compex course discount

[megaman83]

hello sparks

a few members and i have been discussing doing the compex course to try and secure work in these troubled times, well paid work at that too!!

and although ( and i wish to make this clear from the outset ) there is NO guarentee of work from this i and the other members feel , by speaking to certain agencies that it would only be a matter of time before work came in. and when it does compex guys ( and girls ) will certainally have an advantage.

now the compex course its self costs around the £1000 mark and can be taken at many various sites in the mainland. and this is a large amount to anyone including myself, but we feel this will be a worth while investment as it lasts 5years before any refresher course would have to be taken.

SO we feel if we could get enough ( around 10 but the more the better ) we could possibly arrange a discount. i have to stress this is in the early stages of being organised.

if anyone would be interested please PM me to registar your interest. we have been thinking of dates around early to late april as to give people the chance to secure funding and also as the price of crude is so low at the minute alot of oil projects has been put on hold till the price goes back up!!!

also please state your area you reside as it can be taken from aberdeen to southampton!!

maybe this site could help us in more ways than 1.

i look forward to hearing from you. many thanks MEGAMAN83

 

[grantr37]

Any more input on COMPEX courses? So many people ask for them yet it's no guarantee of work. I have a plethora of H&S quals & they keep asking for more. How the h*** are we supposed to take 5 days away from paid work AND spend £1K + for the privilege?
Oh yes - anyone else seen the agencies requesting Asbestos Awareness Certs that are NOT done online? The HSE state that they are happy with e-learning.

well this is an old thread but I see somebody has trekked through the jungle and found the temple, braved the flying spears and the giant stone balls....


Agencies are asking for Asbestos certificates that are done as a 4 hour college class (£170.00) and do not want the online ones done on the internet/in a college computer room (£35.00/ 45 mins) this is because they are all trying to get as much as possible to sell "their" services to construction companies, these construction companies recruitment and personnel departments are run by people in their early 20's who don't have a clue about the real world but they don't have to as they got given the keys for the office......

Health and safety have been going round sites asking for everybody's 3 day first aid, PASMA,IPAF, Plastic CSCS and ID documents such as a Passport, they also ask to see Driving Licences for those using mini rollers etc and CPCS cards for digger operators....

The workers who can't produce all their tickets in 10 minutes on the day asked for generate a moan at the head office of said construction company, and on re-visit they are asked again for their tickets....

I was working on a site about 3 years ago and was drilling a wall, it was quite noisy.....I got a fright and jumped back a bit when I stopped drilling as there was a man and a woman standing 4 feet away from me that I never noticed, the woman had a digital camera out and was taking photos of me drilling away....
woman said "you don't have ear defenders on" I pulled out my foam earplugs at that point, she then said "you should have downed tools when somebody is standing this close to you"....she then asked if I had my CSCS and Abrasive wheels ticket for using a drill, I said yes, she demanded them, all the while the bloke was stood next to her looking at me like I was daft...
I didn't have them at work, so she moaned at the office resulting in me having to bring them in the next day to get scanned and emailed.....then I was forced to sit with 2 others and watch a video about hand arm vibration and fill out forms.....

The construction companies can't be bothered with this hassle, and now that the HSE and others are expanding their graduate recruitment, the young ones (21-25 year olds)doing these jobs are excitedly flexing their authority muscles by giving construction workers a hard time, and the construction companies don't want to be bothered with them on site, so agencies are demanding all tickets....

A few years ago only a few people on site had to have first aid and just a few with PASMA to check off alloy tower scaffolds, now every worker has to have Asbestos certificates, PASMA, IPAF, 3day First Aid, manual handling, COSHH,Abrasive wheels just to get in the gate....
when you go to do these different things they are all geared towards companies paying employees through them, but very very few companies will do this these days...

 

[Evans1]

Hello Npt88,
Doing my Compex Course Ex01-04 .
Not looking forward to it as I have very limited hazardous experience,can you give me any pointers?
What kind of questions are they asking in the multiple choice exam?
Any other advice would be much appreciated .
Thanks Again

 

[Davey345]

HI I have just come back from Afghan working as a Electrician, and am now looking to do my Compex and work on the RIGS.

If anyone is still interested in getting a group discount can they pm me as I am going to try and set up a group discount if possible, not sure how many we need currently, but would imagine the more the better.

Cheers

Dave

 

[timbobelfast]

Davey, you won't get much of a discount as the courses are always busy. Just bite the bullet and part with your cash lol!