Can anyone give me any info on the C.I.E.H professional trainers certificate , I'm considering taking the course and wondering what it entails and how it would affect my CPD .

Dear Pyle I would imagine that any Training Trainer Course will add considerably to your CPD. Skills you will enhance or learn may include: How to motivate learners How to give effective learning presentations How to set up classrooms for total involvement How to set learning objectives Different techniques for assessment Setting assessments designing question sets Torchbeam effects when using questions during training Using different teaching methods skills teaching for example Report writing skills Personal organisational skills The above are just a few, so hopefully it can be demonstrated that within this venture there will be many and varied learning opportunities for yourself. Similarly when you start putting all this into practice you will if you go about the tasks correctly begin to learn very quickly from your students. You will find that teaching is a two way learning process very much like mentoring and your CPD opportunities will expand exponentially. You may also develop the "Learning Bug" yourself - which will offer other CPD opportunities. Good luck with the course, and if you need any tips or book pointers give me a PM. Or alternatively turn up to one of the Yorkshire Branch meetings and we can meet up and discuss there. Best regards Tim Briggs (PS I have been training and teaching for 25 years and am still learning the tricks of the trade so CPD is never ending).

I have just enrolled for PTLLS as the CIEH PTC is being fased out see the new cert on the CIEH web site which repleces it, however PTLLS is the way forward thats my humble opinon after many conversations with tutors and Health & safety Pros. Paul Diploma Student