CITB Predicts skilled Jobs boost in Liverpool

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CITB Predicts skilled Jobs boost in LiverpoolLiverpool could not be better placed right now for the challenges and changes in the industry sector across Liverpool and the North West. The signs are evident, and the predictions are that Liverpool is already signposted as the Northern economic powerhouse.

The present demands and projects signed off in the region’s construction market could lead to almost 20,000 new jobs over the next five years. That is according to forecasts from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Continue reading →

CSCS Labourers card application explained

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Applying for your CSCS Labourers CardThe Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) is making changes as to how to obtain a CSCS Green Card (Labourer Card).

These new requirements being introduced from July 2014, state that along with the CITB Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) Test, a qualification (or alternative) must be achieved in order to apply for the Green Card. Continue reading →

Care Certificate now launched by Skills for Care

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Skills for Care now launch the new Care CertificateSkills for Care have now announced the launch of the new ‘Care Certificate’ to help Health Care sector staff in their standards of care. The launch is focused on a number of pre-set standards of care and will be used for new starters and existing staff as refresher training.

The new changes come into effect in the wake of the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust which highlighted inconsistencies in training. The Care Certificate was a recommendation from the Cavendish review, which suggested how to improve the quality of care provided by health and care support workers. Continue reading →

Paediatric First Aid Training now compulsory for all childcare and nursery staff

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Paediatric First Aid Training now compulsory for all childcare and nursery staffNew government proposals announced this year mean that training in paediatric first aid will be compulsory for all nursery staff in England. Under the new proposals, training will be a legal requirement for all nursery staff. Continue reading →

Quit Smoking for 2015

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If you’re a smoker, giving it up will be the biggest single step to improve your health.

Smoking is responsible for one in every five deaths in adults aged over 35 in England, and half of all long-term smokers will die prematurely due to a smoking-related disease. Continue reading →

Former football icon backs asbestos campaign

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former football icon backs asbestos campaignFormer England Captain Stuart Pearce (MBE), once known on the turf as “Psycho” because of the fear he instilled into his football opponents, now admits that he is the one living in fear of a real silent killer.

Before his footballer days he was an electrician in the 1980’s and has now admitted that he could have been exposed many times to the deadly killer asbestos.  If he is right then he has a high probability of developing mesothelioma – the biggest killer in the workplace. Continue reading →

Should all nursery staff be trained in Paediatric First Aid

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Should all nursery staff be trained in Paediatric First AidShould all nursery staff be trained in Paediatric First Aid? Following an e-petition signed by over 100,000 people and delivered to Downing Street, parliament has promised to roll out new guidance for paediatric first aid training for Child Care staff and Nursery staff.

The e-petition was in response to the tragic death of 9 Month old Millie Thompson, who while in the care of her local Nursery choked to death. This incident supported by the e-petition has forged the way forward to the Westminster debate on making first aid training compulsory for all child care and nursery staff. Continue reading →

HSE anniversary – 41 years of Health and Safety

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HSE anniversary - 41 years of Health and SafetyHSE anniversary – 41 years of Health and Safety – The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was founded on the 31 July 1974 and its headquarters are based in Bootle, Liverpool. The HSE are responsible for the regulation and enforcement of workplace health and safety. It is also responsible for research into occupational risks for England, Wales and Scotland.

It is 41 years since the introduction of the ‘Health and Safety at Work Act 1974’ and is seen as one of the best pieces of legislation on the statute books. Continue reading →

Parent’s biggest first aid fear – A choking child

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Parents biggest first aid fearDuring the ‘opening’ and ‘introduction’ of our first aid courses, our first aid trainer may ask the delegates this question: ‘What would you like to learn from this training course?’

It gives us a good idea of what the delegate’s expectations are and can be used as a good discussion point to funnel the interest of everyone.

For the paediatric first aid and the one day emergency first aid training courses we deliver, the majority of the delegates attending are parents. Continue reading →

Millies Trust – Campaign to train all nursery staff in Paediatric First Aid

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Millies Trust - Campaign to train all nursery staff in Paediatric First AidThe death of Millie Thompson in 2013 at a Manchester nursery has forced a Westminster debate on making first aid training compulsory for all child care and nursery staff.

More than 100,000 people signed the e-petition started by Dan and Joanne Thompson after their nine-month-old baby Millie died after choking on food at the Ramillies Hall nursery in Stockport two years ago. They are campaigning to make such training readily available for minimal costs and in as many places as possible. Continue reading →