Did my fist module yesterday Health and safety and well being at work. 7 hours of abject misery and I learned nothing. I know we have to do it so I have decided to change tack and look at stuff that will be useful and at least interesting, I dont want to watch a 15 slide powerpoint presentation stretched for 7 hours with someone reading whats on the slide and then sounding like a David Brent. Complete waste of time.
So I want to do a first aid module but again I dont want some soleless prat telling me from a slideshow. Is there a accreddited course that I can take with either the red cross or st johns etc.
Also anyone got any suggestions for modules that actually involve hands on.
This is my concern with the stories I’ve read on here and heard from others. I’m looking at doing an ADR course out of my own pocket - not cheap but it’s 21 hours of DCPC sorted, and a useful string to my bow. Will probably fill the other 14 hours up with bog standard courses on H&S or tacho hours.
We did first aid as one of our modules. The lads that ran it were from a company called “first aid works” based in birmingham but they came to us at Ripon. Informative and worthwhile i thought, better than the usual drivel or teaching your gran to ■■■■ eggs stuff. The website for them is firstaidworks.co.uk or tel 08456076881 hope this is of some help to you
midlifetrucker:
Did my fist module yesterday Health and safety and well being at work. 7 hours of abject misery and I learned nothing. I know we have to do it so I have decided to change tack and look at stuff that will be useful and at least interesting, I dont want to watch a 15 slide powerpoint presentation stretched for 7 hours with someone reading whats on the slide and then sounding like a David Brent. Complete waste of time.
So I want to do a first aid module but again I dont want some soleless prat telling me from a slideshow. Is there a accreddited course that I can take with either the red cross or st johns etc.
Also anyone got any suggestions for modules that actually involve hands on.
That’s stunning.
I did one yesterday, it sounds exactly the same as yours. Only ours was Eco driving.
I paid £60.00.
I would pay more for a decent first aid module.
My 1st aid was £74+vat last year. Done my 35 hours now, but will have to do 1st aid again anyway for insurance purposes.
I need to use the hours to gain more tickets really, telehandlers, etc etc.
I dont really want to spend cash needlessly but I have looked at St Johns course for the first aid and its £150 (inc Vat) now am I better to pay that to a recognised training body and hopefully get more from it or sit in another dingey portakabin watching a mis spelt powerpoint on a bloody uncomfortable chair for 7 hours.
As it stands I am sooooooooooooo dreading another 28 hours.
This really is not a sales pitch just advice. Do not think that the bigger the company the better the course. A lot of these big companies employ the smaller ones to deliver their courses on a sub contract basis.
For first aid courses the obvious place to go is St Johns or Red cross. The price quoted above is around £80 ish pound more than me for the same course and first aid certificate.before going to the big boys try the smaller ones there are some good ones out there.
If you can get a group together do so as you have the power to drive down the price.
Yeah, cut and paste your post - perhaps expand it a bit(?) and send it to your MP via: