the forum. There is also a one year city and guilds run on tuesdays, still with places open i believe. Take care cabrone's
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i.s.a.
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Hi Aluk, remember that climbing ropes are designed with a stretch factor to reduce shock loading. A Kn would have been defined under lab conditions without this safety factor built in. If you could read my post again you will see i said ' almost instantainiously' but i will take your word that NOTHING is instantainious Every day is a school day
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Bon Daos steve :wave: Big A i can bust this myth for you, a Kilonewton, in plain speak, occurs if a tethered 1 Kg weight is dropped 1 meter, i.e. the force exerted as it decellerates almost instantainously is 1 Kn It's my first post here so the beers are on me The tab's behind the bar amigo's
