Thats the problem.. if no one shows you, and your taught by someone crap.. how do you know your doing the job correctly ?? course you need showing.. especially as a new starter... unless you pop outta your mum wearing a big ben.... LOL...
was at bircham on cecol course can i just say what a waste of time that was for me,just a personal opinion when i got back to the real world(site)i found myself the best qualified mug in the company lol.
How can you be a " natural scaffolder " ? you have to be shown, yeh some will never get it, does everyone know weight loads, bay sizes, etc without being shown ? yes you learn the job on site, but without classroom training , just wait until something goes wrong and you've banged the wrong bay size, tie pattern etc and see how fast HSE **** you over... just my opinion,
dont think i picked up much at all in the classroom,was taught the lot from scaffs in situe.think now there is a lot more emphise on the classroom as there is so much more litreature to learn,why did i listen more intently to scaffs on site rather than instructors???