Posted By Lorna Morris After struggling to find an external provider or off-the-shelf package to deliver relevant health & safety training for the social care sector (ie. no pictures of hard hats!), we have had to devise our own courses. We are now trying to find somebody who will accredit them. It seems to be an impossible task - most professional bodies will only approve their own or cost far too much. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that nobody has a course that will fit (this is a enormous untapped market)- can somebody help, point me in the right direction please!! Thanks - my fingers are firmly crossed. Lorna

Posted By RP Try Monmouthshire County Council, Social Services or the Training Unit. 01633 644644

Posted By Mark Jarman Lorna, Have you have been through a structured process in devising the training courses? If you can prove through the synopsis and trainers notes that a) the course meets your requirements and b) is not contrary to any statutory provision then is it really necessary to get external accreditation? Regards Mark

Posted By Mark Bywater Lorna, I agree with the last two posts. If you can show that your training is relevant, comprehensive and covers all the angles then why go for accreditation (unless you want to sell it on). If your staff are trained to a level of competency which satisfies your local and national requirements - go for it! Mark

Posted By Kevin West Lorna, My organisation develop and carry out training for a number of differnet organisations in many different sectors and will tailor them to meet your exact requirements. Many of our courses are accredited by external bodies such as IOSH and the CIEH. We also run the usaul IOSH Managing Safely etc that other consultancies run. The reason why many organisations use National Britannia to develop bespoke courses (despite, in some cases, the courses not being accredited by an external organisation) is due to our extensive experience and expertise in many areas in many sectors. Therefore, a professional course can be developed and delivered to meet the exact needs of our clients without our client needing to develop their own courses thus saving them valuable time and resources with the added assurance the advice given in the training course is relevent, up to date and correct. For further information regarding National Britannia's training capabilities and courses please feel free to contact me. Kevin_west@natbrit.com