| Question |
Alistair Bromhead's response |
| Is the qualification nationally
recognised? |
The City & Guilds Certificate in
Manual Handling Train the Trainer is a nationally recognised
qualification and Dr Alistair Bromhead is the only training provider able to offer
the course |
| Is the use of the qualification
restricted? |
Some courses state that certification
only applies to the company with which delegates are currently employed.
The City & Guilds Certificate remains valid if you change employers
and is also used by consultants when training handlers for a variety of
clients |
| Does the qualification expire? |
Some courses require that you
undertake a refresher every 1, 2 or 3 years. The City & Guilds
Certificate does not have an expiry date. Therefore, it is up to you to
judge when a refresher course is required. This judgement is likely to
be affected by issues such as how often you are running the course, the
degree of change in your business and the speed of changes to
legislation and best practice. |
| Do you know who the trainer is? |
Is it pot-luck who you get on the
day? Alistair either delivers the City & Guilds course personally or
uses 2 other presenters that have undergone extensive training. For open
courses, the trainer is indicated on the course web page next to the
venue. For in-house courses, Alistair will suggest at trainer based upon
the needs of the client |
| Does the trainer have suitable health
and safety credentials as well as practical experience? |
Alistair is CMIOSH (Chartered Member of
the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) registered which attests to the
demonstration of the competence demanded of professionals in health and
safety management. He has been working with commercial businesses for
the past 15 years. The 2 other trainers that he uses both have health
and safety qualifications along with over 20 years practical and
training experience within the fire service and industry |
| Does the trainer have good training
experience? |
Alistair Bromhead and the 2 trainers
working with him, all have over 15 years training experience |
| What is the maximum group size? |
In order to get the most out of a
training course, it is essential that it is an interactive and hands-on
experience and this requires a small and interactive group. Alistair
Bromhead limits the number of participants to a maximum of 12. |
| Do participants receive CD based
copies of presentations which they can adapt and use for their own
training? |
Some courses give limited course
material to participants and put restrictions on its use.
Alternatively, they charge extra for the provision of all of the
material which a trainer requires. Alistair Bromhead provides a comprehensive
Instructor
Pack with
everything a trainer needs to run their own successful sessions, such as
lesson plans and Powerpoint presentations on CD. |
| How long is the course? |
The City & Guilds course lasts for 2 days. This
enables sufficient time to cover the main issues at a reasonable pace
along with plenty of opportunity for practice and interaction.
Some courses run for 4 or 5 days and these will typically have
similar content but with lots of repetition of certain exercises &/or
padding. Naturally, it is often a struggle to secure a week away from
work and the course price will be significantly higher.
Some courses last for just one day, but experience suggests that this
will not equip you sufficiently to run your own course. |
| We have run manual handling training
before with limited effect. Why should results be any better after
undertaking the City & Guilds course? |
The City & Guilds course recognises that it is
no use adopting traditional training approaches such as:
- Plonking participants in front of a video
- Simply showing them how to lift a box.
- Telling them they need to handle items differently because the
company says so
The course concentrates on equipping trainers with a range of
techniques to raise personal interest in participants and to give
them an incentive to integrate sound handling principles into their
daily lives. Only through generating motivation and encouraging
participation can a course hope to achieve real change. |
| Does the course have a good track
record - with positive feedback from past attendees? |
To see comments from
past attendees and a list of past and current clients,
click here |
| Does the course tutor assess the
participants before certification? |
If you are seeking a qualification
which attests to your competence, it is pointless undertaking a course
which simply issues a certificate of attendance or allows you to assess
whether or not you have passed! In order to pass the City & Guilds Certificate
in Manual Handling, all participants will need to pass a multiple choice
test and an assessed presentation. |
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