Course of the week – Equality & Diversity

Equality and diversity is a term used in the United Kingdom to define and champion equality, diversity and human rights as defining values of society. It promotes equality of opportunity for all, giving every individual the chance to achieve their potential, free from prejudice and discrimination.  On this course we also include Inclusion, which means to include everyone, no matter what their background or beliefs.

Daughter saves Mother on Mother’s Day

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Our USA side have an excellent story on how training pays off in saving a life. As a nurse, Nancy has been trained in CPR many times throughout her career. It was the day after her most recent re-certification that she was called upon to put her skills into use. And it hit close to home. Just a few weeks ago, Nancy and her family went out for Mother’s Day. During the meal, Nancy noticed her mother acting strangely. It then occurred to her that her mother may be choking. Thinking back to the CPR training she had taken only the day before, …

Course of the week – Pet First Aid

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This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in first aid for pets. It is ideal for Pet owners or Pet professionals. It covers the main first aid subjects for Dogs and Cats but this information is also suitable for most other animals. Understanding basic first aid for your pet will give you the skills to assist them and prevent them from getting worse before professional help is given by your vet. The certificate is valid for 3 years.

Course of the week – Lone Worker

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Working alone is not in itself against the law, and it will often be safe to do so, however the law requires employers and others to think about and deal with any health and safety risks and or hazards of the work before people should be allowed to work alone.  Employers have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare at work of all of their employees. They are also responsible for the health and safety of those affected by work activities, for example any self-employed people they engage and visitors such as contractors.

Course of the week – Tattoo Infection Control

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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

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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

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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. …

The Care Certificate has launched 1st April 2015

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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

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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