2012 OPEN COURSES

NEWS:

EVENTS:

DECEMBER

NEBOSH NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY ACCREDITATION
Providence Training has now added the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety to its accredited NEBOSH Courses.

The course aimed at safety professionals working, or seeking to enter, the UK construction industry, will be available as a day release course or distance learning option.

For more information contact us on 01646 600062 or email info@providencetrainingltd.com

Launch of QualPass
QualPass our on-line company and individual proof of competency website is now available to individuals and employers alike.

To find out more click here to visit our QualPass website.

NOVEMBER

Preferred supplier status with the Career Transition Partnership
Providence Training is now a preferred supplier with the Career Transition Partnership and can offer the following training courses to UK Armed Forces leavers:
 
NEBOSH National General Certificate, day release and Distance Learning
City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
IOSH Managing Safely
Highfield ABC First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work Requalification, Level 2 Emergency First Aid at Work and Paediatric First Aid
Highfield Personal License Holder
British Safety Council Level 2 Supervising Safely, Risk Assessment, COSHH Risk Assessment, DSE Risk Assessment, Fire Risk Assessment and Manual Handling Risk Assessment
Construction Plant Register Confined Space Entry, Fork Lift Truck Operator, Slinger Banksman and Appointed Person Lifting
CCNSG Site Safety Passport, Site Safety Passport Renewal and Supervising Safely
Coded Welding to ASME IX awarded through TUV UK Ltd

For more information contact us on 01646 600062 or email info@providencetrainingltd.com

SEPTEMBER

SENIOR CONSULTANT SIGNS PUBLISHING DEAL WITH ROUTLEDGE/TAYLOR & FRANCIS
Our Senior Consultant, Ian Harries, has signed a publishing deal with Routledge/Taylor & Francis Publishers to produce resource packs for the following NEBOSH Award and Certificate courses:

NEBOSH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety at Work
NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
NEBOSH Certificate in Construction Health and Safety
NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

The resource packs will include full animated powerpoints, linked into the learning outcomes and syllabus for each course, together with comprehensive tutor notes/reference. The resource packs will be available through Routledge/Taylor & Francis publishers early in 2012 and are aimed at existing or future training providers in the UK and oveseas looking to re-accredit or seek accreditation to become NEBOSH accredited centres by providing them with the resource/delivery material necessary to successfully apply and deliver these courses.

PROVIDENCE TRAINING & THE WORKWAYS PROJECT: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Providence Training is a preferred supplier of training for Workways, a project part financed by the European Social Fund under Objective 1, through the Welsh Assembly Government and managed and hosted locally by Pembrokeshire County Council.

Workways provides the long term unemployed and ‘economically inactive’ residents of Pembrokeshire, with a personal development opportunity offering a wage, work experience and training and beneficiaries can have a temporary work contract for up to 52 weeks, Mentor support, and in work benefit advice – all aimed at increasing employability.

David Warrell, Managing Director of Providence Training, recently presented, to a group of successful learners from the Workways Project, their Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace certificates, following a course delivered by Gary Tapley, from Providence Training, at the Training & Development Centre, London Road, Pembroke Dock.

For more information on our Level 2 Award and other training opportunities visit our Training pages or contact us on 01646 600062.

AUGUST

BRITISH FORCES RESETTLEMENT SERVICE
In August Providence Training successfully joined the BFRS to provide training opportunities to UK militrary personnel leaving the armed forces.

On the 6th October 2011 our Business Development Officer Jackie Owen and Commercial Trainer Eliot Daley will be on hand at the BFRS Job Fair and Networking event in Tidworth - Eliot is an ex-member of the Army and can give advice drawn on personal experience to any member of the UK Armed Forces on training and seeking work in the public or private sectors.

For more information on the above event and to view our profile and course listings visit www.bfrss.org.uk.

BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL ACCREDITATION
Providence Training is now accredited to deliver the following Level 2 courses: Level 2 Award in Supervising Staff SafelyLevel 2 Award in Risk AssessmentLevel 2 Award in Manual Handling Risk AssessmentLevel 2 Award in COSHH Risk AssessmentLevel 2 Award in Fire Risk AssessmentLevel 2 Award in Display Screen Equipment Risk Assessment

For more information visit our Training section and/or Course Planner, or contact Mary on 01646 600062.

JUNE

HIGHFIELD AWARDING BODY FOR COMPLIANCE ACCREDITATION
Providence Training is now accredited to deliver the following Level 2 courses: First Aid at WorkFirst Aid at Work RequalificationLevel 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at WorkLevel 2 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Level 2 Award for Personal License Holders

For more information visit our Training Section and/or Course Planner, or contact Eliot on 01646 600062. Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and HandlingLevel 2 Award in Health and Safety in the WorkplaceLevel 2 Award in Fire Safety AwarenessLevel 1 Award in Fire Safety

For more infomation visit our Training Section and/or Course Planner, or contact Mary on 01646 600062.

