Making training meaningful can be challenging, but with a little imagination it is needn’t be. Our brief was to provide HSE approved training, but to make it relevant for the group, as it was felt that ‘an off the shelf’ course would not meet the needs of the group and cover injuries that they were likely to sustain.
We have decided to try a new way of delivering our Emergency First aid at Work course. This course is normally run over 1 day comprising of a 6 hour…
We held another EFAW course on the 24th January 2013 at the Harborough Innovation Centre today. Local Exercise trainers attendended and not only gained useful first aid techniques and a…
This September we ran a first aid course for pre-registration pharmacists form community pharmacies across the UK. The course was organised by CamRx, a buying and support network group for…
Entrepreneur, former Dragon’s Den investor, and founder of School for Startups, Doug Richard, will lead the independent review into the future of Apprenticeships in England. The Richard Review of Apprenticeships,…
Stockwood Consulting Ltd has joined forces with Skills Active who are licensed as the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure, Learning and Well-being. SkillsActive help individuals find career advice, access…
The BHF is launching a campaign to teach all children CPR in schools. This campaign complements that featuring Vinnie Jones, doing ‘hand-only’ CPR, with the aim of helping more people…
Today was a fun day at the office, well the Angel Hotel, in Market Harborough, running an EFAW course for a group of teachers and staff from St Cuthbert’s Church…
A binman from Middlesborough has received an award from the Royal Humane Society after he saved the life of a toddler. Mr Thompson, who had recently completed a two day…
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have cleared an advert showing Vinnie Jones demonstrating ‘hands-only’ CPR following complaints from 20 people. The ASA said that people complained because they said that…
The HSE have issued the following statement: “From 6 April 2012, subject to Parliamentary approval, RIDDOR’s over three day injury reporting requirement will change. From then the trigger point for reporting injuries…
Prince Harry rushed to the aid of an injured polo player after he was knocked off his horse. As the first on the scene, he gently placed the American business…