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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