Motor trade gone mad

[Mikethepanel]

When i went to college to learn panel beating (1999-2001) i left with an NVQ level 3 which was the lifetime quaification,but now the motor industry has decided that it only lasts 3 years?!
So now i have to spend two days(monday/tuesday this week) at Training 2000 in blackburn to take the ATA senior panel course.WTF!
And this only last three years,and it cost the buisness £1500 to boot

[kas750]

Tell me about it.I have to do a gas and seperate electrical course every 5 years.Each one costs me a grand to do and a week off work with no wages.

[dandibo]

Unfortunatley training is what its all about have yu done the pas125t test yet?

we supply equipment to all the major Audi/Porche/Bmw/GM/and several others we can only supply if they have passed the tests

Where theres blame theres a claim this is to cover their backsides!!!

[kas750]

Its no wonder this country is on the bones of its arse with all the feckin hoops people who are trying to make a living have to jump through..

[rallyman]

It all comes down too money and how much can be screwed out of you one way or another! Been in business 25years and im thinking of jacking in hard enough to keep going without all the rules etc you have to follow.

[dustydog]

Tell me about it.I have to do a gas and seperate electrical course every 5 years.Each one costs me a grand to do and a week off work with no wages.

Got my gas to do next month and i have been doing the same job for 24 yrs drives me mad

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Here you go boys this is how you do it !!

[Mikethepanel]

Here you go boys this is how you do it !!

This is what i'm expecting it to be like. It is in blackburn after all

[Mikethepanel]

Unfortunatley training is what its all about have yu done the pas125t test yet?

we supply equipment to all the major Audi/Porche/Bmw/GM/and several others we can only supply if they have passed the tests

Where theres blame theres a claim this is to cover their backsides!!!

Yes the garage i work for has pas125 and kite mark. Were due a visit in october actually

[dandibo]

its disgusting we have started a health & safety officer because the law says we need to. the ****ers doing a great job trying to shut us down with the amony of crap we need to fill in to get equipment tested ready for sale.
we have never had a accidentin the 26 years i have been there

country if ****ED!!!

[AL2792]

What a load of B0ll0x!

I finished my City & Guilds & RTITB in 1986 and I have NEVER been asked to show or prove this qualification in all these years.

I have learnt more in experience over the last 29 years to the point that the qualification means absolute sh1t!

The crap your having to deal with is driven by the insurance companies & bureaucracy! I would hate to be at the training end of the ladder in this day and age

[Mikethepanel]

Well thats the thing,since i left school in '99 i've had only two jobs ans since i've been qualified '01 i've been doing the biggest jobs that come into the garage and stand in for the foreman when he's off,passed my welding tests easily every two years! So really what is the point of an other qualification that i don't need

[Mexicomark]

Here you go boys this is how you do it !!

Kinell Dave, new employees to do bike MOT's...

[wetandwindy2]

i am a brickie and its no better for us i've done so many courses in the last 5 years its unreal and they only last a couple o years am forever on refresher courses had to redo my cherrypicker one 2 weeks ago

[RS2000CUSTOM]

i am a brickie and its no better for us i've done so many courses in the last 5 years its unreal

Seeing as you a brickie I would hope you have done hundreds of thousands of courses in 5 years

But not too many courses in a day as the compo has to have time to set !