If you are working in any aspect of the Tattooists industry or Body Piercing, you will need to have an understanding of many different aspects of infection control to keep you and your clients safe. Blood Bourne Pathogens can be spread with needles and other items of equipment you use and there is a requirement to have basic training in correct infection control technique.
We need your vote for free student first aid
ProTrainings have been promoting and providing free first aid for school children with our online video based first aid course, our goal is for all school children to learn how to save lives. We have entered our student first aid programme in the “Virgin Pitch to Rich” competition to try to win a marketing budget that could help us to promote this and other courses nationally. If you would like to help us to achieve our goal please vote for student first aid at www.virginmediabusiness.co.uk/pitch-to-rich/grow/protrainings-europe-ltd and if you can pass the link onto your friends and social media contacts to …
ProTrainings Online Care Certificate Course Now Live
We have launched our new Care Certificate online course to meet the new standards. The course is all video based online training covering the required 15 standards. You can visit the new site to the Care Certificate Course here. This training course is designed to give you the basic training to meet the theory needs of the Skills for Care 2015 Care Certificate. This course covers all the theory modules of the 15 standards in the Care Certificate. Once completed, your workplace can use this course as evidence of competence to sign off these modules against the employees training record. …
Paediatric First Aid Annual Refresher Course Live
We have designed this course for those who have the 2 day Paediatric course whether our blended version or the full classroom course who require an annual update to refresh their skills. Keeping your skills fresh is important with any type of first aid, particularly with Paediatric first aid. Visit the site here.
The Care Certificate has launched 1st April 2015
As of 1 April 2015, all social care support workers will be expected to attain a Care Certificate within their first 12 weeks of employment. The Care Certificate sets out the basic skills, knowledge and behaviours that are required to give safe, effective and compassionate care. There are over 1.3 million healthcare assistants and social care support workers working in England. They play a vital role providing people with some of the most personal and fundamental support – eating, washing, dressing, help getting out of bed or going to the toilet.
‘Record’ 101 minutes of CPR saves toddler after icy drowning
One hour and 41 minutes of CPR later, a Mifflinburg toddler regained his pulse and heart rate after being submerged in icy water at least 20 minutes — and may well be a medical miracle, said a Geisinger Medical Center physician, among about 50 people who had a hand in saving the 22-month-old child. Read the full story at www.ems1.com/community-awareness/articles/2138285-Record-101-minutes-of-CPR-saves-toddler-after-icy-drowning
Care Certificate training coming soon
The new Care Certificate is being launched on 1st April 2015 and ProTrainings will have the training available for the care sector. There are 15 standards in the new Care Certificate and it will be replacing the Common Induction Standards. We will be launching the new programmes soon. The 15 standards in the Care Certificate are:
Elsa a Dog Aid Retriever Doodle at Crufts 2015
Dogs are excellent to assist the disabled.Elsa a Dog Aid Retriever Doodle at Crufts 2015 The charity Dog Aid train dogs to assist their disabled owners to complete daily tasks. Assistance Dogs (UK) is a coalition of assistance dog organisations that encourages the exchange of ideas and best practice amongst its members, raises awareness amongst the general public and promotes behavioural and legislative changes to ensure the freedom, independence and rights of its clients. Current members are Canine Partners, Dog A.I.D., Dogs for the Disabled, Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Medical Detection Dogs and Support Dogs. Assistance Dogs (UK) aims to improve access …
Thyroid cancer scans by a dog in the USA
Dogs have been used for many health and assistance jobs over the years and a dog in the USA has proved to be able to detect Thyroid Caner. In recent tests a dog tested 34 patients and showed a 88 percent success rate in finding tumours. As dogs have a much better sense of smell they can be trained to pick up the slight smell given off by cells and then indicate when they find them.
Learn the basics of asbestos awareness
Asbestos is a danger in many different sectors and it is estimated that 20 tradesmen, 4 plumbers, 6 electricians and 8 joiners die every week from this hidden killer. It is important to know when there may be a risk of exposure and how to avoid coming into contact with Asbestos. This latest course from ProTrainings is available as a video online course or though approved ProTrainings instructors nationally.
Course of the week – Oxygen Provider
This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in oxygen for first aid. The certificate is valid for 3 years and a recommended annual refresher. This course covers the basics of how to deliver oxygen in a first aid emergencies. Oxygen within first aid by trained rescuers can provide an effective way of saving a life or just promoting recovery. On this course you will learn the basics of how to assemble, use and disassemble an oxygen kit. Oxygen is simple skill but there are safety concerns, and these are also covered in full on the course. We …
Coaching online course live – Learn the basics of coaching in the workplace.
ProTrainings have launched the latest in their office based skills by releasing a video online coaching course. Coaching is a process that develops a person to do either the job that they are hired to do or the job that they ultimately want to do.