FendtFarmer Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 as the title says really, is it worth joining and do you get a lot out off being part off it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'm a member, the what you get out of it is a difficult one but it is a way of proving to employers/customers/the public that spray operators keep up with training and new regulations by attending a yearly course/shows/NSTS test and gaining points for it. Currently I pay my yearly subscription to it and my employer pays for the course to get the points. Some people are happy to join up whilst others grudge it, depends what you really plan on doing and how much spraying you do I guess as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Gough Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I was wondering about this after doing my PA2 at college. How much is a yearly subscription then Gav and would it be useful to a younger person like me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 well it would be put to use within a year i should think. but our agromist has sent us letters to open days so would like to go to them etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 All the details you need are on the website, it costs £6 to register then £20 a year or £51 to pay for three years up front. Again I'd say its down to personal choice but a lot of farm jobs coming up around me are advertising for NROSO registered applicants now not just those with PA qualifications http://www.nroso.org.uk/default.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 cheers gav, glad you know the fees cos i couldnt find them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Under FAQ's on their website Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 As an individual there's probably not a lot of benefit for the cost, but most assurance schemes now consider non nroso operators to be a non compliance, so pretty much essential from a prospective employers point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 well i will be putting it all too use soon i hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I'm part of it because I'm covering well over 30k acres a year spraying so for farm assurance I'm part of. It is a nice refresher now and again but some of the things that are suggested on course are rubbish and been invented by someone behind a desk and not someone with thousand's of acres to clear in a short window. But if learning the corses are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 well i don't think i will be covering as many acres as you anytime soon pingu but thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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