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Re: ICF/RICS

Subject: Re: ICF/RICS
From: R2i
Date: Mar 07 2005 16:30:06
So if shortage of resources is one of the main factors....increase the ICF
subscription charge by 50% and develop ICF; once some progress is made
increase it by another 30% (and a little less for Fellows) and you arrive at
the same level of cost to members but an income stream that is 95% bigger
than present ?
i) current ICF membership charge: £205 vs long term RICS membership (after 6
years phasing in) £384 in today's money 

ii) Fellow ICF vs £295 RICS £468 with two years to phase this in.
I can't see RICS cross subsidising forestry activities and if ICF is going
to disappear into a rural hole in RICS where is the urban tree side of
things going to sit?
Suppose I should find the other forum and stop boring people who have no
interest in this matter. 

Time for Bed said Zebedee....................Boinggggggggggggggg


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Barrell" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.co.uk> 
To: "UK Tree Care" <uktc@xxxxxx.tree-care.info>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 2:48 PM
Subject: RE: ICF/RICS


R2i wrote:



"They don't seem to be giving up. Why so the ICF?"



I don't think ICF is giving up.  I think they are acknowledging that
they are not able to provide the level of service that the larger
professional bodies are managing.  Specific examples that spring to mind
are an inadequate code of ethics and professional conduct procedures,
inadequate CPD services, limited best practice guidance, very limited
facilities for supported publications, poor delivery of training,
variable effectiveness at representing the Profession (quite effective
for forestry and about zilch for arboriculture, which is probably a
staffing issue rather than any intent), etc.



If you are happy with that level of service, then no real need to
change.  Conversely, the more you want, the more compelling the case for
change becomes.

Jeremy

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