martine wrote:Kimosabe wrote:...I remain continually perplexed by the notion that everything the IAM do is regarded as always being slightly below RoSPA Gold. IAM F1rst is 'about a RoSPA Gold', IAM Masters is considered as 'about a RoSPA Gold'
Who said that?
Masters is considered by many to be above Gold...in fact there is one poster (can't remember if it's here or on the IAM forum) that has done both and confirmed that in detail. Masters has been described as being like Police Advanced (by our Staff Examiner who examines both) - with the big exception of speed i.e. the level of detail and accuracy in all areas of the drive expected. The test itself is 90 mins driving and includes detailed Highway Code and Roadcraft questions enroute and/or while stationary.
IAM F1rst is described as equivalent to Gold.
I think sentiments of RoSPA vs IAM grade seniority display a conferred attitude, rather than a demonstrable fact and i've encountered it more times than I can recall. I don't have time for it because it's confusing.
As Waremark et al have said, 1-1 time with an HPC gatekeeper would give me the greatest gains but without the need to hold membership of any organisation and that fits well with me.
Perhaps what AD needs is an IAM-RoSPA coalition? It could be called 'New AD'.
(anyone want to share my popcorn? )