Institute of Quarrying Reviews

Good course and like how you can complete in your own time and the online training is great for full time workers. the Power points just feel they need to be shorter as I felt I struggled to take in all the information over the full length of the video. Also I only found a way to interact with my tutor near the end of the course when I struggled on a couple of questions. maybe this information needs to be clear from the start of the course. but overall good resources.

Well run course, tutors were very knowledgeable, good at get their message across to the students. They allowed everyone to have their say / input in the course. For someone of an older age, this style of learning suited me better, classroom and distance learning through online session enabled me to make better use of what was being taught.

Very interesting course and would recommend to others in the proffession

Some alignment to Heavy Clay Sector required which will be possible through collaboration with images supplied by sector operators. Consideration of time efficiency for quarry visit and assessing alternative 'appraisal' plan. Reduce Aberfan info. Some less applicable catastrophic event videos considered to be less suitable. Tom really portrayed the geotech elements well, from a text book method to practical experience which really helped land the course well.

material for the clay quarries group to be added into the course.

Really benefitted from this course. Much improved from when I did my level 4 in 2015. The format was good. Maybe needed a little more time from first face to face to the assessment but overall found the content at the right level and easy to follow the on line learning.

Very good

Great course. Would definitely recommend.

slow process

To me I benefit more from this style of learning, where I can have the course materials, go away and study them in my own time. This might be an age thing as being an older student, Tom gave excellent pointers to what parts we should be studying / revising to enable us go forwards in readiness for the professional conversation.