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Old 10th July 2008, 07:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: aborist schools

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Originally Posted by Ekka View Post
And if it's anything like the way you get a Blue Card online here it'll make it more worthless.

Basically like the online seminars you read through 5 minutes of stuff, answer a few multi-choice questions, and bingo .... in no time, you're a certifed expert.

If you answer a question incorrectly, no big deal, the program pedals back that section and you start again, so eventually no matter what everybody is deemed competent. Then with the elevated status of the dumbed down cert even the gutter cleaner, chimney sweep and the window washer will be an "arborist."
this is insane, and it makes me Angry, after living and breathing Arb study, and pushing myself to learn and working hard to get my Qualification in Arb, studyin will be 2 years hard work to get it, it kinda makes me feel ripped off that anyone can just hop online and answer some mulit choice questions and hey presto, there a certified arborist.


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