24th July 2012, 05:08 PM
chiz Wrote:....its up to the commercial contractors to either pay enough to keep established and experienced staff, or set aside the time and resources to train, mentor and develop new entrants.
Explain that to the clients! As it stands at present if we cost in training people how to dig we dont get the work and go bust. Client's aren't interested in people learning on the job, they want it done ASAP as cheaply as possible with as few people as possible, which fundamentally results in the ratty old gits like myself (and a few of you guys I suspect) getting older and rattier rather than having an opportunity to train people up (=2 people the client has to pay for rather than just the one) - but suppose it'll all have to be re-thought once we're all wheel-chair bound or pushing up daisies, sooner would be better!
Your right about some modern surveying - was much better before the push-button stuff, if you didn't understand the basics on a theodolite, and how to work the results out yourself, Goodnight!