A couple of years back I decided I needed to refresh my trainer skills and considered this course.
In the end I went for PTLLS - its more readily available around the UK & more widely accepted/known. Also if you find that training is your thing its upgradeable.

I found it was very worthwhile, partly because I (by luck) picked an excellent trainer in Derby.

You may wish to read these links before making your decision Jodie.

http://www.mentertrainin...k/news/154-ptlls-changes

http://promotetraining.c...ations-review-2012-2013/

I am currently doing the L3 E & T through my local college and finish early Jan 2015.

In my opinion it teaches some useful new skills and provides a good first level education and training qualification. So from my point of view I have learned a few new things which I can make good use of. However on the downside it is more targeted at teaching in college, school etc., and there are significant differences between those and how we often do training in industry, and there are known/acceptable reasons for it. If you undertake the course you will understand what I mean.

If you want any more information by all means PM, now or as you go through the course.

Regards

Have to take issue with the info in the 1st link westonphil posted CIEH do not have the monopoly on training qualifications as the link trys to suggest! and i say that as a registered CIEH trainer!

When I first started "teaching" as we called it back then, the CIEH did a "train the trainer" course. I already had training qualifications so they did not expect me to do this. At that time the CIEH trainer course was only recognised by CIEH.

I was looking recently on doing the PTLL's course as my trainers qualification is starting to look a little dated, but held off because I thought it was changing. My understanding is it is now known as Education and Training Award Level 3.

What do you want to do with the training? If you just want to do CIEH courses then great, but if you want to train other things make sure which every route you are taking is accredited to the right level. I suspect the CIEH will be but make sure. Lost of local collages offer the level 3 course form various bodies such as city and guilds so shop around for what is best for you.

Thank you for your inputs!

I am relatively new to Health and safety, I have undertaken the manual handling train the trainer- which I did enjoy. It came up at work someone is coming in to teach a level 1 CIEH Health and Safety course, and because I don't know where life will take me I feel it would be good experience and would be another string to the bow. At present I feel drawn to getting people involved and to understand the basics of health and safety and also risk assessment and I thought a teaching qualification may just help me be able to develop my speaking skills so i can interchange between audiences if that makes sense and to get people on side with health and safety- making it into an open conversation rather than a "bolt-on" for example

The link was more about pointing out that PTTL is being phased out and which is relevant information.

Regards

No worries Brian, your point was correct, but thanks for the consideration.

I used a link to make one point, but it also seemed to make another which as you correctly suggested could be misleading.

Regards