What do you think?

[woodie]

Hi Kris
yep mate i do think some sort of funding would be very helpful I know i've had to spend a small fortune to get all my tools and equipment together and it's not finished yet i've now got to pay out about 500-600quid to get my work assessed for my CSCS card Mike

 

[tfs]

Woodie,

You did a course, what at that time who at that time could have said your do a good job afterwards. People just need to be given achance.

You just need to put yourself in their shoes. We cant rule people out just based by our own judgements.

What eveidnce is there to suggest they wont do a good job afterwards.

From what I have gathered you went on to do a good job.


Just as in your case, people will use the training as a stepping stone on to better things

kris

 

[woodie]

Kris
i just think that some form of on site assessment should take place for a number of months after the completion of their course to make sure they continue to carry out a good job and if these tutors can see that some people don't seem to be interested in doing the job for other reasons than the cash maybe the should have a little chat with them to see if they can find something else to do
Mike

 

[woodie]

hello kris
you back on here like me mate i must admit i've enjoyed a little chat
Mike

 

[tfs]

Yes,

But, Im just off to bed now though as I am working tommorrow Ive got a kitchen and bthroom floor to finnish off.

goodnight matey!

 

[Yorkie]

why can't you see the relevance? how long are the courses you provide, how much experience do these guys gain and whos to say they carry on doing a good job after you've trained them to? Mike

sorry, this is to diamond training

The courses we provide run upto 6 weeks incorporating the majority of problems/situtaions that a new Tiler will come across.The experience these guys gain is over 300 hours hands on training, the equivilant to attending a full time college course and no one can say if there going to carry on doing a good job afterwards just as no driving examiner can say that everyone he passes will keep a clean record.

 

[Leatherface]

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[brian c]

The courses we provide run upto 6 weeks incorporating the majority of problems/situtaions that a new Tiler will come across.The experience these guys gain is over 300 hours hands on training, the equivilant to attending a full time college course and no one can say if there going to carry on doing a good job afterwards just as no driving examiner can say that everyone he passes will keep a clean record.

This is on paper a good idea trying to help other people gain experience etc but it does have many grey areas and here is my opinion of a few

1.who is this set up for,British nationals only or open to immigrants?

2.a committe would need to be formed.

3.you are giving other people the opportunity to provide competition for your work.

4.who is going to pay for the persons tools(NOT THEM BECAUSE THEY CANT AFFORD THE PRICE OF THE COURSE)

I know not all will agree with me but i feel that these issues had to be raised and feel free to comment on them.


In addition who is going to pay for the digs and the persons travelling expenses etc if they have to travel?

 

[Yorkie]

I agree with you completley brian which is why tbh it will never happen unless said applicants are contracted to a certain business / organisation for a certain timeframe etc but what business would employ these people as that in itself raises issues as the business would then need to have due diligence in place for protection of interests to state that should employment cease they can no longer operate within a certain area for specific time frames which then leads back to the original starting question of why go on a course when you can work for a tiler
Catch 22

 

[Yorkie]

This is on paper a good idea trying to help other people gain experience etc but it does have many grey areas and here is my opinion of a few

1.who is this set up for,British nationals only or open to immigrants?

It would need to be open to all

2.a committe would need to be formed.

Couldn't agree more

3.you are giving other people the opportunity to provide competition for your work.

Conflict of interest always plays a part so would screening be fair?This would depend on who's on the commitee?

4.who is going to pay for the persons tools(NOT THEM BECAUSE THEY CANT AFFORD THE PRICE OF THE COURSE)
This could be the training centre that agrees to train with some kind of scheme in place or again the business that they are contracted to?

I know not all will agree with me but i feel that these issues had to be raised and feel free to comment on them.


In addition who is going to pay for the digs and the persons travelling expenses etc if they have to travel?

it would be a lot of work lol

 

[Dan]

Thanks all for thinking about things like this but as a forum we're here to provide free tiling advice - The tiling courses thing is just to help those that are looking into courses.

I wouldn't want a 'winner' as there would be many more 'loosers' and that's not what we're about.

There are loads of funds available for the right new business - and the right tiler wanna-be already and we're certainy not one of them.

I agree, you could make anything work, but to do such a thing would simply stick us in the already shaken up training game which is getting better by the month without our help.

So for the moment (as the dragons would say) I'm out.
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To add to this some info on funding has been provided by Ant from Chase Tiling Academy in THIS forum.