My qualifications to train/teach are:
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (2001)
- Qualified Teacher Status (2001)
- St John Cymru-Wales Trainer (2012)
- St John Cymru-Wales Assessor (2012)
- British Red Cross Trainer Assessor Award (2004)
My professional qualifications are:
- Level 4 Award in Understanding the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (QCF)
- Community First Responder
- Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (2016)
- Manual Handling Trainer (2005)
- IOSH Managing Safely (2004)
- Level 6 Certificate in Applied Health & Safety (2017)
Please see the table below, gained from work and volunteering.
Year | Training attended | Awarding Body |
2017 | Level 6 Certificate in Applied Health & Safety | NCRQ |
2016 | CFR Refresher Training: Infection Control, Manual Handling, Sick Child and Adult Cardiac Arrest Protocols (2 person, from sitting) | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
CIEH Level 3 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace | CIEH | |
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work | TQUK | |
2015 | CFR Refresher Training: Q&A Paper, DNACPR, Medical Conditions, Level 2 Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Level 2 Safeguarding Children & Young People and Adult Cardiac Arrest Protocols (1 person) | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
Train the Trainer: Level 2 Safeguarding Children & Young People and Level 2 Safeguarding Adults | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
CFR Refresher Training: Q&A Paper; Driving Session; Assisting the Paramedic ALS; Diversity and Child Cardiac Arrest Protocols (1 & 2 person) | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
2014 | CFR Refresher Training: Q&A Paper; Driving Session; Airway Management Skill Station; Infection Control; Modular Bandage & SOFTT-W Tourniquet and Adult Cardiac Arrest Protocol (1 & 2 person) | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
Familiarisation training for catastrophic bleeds using Modular Bandage and SOFTT-W Tourniquet | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Conflict Resolution & Personal Safety (A, B & C) All Wales NHS Violence & Aggression Training Passport | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Modules A & B All Wales NHS Manual Handling Passport | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Conflict Resolution & Personal Safety (A, B & C)All Wales NHS Violence & Aggression Training Passport | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Awareness & Refresher session on: Spinal Awareness; Infant CPR/AED; Anaphylaxis and Choking | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Familiarisation and training in the use of I-Gel airways | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Community First Responder (incudes BLS skills, AED, airway management, medical conditions and trauma) | Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust | |
Level 3 Award in Food Safety | Qualifi | |
2013 | Level 4 Award in Understanding the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (QCF) | Training Qualifications UK |
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) | MIND Cymru | |
Mental Health First Aid (Wales) Instructor | Public Health Wales / Welsh Government | |
CPD First Aid at Work courses update | St John Cymru-Wales | |
First Aid at Work Requalification | HGTA | |
Administration of Medical Gases Trainer | St John Cymru-Wales | |
2012 | Mental Health First Aid (Wales) | Public Health Wales / Welsh Government |
Medical Emergency Response Instructor | Imperative Training | |
Automated External Defibrillator Instructor | Imperative Training | |
Radio Communications 1 | St John Cymru-Wales | |
Assessor | St John Cymru-Wales | |
Trainer | St John Cymru-Wales | |
Trainer Masterclass for Senior Trainers | Imperative Training | |
Administration of Medical Gases | St John Cymru-Wales | |
Manual Handling | St John Cymru-Wales | |
Emergency Life Support | St John Cymru-Wales | |
Safeguarding | St John Cymru-Wales | |
First Aid Familiarisation for Trainers | St John Cymru-Wales | |
2011 | Automated External Defibrillation | St John Cymru-Wales |
Annual Basic Life Support Update | British Red Cross | |
Event First Aid Trainer Standardisation (CPD) | British Red Cross | |