MAY

BRITISH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL SUCCESS
Providence Training is proud to announce that we can now offer 6-month short course training opportunities to non-EU learners, entering the UK to study under a Student Visitor Visa, through the British Accreditation Council.

On the 3rd & 4th May, a BAC Inspector Dr. Edward Ferrett BSc(Hons), CENG, CMIOSH - who represents public sector course providers on NEBOSH's Board of Trustees, and is a co-author of the Introduction to Health and Safety at Work and Introduction to Construction Health and Safety reference books recognised by NEBOSH to accompany their National General Certificate and National Construction Certificate couses - conducted a detailed audit and review on the following 5 key areas of our training provision: Premises and Health & SafetyManagement, Staffing and AdministrationParticipant WelfareTeaching, Learning and AssessmentManagement fo Quality

In each of these areas we met and, in some cases, exceeded the BAC's requirements for short course providers.

Providence Training's MD David Warrell commented on the accreditation;

"This is a major validation of the quality of our training provision and the professionalism and dedication of all our employees. I am both proud and delighted at the recognition by the BAC and proud of the Providence Training team in achieving this internationally recognised accreditation."

The following statement is a direct quotation from the BAC summary for the full inspection report which is available for viewing upon request to David Warrell:

"Providence Training Ltd was first inspected by the British Accreditation Council for Independant Further and Higher Education in May 2011.

BAC's inspectors reported an overall good level of provision in the College. They considered in particular that the student welfare facilities were good, the premises attractive and well-maintained, and the care for the welfare of students was commendable.

Providence Training Ltd was awarded accreditation in May 2011."

MAY

YOUNGEST CODED WELDERS IN THE UK?
Providence Training is pround to announce that 2 Pembrokeshire residents, both under 18 years of age, have successfully obtained ASME IX 6g coded welding qualifications at the first attempt. Lloyd Warrell successfully achieved his ASME IX 6g MMA process coded welding qualification. Matthew Broome, employed by Mainport Engineering (1990) Ltd, successfully achieved his ASME IX 6g MMA and TIG process coded welding qualification.

Providence Training MD David Warrell congratulated both learners on achieving this Level 3 equivalent technical qualification and pointed to this success as evidence of the qualifty of the welding skills training provided by our welding instructor, Vanessa Tydeman, who is an industry experinced welder/inspector and a CSWIP qualified welding instructor.

To find out more about our coded welding training, together with pipefitting qualifications, visit our Training Section or contact David Warrell on 01646 600062.

SENIOR SAFETY CONSULTANT REGISTERED WITH OSHCR
Following Lord Young's review of health and safety the UK Government and the HSE announced the setting up of a register of safety consultants. The purpose of this register is to ensure the integrity of individuals providing consultancy advice and guidance.

Members are required to be corporate members of recognised professional bodies, such as IOSH and be enrolled in a continued professional development programme. Inclusion on the register is only finalised following confirmation of the applicant's status with their professional body.

In March our Senior Safety Consultant, Ian Harries CMIOSH was accepted onto the register; Ian has over 20 years experience in occupational health and safety and leads our very succesful NEBOSH tutor team.

To find out how we can help meet your health and safety consultancy requirements call Ian on 01646 600062.

MARCH

NEBOSH AWARD IN HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
As of March 2011 we can now offer the above NEBOSH Award qualification as either a full/part time tutor delivered course, or as a distance learning option.

The Award is intended to give delegates the knowledge to be able to identify workplace hazards before they cause accidents, and to have a positive impact on their employer's health and safety culture.

To achieve the Award delegates must pass a 40 multiple choice question examination and submit a risk assessment conducted at their workplace within 14 days of sitting the examination.

For more information contact Mary Hancock on 01646 600062

JANUARY

COGENT: IMPLEMENTING THE GOLD STANDARD IN WALES
Providence Training is proud to be working with COGENT to deliver the following NEBOSH qualifications as part of the Implementing Gold Standard in Wales project:

NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work

NEBOSH Award in Safety, Health & Environment for the Process Industries

This project is being run by COGENT and the National Skills Academy Process Industries, supported by the Welsh Assembly Government's Sector Priorities Fund Pilot scheme, that also receives support from the European Social Fund.

For more information contact Mary Hancock on 01646 600062

NEBOSH NATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE DISTANCE LEARNING
As of January 2011 we can now offer a Distance Learning option for anyone wishing to study for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Delegates would purchase our NEBOSH approved Student Guide and work through each of the units, completed sample examinations style questions at the end of each unit which will be emailed to our Lead Tutor/Assessor for marking and comments. Delegates will be responsible for registering with NEBOSH for the NGC 1 & 2 written examinations and the NGC 3 Practical Assessment.

For more information contact Mary Hancock on 01646 600062.