Book Course HSL is to run a 2 day course on CIEH Conversion from Level 3 Award in Training Principles and Practice (TPP) to Level 3 Award in Education and Training (EAT) course. 2 – 3 November 2016 HSL is to run a 2 day CIEH TPP to EAT Conversion Course – this course is open to those people who already have the CIEH TPP qualification. Outline programme: The EAT qualification comprises three units: Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training Understanding assessment in education and training Those people who have achieved the TPP qualification will have already completed unit 2 and therefore, on the conversion course, will just complete units 1 and 3. Topics covered include: The training/teaching cycle Legislation and codes of practice Equality, diversity and inclusion Boundaries and referral Types and methods of assessment Adapting assessment Feedback Keeping records     Presenters include: Chris Theyer – Professional Training Consultant Assessment: Units 1 and 3 are assessed by short multiple choice examination papers (15 questions per paper). Ofqual accredited: Yes   (Ofqual no: 600/9634/2)           Credit value:    12 Who should attend? This EAT qualification is designed for people who: Have already achieved the CIEH TPP qualification Are not in a teaching/training role, or who have just started a teaching/training role Want a short nationally recognised qualification Want a qualification without a minimum teaching practice requirement Prerequisite: Proof of the successful completion of the CIEH TPP qualification. Venue The course will be run at the HSL laboratory in the spa town of Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links to mainline train stations and Manchester International Airport. Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitbuxton.co.uk Cost The full cost of the course is £550 per person (includes course notes, lunch and refreshments and assessment tool developed by HSL). Book Course     Please note the invoice option is not available within 4 weeks of the course date, or for overseas customers.  If you are selecting the invoice option for payment, it will be mandatory to input a purchase order/reference number as we are unable to process booking forms without this. For further dates and additional information email: training@hsl.gsi.gov.uk or contact the Training & Conferences Unit at HSL directly on +44 (0)1298 218806. Back to Health & Safety Training Courses Back to the top Source link

Savills, on behalf of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, has been instructed to sell Park Croft in Wickham, Hampshire. The former freehold care home is offered for sale with vacant possession and is exempt from VAT, from a guide price in excess £800,000. The 4,376 sq ft (406.5 sq m) property sits within a 0.85 hectare (2.10 acre) site and is located off the Winchester Road, close to the market town of Wickham,  within a rural and woodland setting. Since 1987 the property has been used as a 11 bedroom care home and was recently vacated in April 2016. The property has potential to be refurbished for a healthcare operator or converted back to a residential dwelling, subject to planning. Tim Longhurst, director at Savills in Southampton, comments: “We expect considerable interest in the property from both the healthcare and residential sectors, having recently sold a number of similar properties  in Hampshire for the Trust.” Source link

Irish Water has yet to identify what caused the cryptosporidium contamination at its Lough Mask Water Treatment Plant, which supplies 46,600 people in County Mayo. A boil water notice has been in place since Friday, after the crypto parasite was detected in a routine sample of treated water, and may not be lifted before early next week. The company’s regional information specialist, Sean Corrigan, said: “To date Irish Water has not identified any issue that could be directly associated with the failed sample. But investigations are continuing at the plant and throughout the network. Irish Water, Mayo County Council and the HSE [Health Service Executive] are treating this as a priority and at every level these organisations are working to find a speedy resolution to this incident.” A full and comprehensive audit of the Lough Mask Water Treatment Plant was conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday (September 6). Representatives from Irish Water, Mayo County Council and the HSE were present at the audit. The EPA requested additional information which has been forwarded to it. Irish Water said the EPA’s final report is expected by the end of this week or early next week at the latest. This along with the results of the comprehensive sampling process will give more clarity on the timelines for lifting the boil water notice, which is a priority for all agencies involved. Sampling and testing is a part of the entire action plan being undertaken by Irish Water, Mayo County Council and the HSE. This article first appeared on wwtonline Source link

According to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, the Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of problem tenants. Included in the Bill are proposals to ban and fine criminal landlords and letting agents, introduce rent repayment orders and establish a database of ‘blacklisted’ landlords and agents. It has been proposed that the ‘blacklist’ will be maintained by local housing authorities, who will also have to apply for offenders to be included in the database. The Government Bill is currently at the Report Stage and only has to pass through a Third Reading and Consideration of Amendments stage before reaching Royal Assent, which is when it becomes law. The AIIC says it welcomes the measures which aim to stamp out the minority of criminal operators letting property to the nation’s tenants. However, the Association says more could be done to highlight the issue of problem tenants. Patricia Barber, Chair of the AIIC, comments: “We’re well aware that there are criminal landlords and letting agents out there and blacklisting them and banning them from letting property really is a necessary step.   That said, the measures in the Housing Bill are very one-sided and suggest that it is only landlords and agents that cause problems during tenancies. We know from experience that this is not true and I personally have come across many horror stories in my time where tenants have trashed a landlord’s property or refused to pay rent for long periods of time. It would only be fair if troublesome tenants who repeatedly offend could be blacklisted in the same way as landlords or agents. The threat of being blacklisted or a fine would hopefully discourage a minority of tenants from misbehaving and help to improve the relationships between landlords, agents and tenants.” Source link