£186 poorer

[Barry98]

Gets you back into the mind set of been in the class room and not in the real world

 

[mountainman]

How many of you gas guy's take the training before sitting the ACS ????

I do, it gives me a chance to brush up on new regs.
Mind you, I did mine last christmas so hopefully I'll have a decent next four years and retire before I do it again

 

[chris watkins]

Gets you back into the mind set of been in the class room and not in the real world

I still don't understand why you need to get back into a "mind set" ? if you know your stuff & keep up to date, surly it doesn't make any difference if you are on site or being assessed? and you would save the £90 + the loss of a day's money.

 

[Barry98]

Well my opinion is , and it might not make sense but like the answer they want in written isn't what you get doing the job out in the big bad world it's almost like a different language .

 

[vern]

Why ? I see it's £90 cost & a loss of a days earnings !!

I don't Chris .....just dive straight in cold lol, but they know my track record and experience, if they see anyone struggle, they recommend they do a bit of training even part way through, I saw this on my LPG last time, there were 6 of us one guy had clearly never touched the stuff, he was blagging it for his ticket, he was referred for training and we all got done for 14.00 job done!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

I still don't understand why you need to get back into a "mind set" ? if you know your stuff & keep up to date, surly it doesn't make any difference if you are on site or being assessed? and you would save the £90 + the loss of a day's money.

i dont feel complacent enough to say i know it all,the days training helps to refresh your memory

 

[chris watkins]

Do you take the training Vern or go straight in ??

 

[gazzamikes]

I know it's a point of Argument between plumbers and sparks oh and sparks and sparks my part p renewal just cost near on £400 and got to do it every year. This whole registration certification thing for both of us is a pain!

 

[Barry98]

Part p renewal ? Its a building reg

 

[gazzamikes]

Sorry yes I membership renewal for the part p side of things

 

[Barry98]

Rrrrrrr with ya

 

[chris watkins]

I don't Chris .....just dive straight in cold lol, but they know my track record and experience, if they see anyone struggle, they recommend they do a bit of training even part way through, I saw this on my LPG last time, there were 6 of us one guy had clearly never touched the stuff, he was blagging it for his ticket, he was referred for training and we all got done for 14.00 job done!

As it should be !!
(but perhaps that guy should have been failed & made to have undertaken some training before he was allowed to take it again ?)

 

[vern]

Do you take the training Vern or go straight in ??

Lol Chris see above, sorry if I come over big headed it was not the intention or to seem complacent, I know what Bod means the language can be a huge problem, E.G a guy was saying I would bubble it, the answer had to be nothing but " spray with leak detection fluid"

 

[vern]

As it should be !!
(but perhaps that guy should have been failed & made to have undertaken some training before he was allowed to take it again ?)

Yeah he was sent home Chris, he was asking questions which were basic and holding us all up, so failed and had to attend training before reassessment!

 

[chris watkins]

Lol Chris see above, sorry if I come over big headed it was not the intention or to seem complacent, I know what Bod means the language can be a huge problem, E.G a guy was saying I would bubble it, the answer had to be nothing but " spray with leak detection fluid"

Sorry to confuse, I am far to slow Vern you had already posted before I got around to it.
I am not having a go at anyone, just interested as to how many do take the training (I must admit that I use to but that was mainly because I was offices based).