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Originally posted by VoodooChile
My experience with ICPI training was a mixed bag. One instructor ran 6 paver crews in Jersey, knew his stuff, had great stories, and was definitely worth the price and listening to. The other instructor was very theoretical and boring.
I suspect ICPI training is what you make of it. For someone like me who is just breaking into paver installations after years laying flagstone, it was informative and a confidence booster.
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I had a similar experience - the class I took was taught by the prez of PaveOhio. He knew his s@#t and made it interesting to boot. I think it all depends on the instructor. The manual they gave us with the class has been invaluable to me in the clinics I've put together locally and as a reference for customer issues.
Try and find out about the instructors before signing up would be my suggestion.
Generally two types of people become instructors - salesmen (like myself) and contractors (like the prez from PaveOhio).
In those groups you have two more types - folks who are just trying to promote themselves and their product and people who genuinely want to improve the industry.
Contractors who genuinely want to improve the industry make, by far, the best instructors.