2010 | Medical Module Master Trainer | British Red Cross |
Event First Aid Trainer Standardisation (CPD) | British Red Cross | |
Event First Aid Standard First Aid | British Red Cross | |
Rest Centre Management | WRVS & Herefordshire Council | |
Event First Aid Trainer Standardisation (CPD) | British Red Cross | |
Safer Handling Trainer Update (largely based upon the Welsh Passport scheme A, B and C, it is a new course developed with RoSPA for manual handling and casualty handling training) | British Red Cross | |
Standard First Aid | British Red Cross | |
First Aid at Work | British Red Cross | |
Safeguarding Adults Trainer | British Red Cross | |
Automated External Defibrillation and Bag & Valve Mask Requal. | British Red Cross | |
2009 | Automated External Defibrillator Master Trainer | British Red Cross |
Inclusive First Aid Trainer | British Red Cross | |
Event First Aid Trainer Standardisation (CPD) | British Red Cross | |
Manual Handling Core | British Red Cross | |
Casualty Handling 1 & 2 | British Red Cross | |
Resuscitation Support | British Red Cross | |
Telephone Support Line Training | Samaritans | |
Inducting & Supervising Volunteers | British Red Cross | |
Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training | Mental Health First Aid England | |
Mental Health First Aid | Mental Health First Aid England | |
Ideals in Action | British Red Cross | |
Attracting & Recruiting Volunteers | British Red Cross | |
Safeguarding Children & Young People Trainer | British Red Cross | |
Providing Emotional Support (CALMER) | British Red Cross | |
Child Protection Awareness | NSPCC | |
UK Office Welcome Workshop | British Red Cross | |
Fire Safety Module | British Red Cross | |
Manual Handling Module | British Red Cross | |
VDU Users Module | British Red Cross | |
VDU Risk Assessment Module | British Red Cross | |
General H&S Module | British Red Cross | |
Stress Management Module | British Red Cross | |
Driver Safety Awareness Module | British Red Cross | |
Data Protection Module | British Red Cross | |
Standard First Aid | British Red Cross | |
Appointed Persons First Aid | Monmouthshire Council | |
Managing Stress Level 2 | Monmouthshire Council | |
Automated External Defibrillation and Bag & Valve Mask Requal. | British Red Cross | |
2008 | Managing Stress Level 1 | Monmouthshire Council |
Annual Basic Life Support Update | British Red Cross | |
Automated External Defibrillation and Bag & Valve Mask Requal. | British Red Cross | |
2006 | Standard First Aid | British Red Cross |
Annual Basic Life Support Update | British Red Cross | |
Automated External Defibrillation and Bag & Valve Mask Requal. | British Red Cross | |
2005 | Quality Monitoring Workshop | British Red Cross |
Manual Handling Trainer | British Red Cross | |
Fire Marshall | British Red Cross | |
Resuscitation Support | British Red Cross | |
Annual Basic Life Support Update | British Red Cross | |
2004 | Practical Tips on Evaluating your Services | Community First |
IOSH Managing Safely | IOSH | |
Developing Management Skills | British Red Cross | |
Trainer Assessor Award | British Red Cross | |
Basic Food Hygiene | WRVS | |
Casualty Simulation (1 & 2) | British Red Cross | |
Special Needs First Aid | British Red Cross | |
Annual Basic Life Support Update | British Red Cross | |
Automated External Defibrillation and Bag & Valve Mask Requal. | British Red Cross | |
2003 | Fundamentals of Emergency Planning | Emergency Planning College,Civil Contingencies Secreteriat |
Train the Trainer – Assessors Day | British Red Cross | |
Emergency Response Workshop | British Red Cross | |
Annual Basic Life Support Update | British Red Cross | |
Automated External Defibrillation and Bag & Valve Mask Requal. | British Red Cross | |
2002 | Standard First Aid | British Red Cross |
Ambulance Aid (Level 1) | British Red Cross | |
Resuscitation Support | British Red Cross | |
2001 | Postgraduate Certificate in Education | University of Wales, Swansea |
2000 | BSc (Hons) Applied Plant Biology (SW) – broad biology degree, title decided by final year choices | University of the West of England, Bristol |
1997 | Basic First Aid with Sports Injuries Module | British Red Cross |
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