Discussion
What do we think of this?
http://www.iam.org.uk/masters
My thoughts:
It's good that they're going for a common standard beyond a Skills for Life pass; they have done things before like the Special Assessment but always in a fragmented way.
It's not clear to me what the different focus is, or what more it offers beyond someone aiming for IAM F1RST during the Skills for Life course.
It's not clear to me whether it is a one-off, i.e. pass and you're done forever, unlike RoSPA which is periodically re-tested.
Not that I do AD for this, but it's not clear to me whether there are any further benefits (e.g. extra Surety premium reduction).
It is very expensive if you've already done SfL, even just for test.
I'm not encouraged to do it. If we're talking that magnitude in price, or that level of refinement in my driving, I'd be looking to RoSPA Gold (cheaper) or HPC (more obvious benefits)
http://www.iam.org.uk/masters
My thoughts:
It's good that they're going for a common standard beyond a Skills for Life pass; they have done things before like the Special Assessment but always in a fragmented way.
It's not clear to me what the different focus is, or what more it offers beyond someone aiming for IAM F1RST during the Skills for Life course.
It's not clear to me whether it is a one-off, i.e. pass and you're done forever, unlike RoSPA which is periodically re-tested.
Not that I do AD for this, but it's not clear to me whether there are any further benefits (e.g. extra Surety premium reduction).
It is very expensive if you've already done SfL, even just for test.
I'm not encouraged to do it. If we're talking that magnitude in price, or that level of refinement in my driving, I'd be looking to RoSPA Gold (cheaper) or HPC (more obvious benefits)
Synchromesh said:
A little more info for you below;
Hunt, P (2012) 'IAM MASTERS TEST'', The Link, November 2012: p28
IMHO £129 / £159 for a test that lasts less that 2 hours looks a bit steep, and unless you're intent on getting the certificate, that amount could be far better spent elsewhere in the driver training arena (such as those you've eluded to). Those who pay twice that price for 'mentoring', I belive, will get even worse value for money, as (as I understand it) the 'mentors' will only be qualified by the fact they're passed the Masters assessment themselves. These mentors, I feel, will be the only ones who get real benefit from the programme, in the shape of a free Masters test.
Comic SAAAAAAANNNNSSSS!Hunt, P (2012) 'IAM MASTERS TEST'', The Link, November 2012: p28
IMHO £129 / £159 for a test that lasts less that 2 hours looks a bit steep, and unless you're intent on getting the certificate, that amount could be far better spent elsewhere in the driver training arena (such as those you've eluded to). Those who pay twice that price for 'mentoring', I belive, will get even worse value for money, as (as I understand it) the 'mentors' will only be qualified by the fact they're passed the Masters assessment themselves. These mentors, I feel, will be the only ones who get real benefit from the programme, in the shape of a free Masters test.
Thanks for the info. Similarly I don't want to disparage movement in a good direction but I do agree with your sentiments.
Edited by trashbat on Wednesday 28th November 22:53
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