1 Day Chainsaw Refresher

This is a course delivered annually to refresh candidates on the safe use of chainsaws.

The candidates will already hold an appropriate chainsaw qualification.

360 excavator under 10 tonne assessment.

This is a course for experienced 360 operators who require re-assessment.

Only familiarisation training will be offered prior to the assessment.

This is not for novices.

This course is aimed at those who need to identify, inspect and mount correctly an abrasive wheel primarily to hand held cut off saws or grinders and  pedestrian operated floor saws.

This course contains a number of free online units developed by AIM.  Each unit will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

An Introduction to Social Pedagogy

This free two day course aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills and a basic introduction to social pedagogy and the use of the essential principles.

 You will:

• Work with the whole child, head, heart, hands

• Explore creative activities with children, building relationships, the common third

• Explore the benefit of reflective practice

• apply this to everyday living with children and participation

If you wish to book on this course, enter the course page, enrol on the course and then 'sign-up' to your chosen event.

For more information contact jackie.mee@derbyshire.gov.uk or cathy.barrass@derbyshire.gov.uk 

An Introduction to Safeguarding

This is an E learning course.

This course should take around 45-60 minutes.

This course will help you to get the most out of the Theme pages within APEX.  It will introduce you to the look and feel of the pages, as well as some of the functionality within the system.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 10 minutes.

Key Course Information about Adult Community Education Service courses.

Asbestos Awareness

• To develop delegates’ awareness of asbestos related issues. By the end of the training session delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the health risks associated with asbestos

  • Identify the different types of asbestos and their properties

  • Identify where asbestos is commonly found on productions

  • Understand the practical controls for asbestos safety

  • Know where to obtain further support, advice and guidance

     

    Internal/Outsourced: Internal

Asbestos Awareness for Property Maintenance & Construction Operatives

The role of the Property Maintenance & Construction Operative entails an extensive understanding of the mechanism of buildings, with a view to optimising the condition of each property and ensuring a safe working condition is maintained. It can also involve carrying out repairs to the fabric of a building.

With this in mind, it’s essential that every Property Maintenance & Construction Operative is aware of asbestos.

This is an Elearning course

This course should take around 20 minutes.



Asbestos Management Duty Holder

• • Asbestos Awareness

  • Dangers

  • Duty Holder Procedures

  • Health Risks

  • Management Procedures

     

    Internal/Outsourced: Internal

Assertive Communication

This module will help you examine issues around assertiveness, work in a more assertive way to get your point across and find compromises more easily.

Assertiveness is the word that describes a range of skills giving the following benefits:

• Being honest with yourself and others
• Saying what you want and feel; but not at the expense of others
• Showing confidence and positive behaviour
• Being prepared to move towards a workable compromise
• Respecting the rights and needs of others
• Looking for 'I win, you win' opportunities

This is an Elearning module.

 This course should take around 20 minutes.

ATTACHMENT

To develop an understanding of attachment

• Develop an understanding of the importance of secure attachment relationships

• Develop an understanding of attachment theories

• Develop an understanding of the impact  insecure attachment relationships has on children and young people

• Develop strategies to support children and young people with attachment difficulties

The purpose of this procedure is to set out the framework by which short and long term sickness absence will be addressed. 

Autism Awareness. 

This module will provide you with all the facts about autism, including the impact that it can have on individuals. We'll look at the difficulties faced by autistic people, the key characteristics of the condition and the additional health conditions that can commonly accompany autism.

This is a E-learning course.

This course should take around 20 minutes.

Bed rails bed sticks bed levers

This e-learning package aims to support you to make individual decisions around the provision of bed rails, bed sticks and bed levers.

 This is an Elearning course.

 This course should take around 20 minutes.

Participants should consider the personal and emotional nature of this training in relation to yourselves and your service users prior to enrolment.

• Identify the feelings and effects of loss and bereavement on young people and gain strategies to help support them

• Explore and demonstrate an understanding of the different types of loss that may be experienced

• Consider the emotional and physical effects of grief and loss

• Explore societal and personal attitudes and feelings to loss

• Demonstrate an awareness of the enormity of loss experienced in the UK

• Identify practical ways of helping young people cope with loss and grief

• Demonstrate an understanding of the “grief process”

Business Maths

This module is aimed at helping those who lack confidence in using mathematics for business and within Excel.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 20 minutes.

To view the standard Business Warehouse (BW) reports available in Workplace Business Workplace. To be aware of the benefits of running these reports regularly. To access and personalise BW reports in your own Workplace. To access post-course help and support.

Please note you must have access to BW reports to attend the course.

Caretaker Workshop

• This course covers the following areas: 

  • COSHH

  • Appropriate use of Chemicals

  • Safe use of Rotary Machines

  • Cleaners and Caretakers Health and Safety Book

  • Reasons for Risk Assessments

  • Specifications

  • Procedures

  • Methods

  • Colour Coding

  • Caretaker duties

  • Electrical safety

  • Use of ladders

  • Use of tools

  • Supervision of staff

  • Snow code and Safeguarding briefing

    Internal/Outsourced: Internal

     

Chainsaw Operators Registration Scheme 3 day course

This course is for novices and experienced chainsaw operatives.

The course is designed specifically for those who deal with windblown trees/boughs.

This course will enable staff to reflect on and develop their existing skills in engaging young people, in order to be more confident in supporting young drug and alcohol users to make changes. All participants will receive the CHANGE resource pack.

This guidance takes you through the change process step by step

Child Sexual Exploitation - An Introduction.

This e-Learning course is for all Derbyshire employees, Carers and Stakeholders working with Children.

The course will take 40 minutes to complete.

Cleaner Workshop

• • COSHH

  • Appropriate use of Chemicals

  • Safe use of Rotary Machines

  • Cleaners and Caretakers Health and Safety Book

  • Reasons for Risk Assessments

  • Specifications

  • Procedures

  • Methods and Colour Coding

     

    Internal/Outsourced: Internal

     

Community Safety Introduction (Classroom)

This free two and a half hour workshop aims to introduce you to community safety issues in a practical and interactive way. 

It covers the changing national perspective, will help you understand how community safety is addressed in Derbyshire and gives you chance to think about how your role fits in to the agenda.

This course is open to new staff from any agency in Derbyshire wishing to learn more about what community safety is and how to refer in to local services. It would be helpful to complete this course prior to other community safety courses.

If you have an account, click on the course title hyperlink (blue text – usually at the top or to the right) to take you to the course page. From there you can see course information, course dates, latest availability and can book your place online.

For more information, or if you do not have an account, please contact communitysafety.training@derbyshire.gov.uk