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Post by paterson00 on Aug 8, 2009 23:51:58 GMT
I have been asked by my current employer to compile a list of courses that i would like to attend, and although i know that the answer of my question may vary immensly due to different levels of knowledge and experience, im sure that there will be a common course that stands out that i should ask for.
Thanks in advance
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Post by Tom on Aug 9, 2009 14:24:39 GMT
Surely your employing manager should be identifying the courses you need to attend rather than what you want to attend, as part of Training Needs Analysis?
My advice would be to start at the bottom and work your way up. It may seem pointless going over things you've done before, such as the alphabet and symbols, but without covering the basics you can''t progress onto the higer level stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 21:50:32 GMT
Tell your manager you want to do an Health and Safety course, that'll scare him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2009 17:18:21 GMT
or bring back the metronet way (tom will know which one im on about)
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Post by Tom on Aug 12, 2009 6:34:45 GMT
I remember the one. No thanks.
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Post by railtechnician on Aug 12, 2009 10:39:06 GMT
I didn't do many courses in my 28 years other than the mandatory training for track access, substation access, lift & escalator isolation, trolley operation, fire, first aid and later of course SPIC, station access and a one off electrical isolation course. The two courses worth going on were the CET course to be a radio and telephone lineman (26 weeks when I did it) and the tech 2(S) course for signal lineman (19 weeks when I did it) both of which have not been available as single courses for some years now. In the old days working on all lines and shifting depots and departments was the best preparation for these long courses.
In recent years people have tended to become stuck in one area of the business and simply cannot acquire the breadth of general knowledge that we once were able to access and experience so easily, so the 'stepping stone' approach to training has reduced these courses into modules with specific aims and goals to be achieved between each module, at least that is how I understood Tube Lines training to be moving as I retired.
Those old lineman courses were pressure from start to finish with hours of homework every night so one had to be both determined to succeed and dedicated too. Although I only ever worked for three engineering departments, I worked on all lines, all stations apart from those newly built for JLE,most substations, most offices and control rooms including 55 Bdy and in the early days did some work at bus locations too. I also had several years in a related career before joining LT in the late 1970s. Before taking the tech 2(s) I had had two years on signals installation, a wealth of experience in the installation & maintenance of all comms systems throughout LU, had spent four years as a trainer, had occasionally done some site specific circuit design work, spent time doing cost estimates, had a few weeks working with Central Line Project, had a two year secondment to CrossRail running a multidisciplined survey team and was currently working with signal maintenance as a line comms TO.
All training is valuable and there is much to be learned from colleagues and day to day contacts too, it all counts if you are determined to get on. Being interested in anything and everything LU is always going to be an asset and being on this forum as I'm sure you appreciate is very useful as a source of reference.
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