CIEH Manual Handling Courses Now Available

Kentec are pleased to confirm that we now offer the CIEH Level 2 Award in Manual Handling – Principles and Practice. This qualification, aimed at those who carry out manual handling at work, provides essential information about manual handling hazards and their control.

To give you maximum flexibility it can be delivered as a half-day programme for learners who only wish to gain the CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Manual Handling. Those who need to learn about practical manual handling techniques should stay on for a further half-day training session and assessment to gain the full CIEH Level 2 Award in Manual Handling – Principles and Practice.

Who needs this qualification?

All employees who have to carry out any manual handling activities at work, including both industrial and office workers.

Why is this training important?

Under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers are required to take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of injury to employees – this includes suitable training. The CIEH Level 2 Award in Manual Handling – Principles and Practice combines both the theoretical and hands-on elements of the subject and teaches learners techniques to lift, carry, push and pull objects safely within their individual capabilities.

Learning outcomes

• Identify and understand the risks associated with manual handling
• Learn the value of risk assessment and how to apply it
• Make recommendations to manage risks
• Apply the principles of safer handling to a range of everyday manual handling tasks

Facts

• Duration: Half-day programme (Principles) & One-day programme including practical session (Principles and Practice)
• Assessment: Multiple choice examination (Principles) & Multiple choice examination and practical assessment (Principles and Practice)
• Ofqual accredited: Yes – Principles and Practice only
• Ofqual qualification reference: 500/5516/1
• Prerequisite: None
• Cost: Price on Application
• Availability: Please call

Kentec's Holiday Business Hours

A Big Thank You to all of our clients, partners and team for a great 2012. we are all resting up over the Christmas and New Year and will be back ready to go on 2nd January 2013 at 8.00am. If you need to contact us during the holiday break please call 0780-395-4125.

We have a full schedule planned for our open public courses throughout 2013. For information of these courses or to book a place using our online booking system please follow the link below. Our Course schedule for 2013 can be found here

Kentec Christmas Party

Instructors or Gangsters?

All the staff at Kentec Training attended a great Christmas party for 2012 with the theme of 1940's Gangsters. Held at Battersea Power Station, we danced the night away and played on the bumper cars! We're not sure how we are going to top it next year! A great time was had by all!

PASMA Promotes Facebook Use

PASMA, the world’s leading trade association for the mobile access tower industry, has launched a new scheme which uses Facebook to help more people to find tower training through offering last-minute spaces. This is being promoted using a new A2 Poster featuring Kentec training’s own instructor, James Carter (See Photo).

The scheme allows PASMA’s accredited training companies to use the PASMA Facebook page to post information about any last-minute places available on their training courses. This gives those who need training an industry respected source to reliably find high-standard courses around the country. Through offering a trusted last-minute service online, PASMA hopes to encourage as wide an audience as possible to seek training and understand the dangers of work at height.

PASMA member companies have already begun to take part in the new system, with places regularly offered a week in advance from various well-known training providers around the country. With many of these spaces exclusive to the PASMA Facebook page, visitor numbers have already risen in response.

Ian Fyall, PASMA’s Training Committee Chairman, said: “We believe it is important to continue to press forward with new ways of delivering training to those who need it, especially the smaller companies which have traditionally been the hardest to reach with the safety message.”

He added: “With falls from height continuing to be the number one danger in the workplace, we must make it as easy as possible for people and companies to find training and understand the risks. PASMA believes that new media, with its ability to reach different groups than more traditional methods, can be a large part of that.”

This online scheme is the latest in a series of moves the Association has made to embrace new media. Since creating a new social media role within the organisation this summer it now updates its online channels daily, and regularly produces multimedia content such as online videos. Through this scheme and future projects, PASMA plans to continue to be at the vanguard among trade associations for using technology to widen the safety message.

A New Member of the Kentec Team

A big welcome to Natalie who has recently joined our busy team of administration staff and is already proving to be a valuable member.

At Kentec, we look for special qualities when recruiting. Everyone is encouraged to play a part in driving the business forward and we know that our people are our greatest asset.

Team spirit and our collective expertise and knowledge are important. Our open and supportive culture ensures we stay at the leading edge of new technology and the bespoke service we offer our customers is second to none. In the short time Natalie has been at Kentec, she has seen many positive changes and developments. However, the one constant is our mission to provide a unique service and build long lasting relationships with our customers that ensure that our high standards are consistently met.

See your Certificate Presentation Photo On FaceBook

After successfully completing your chosen course at Kentec Training we will take a photo of you being presented with your Certificate with your Instructor.

This will then be posted on our FaceBook page at: www.facebook.com/kentectraining

Link to our Facebook Page, like us and see your photo and let your friends, family and colleagues that you passed.

Here, Scott Paterson’s photo was published proving that he is “The Daddy” when it come to using Mobile Access Towers. Scott successfully completed both theory and practical assessments on his recent PASMA Tower for User’s Course.

Kentec confirmed as PASMA Instructor Training Centre

We are very pleased to announce that we have been chosen as one of six PASMA Premier Training Centres located throughout the UK to offer PASMA Instructor Training.

Our Managing Director, Steve Booker stated that “Our selection as a PASMA Instructor Training Centre show recognition of our status as one of the leading PASMA Training Centres in the UK”.

PASMA Instructor Training and assessment will be in four key skill areas which are modular, followed by a mandatory mentoring module, in which the novice Instructor will be under the mentorship and tutelage of a Lead Instructor. The current modules are as follows:

1. Instructional Techniques – a two day module designed to conform to the requirements of Lifelong Learning UK’s, (formerly FENTO), Standards for teaching and supported learning in further education.

2. Health & Safety – a one day module designed to ensure delegates are fully conversant with legislation and regulations which impact on the safe use of mobile access towers, including the implementation of the Temporary Work at Height Directive

3. Mobile Access Tower Industry Specific – a one day module self-accredited by PASMA designed to ensure delegates are fully conversant and knowledgeable of best practice for mobile access towers and their applications.

4. PASMA Training Scheme – a half day module to introduce PASMA’s Training Scheme Procedures and to equip the delegate to operate within its national standards for training delivery.

5. Mentored Module – consists of a basic mentoring programme of three day sessions, in which the novice instructor will deliver a complete PASMA Towers for Users course. All sessions will be undertaken under the mentorship and tutelage of a PASMA Lead Instructor.