Today I spent another day attending a course rather than instructing!
With much thanks to Camgrain at Balsham for providing excellent facilities and with the services of Bob White from At Last training we settled down to the first of two management courses - Negotiating Skills, next Friday being Time/Meeting management with a nod to new technology.
Bob provided an entertaining and informative day with a diverse group of trainees all taking away much food for thought.
Next week (2nd Dec) is a different slant on "getting things done" which already has generated much interest. If you want to join us please email enquiries@catrain.co.uk for more information.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
A week of Forklifts and Telehandlers
A week of contrasts. Away from the training provider side of the business and this week was spent out in the field instructing in the operation of Counterbalance Forklifts and Telescopic handlers.
Starting the week with a two day counterbalance forklift course for students on farm placements. Really encouraging to see enthusiasm and capability in the new generation of farmers.
Next: A Telescopic handler course for all the staff on a traditional family farm. Again enjoyable to chat and work with some of the more mature members of the farming community while putting the world to rights!
Finally, and something very different on Thursday. Time to have my own Lantra Awards Operators certificate for Telescopic Handlers renewed! So attending a course as a trainee with a couple of managers from research farms in Cambridge, Craig Ireland did an excellent job of running the course and plying us with Chocolate digestives. Thank you also to NIAB for hosting the day.
So a great week with some fascinating people and a wide variety of equipment to operate. The paperwork is already filed with Lantra Awards who are doing an excellent job of turning round registrations and certificates at present.
Friday then is all about planning next week and closing down this weeks courses on the system.
Starting the week with a two day counterbalance forklift course for students on farm placements. Really encouraging to see enthusiasm and capability in the new generation of farmers.
Next: A Telescopic handler course for all the staff on a traditional family farm. Again enjoyable to chat and work with some of the more mature members of the farming community while putting the world to rights!
Finally, and something very different on Thursday. Time to have my own Lantra Awards Operators certificate for Telescopic Handlers renewed! So attending a course as a trainee with a couple of managers from research farms in Cambridge, Craig Ireland did an excellent job of running the course and plying us with Chocolate digestives. Thank you also to NIAB for hosting the day.
So a great week with some fascinating people and a wide variety of equipment to operate. The paperwork is already filed with Lantra Awards who are doing an excellent job of turning round registrations and certificates at present.
Friday then is all about planning next week and closing down this weeks courses on the system.
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