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Posted By Paul Sands
Has anyone ever heard of 'TDC Training'?
They run Accident Investigator courses and are based in Cheadle, Manchester.
I am thinking of going on the course and would be grateful if anyone could give me any feedback or pointers.
I dont want to shell out £1500, if its not going to be the right company for me to gain the necessary qualifications.
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Posted By Patrick Burns CMIOSH - SpDipEM - MIQA
I take it the course lasts a week. I teach accident investigation training in house and it is a four hour course with three assignments for the teams.
this is followed up by a case study into a pollution incident.
Have you looked at the training schedule from IOSH?
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Posted By Paul Sands
I don't think I made it clear on my original thread as to what my intentions are. I am currently a HGV delivery driver and am looking at a complete career change, therefore I am starting out from scratch. I am looking for a course to get me started and not an additional or "top up" course as it may be.
If anyone knows of any courses run by ANY company that may suit my needs I would be truly grateful to hear from you.
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Posted By Alan Barnes
I am currently attending this course and am in my final stage covering health and safety. It is a great course and the tutor, Vince, will certainly ensure you are trained to the highest standards in order to obtain employment within accident investigation. It is £1500 well spent. i was in distribution and also looking for a career change...go for it !!.
Alan
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Posted By Paul Sands
Thanks for the feedback Alan. Still contemplating what to do. Can you let me know when you have completed the whole course. Would be really interested to pick your brains on the whole subject matter.
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Posted By kirstyski Have you been on the tdc course? go to www.apai.com and register.
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Posted By Ian Waldram
Why do you believe there is a full-time career investigating accidents? Most H&S Professionals spend nearly all their time helping people in organisations to avoid accidents, and only a little investigating situations where that failed. There are a VERY few such positons, for instance in the aviation and rail sectors, but again such people tend to have a broad background, not just understanding of accident investigation itself.
If you look at the syllabus for H&S professionals' training, such as a NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ (or even training for managers & supervisors, such as NEBOSH Certificate, or Managing Safely) you will see all the other things that someone needs to know to be able to give competent advice. As an HGV driver, I think you would be wasting your money learning only about accident investigation, as no one in their right mind is likely to employ you if that's all you know, and also if you've never actually done it.
Sorry if this sounds negative, but I believe it's realistic. Also there are good accident investigation courses, such as the ones detailed on this website, which are MUCH cheaper than £1500. As there is no recognised qualification in accident investigation alone, a more expensive course doesn't mean greater value.
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Posted By peter gotch 1
Hi Paul,
I support Ian's comments.
Unless I am mistaken, the top corporate law firms who appoint me to do expert witness commissions don't do it just because I have investigated 100s of accidents including over 30 fatals, but because I have a much broader understanding of the standards which are expected in various work environments AND because my employer has reputation, ISO certifications, and can offer the sort of levels of Professional Indemnity Insurance that give them [and the insurers/insured] some comfort.
and I certainly don't do such work full time, but en route to Jersey on Monday will read the papers for my third expert commission since 20 December.
If you are looking at that career change I would start with a more general course, e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate which whilst lasting over twice the duration [taking into account the exams] will probably set you back less if you shop around. [Lots of colleges get EU funding so that they can keep the price very keen]
and as regards duration of incident investigation training, we run 1 and 2 day courses for one of our clients.
Good luck, Peter
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