[Moderator David@stives]

Stuart i see you now have an ipaf logo.

where did you do your training etc ?.

[Majestic]

I did mine through Nationwide Access, they have training centres all over the country

[Majestic]

Or some off the IPAF web site for the South West

A1 Hire & Sales Ltd
76-88 Old Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset BH12 4QR, United Kingdom
Tel: 01202 718777
Fax: 01202 732726
E-mail: traininga1hire.co.uk
Hirer/Rental, IPAF TC, Training Company

AMP Access Ltd
Venture Way, Priorswood Industrial Estate, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8DG, United Kingdom
Tel: 01823 351251
Fax: 01823 351352
E-mail: rodamp-access.co.uk
Website: www.amp-access.co.uk
Hirer/Rental, IPAF TC, Training Company

AMP Access Ltd
Long Close Farm, Wimborne Rd, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1NR, United Kingdom
Tel: 01823 351251
Fax: 01823 351352
E-mail: rodamp-access.co.uk
Website: www.amp-access.co.uk
Satellite

AMP Access Ltd
The Old Airfield Bus.Park, Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire GL2 7NY, United Kingdom
Tel: 01823 351251
Fax: 01823 351352
E-mail: rodamp-access.co.uk
Website: www.amp-access.co.uk
Satellite

[jeff1]

How much does a course like this cost John and what are the benefits?

[Majestic]

I paid £150, you go in the morning and do a multipal choice paper , even before you have had any training.
Then the rest of the day they go through the questions that you got wrong.Then you take the test.
Then you have to drive  some machines, just to show them you can . Then thats it .You get a IPAF card with your pic on , and a certificate

The benifits so far for me have been that on some jobs you can use the machines they have on site because you are IPAF trained.
Also if you go on a job that needs a cherry picker you are trained to use one , some sites wont let you control one unless you have a card.
Also it saves you having to pay for a operator

[S.A.J]

Stuart i see you now have an ipaf logo.

where did you do your training etc ?.

Dave i done my training up at Taunton with AMP Access www.amp-access.co.uk great fun it was.

it cost £233.82 for the whole day plus lunch. I am allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers

[Kwackers]

opens the doors to some bigger commercial jobs i guess, never mind tha fact that you can act as an operator on your days off

[jeff1]

I paid £150, you go in the morning and do a multipal choice paper , even before you have had any training.
Then the rest of the day they go through the questions that you got wrong.Then you take the test.
Then you have to drive  some machines, just to show them you can . Then thats it .You get a IPAF card with your pic on , and a certificate

The benifits so far for me have been that on some jobs you can use the machines they have on site because you are IPAF trained.
Also if you go on a job that needs a cherry picker you are trained to use one , some sites wont let you control one unless you have a card.
Also it saves you having to pay for a operator

Thanks John, Looks like its gone up a little since you took yours  Does this certificate last forever or is it renewable every so often?

Stuart i see you now have an ipaf logo.

where did you do your training etc ?.

Dave i done my training up at Taunton with AMP Access www.amp-access.co.uk great fun it was.

it cost £233.82 for the whole day plus lunch. I’m now allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers

Stu
If I decide to take mine it will also be in Taunton, Why are you not allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers? is this a different course?

[S.A.J]

I paid £150, you go in the morning and do a multipal choice paper , even before you have had any training.
Then the rest of the day they go through the questions that you got wrong.Then you take the test.
Then you have to drive  some machines, just to show them you can . Then thats it .You get a IPAF card with your pic on , and a certificate

The benifits so far for me have been that on some jobs you can use the machines they have on site because you are IPAF trained.
Also if you go on a job that needs a cherry picker you are trained to use one , some sites wont let you control one unless you have a card.
Also it saves you having to pay for a operator

Thanks John, Looks like its gone up a little since you took yours  Does this certificate last forever or is it renewable every so often?

Stuart i see you now have an ipaf logo.

where did you do your training etc ?.

Dave i done my training up at Taunton with AMP Access www.amp-access.co.uk great fun it was.

it cost £233.82 for the whole day plus lunch. I’m now allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers

Stu
If I decide to take mine it will also be in Taunton, Why are you not allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers? is this a different course?

Put your specs on Jeff 

[jeff1]

I paid £150, you go in the morning and do a multipal choice paper , even before you have had any training.
Then the rest of the day they go through the questions that you got wrong.Then you take the test.
Then you have to drive  some machines, just to show them you can . Then thats it .You get a IPAF card with your pic on , and a certificate

The benifits so far for me have been that on some jobs you can use the machines they have on site because you are IPAF trained.
Also if you go on a job that needs a cherry picker you are trained to use one , some sites wont let you control one unless you have a card.
Also it saves you having to pay for a operator

Thanks John, Looks like its gone up a little since you took yours  Does this certificate last forever or is it renewable every so often?

Stuart i see you now have an ipaf logo.

where did you do your training etc ?.

Dave i done my training up at Taunton with AMP Access www.amp-access.co.uk great fun it was.

it cost £233.82 for the whole day plus lunch. I’m now allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers

Stu
If I decide to take mine it will also be in Taunton, Why are you not allowed to operate a self propelled boom lift and a scissor lift cherry pickers? is this a different course?

Put your specs on Jeff 

Put your specs on Stu 

[S.A.J]

I am allowed Jeff thats the course I took.

[Majestic]

Jeff
It lasts for 5 years

[jeff1]

Sorry Stu I just put my specs on, I put it down to your writing 

[jeff1]

Cheers Guy's, may be well worth me getting, Westland helicopters is just around the corner, they have a few in there, plus lots of buildings with cladding, There are also a couple of hire centers around here that hire them out, I could alway stick my name down as an operator.

What sort of price can you get as an operator?

[S.A.J]

What sort of price can you get as an operator?

The chap that trained us said he charged £500 a day to be an operater. I am now going to give up window cleaning and become a full time operater I'm not going to be too greedy so my going rate will be £400 a day 

[S.A.J]

Sorry Stu I just put my specs on, I put it down to your writing 

 

[Majestic]

I have just done a job in Leeds, and paid for a operator as it was a very big machine, and I had not used anything as big  . They charged me £150 per day for him

[jeff1]

I have just done a job in Leeds, and paid for a operator as it was a very big machine, and I had not used anything as big  . They charged me £150 per day for him

Thanks John, well worth having then? I will keep the link Stu put on, I'm seriously thinking about this now.
Hey if I make 3 sets of Tank straps that will pay for my course  Trust me and my big mouth    I'll have to sell 6 sets for that course now

[Majestic]

On the plus side its another logo to have on your web site

[jeff1]

On the plus side its another logo to have on your web site

And an honest one at that