I teach Paed FA, on a small scale, but I know I am up to date & that I assess my learners during training through practical & Q&A (at the end of a section & at the end of the training session) & over 12 hours - am I LA approved - NO - do I need to be - it appears not in S Wales (here comes the Welsh fraternity to say I'm wrong) - the nurseries have been inspected by both LA & CSSIW & both are happy with the training provided - even questioned the learners on what I covered - & I put on the back of certs exactly what was covered beyond an EFAW course - so if regulatory authoritories are happy, then so am I.

 

I am NOT a hobby trainer - it is my income to the household, but, due to childcare, I am limited to the days I teach - does that make me a bad trainer - NO - I can research & update myself when not working & set time aside monthly to do just that.  Did I learn from books - well 22 years as a student & qualified nurse should answer that, with a background ranging from domiciliary care to ITU gives me a broad range of experience.

I have issue with people setting up with a couple of cheap manikins, no QA from the certificating authority, no real life experience (in hospital or out) just a 'train the trainer' cert & no answers for the awkward questions, but won't admit to it & go away & get the answers from here or elsewhere.

As sad is it may be for some trainers, it is getting to the point where you may have to prove being an HCP, a VAS member or other frontline worker, who is regularly updated, so that these people who have little real experience, are removed from the industry, therefore driving up standards.

My intension was to point out that not all trainers who deliver FA training as a second income as long as they are properly registered as self employed and pay the NI and tax that they should and insure themselves. I also believe that if they want to be taken seriously then they also need to deliver relevant and up to date training in a proffesional and competant manner and should be able to deliver the training without referance constantly to a manual or a script. Thanks.