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External trainers are normally approved by an external body ecently, I was talking to a man, Dave, who had sat a relevant to the type of training they are undertaking. Hopefully training course that he needed to successfully complete this is a good indication that they are capable, but that’s not to be able to do his job. Doing the training wasn’t always true. Ask your business contacts a problem for him and who they use, check the Google paying for it wasn’t a problem for reviews or Facebook posts. Check with his employer. Dave was looking your workers; ask if they enjoyed the forward to learning something course and what they learned. new, which he was going to be The cost of training is high, so it using in his everyday work life. We work with should be valuable to your organisation Unfortunately, the training and to your workers. Remember that was not great. Dave passed the organisations that need just passing a course doesn’t guarantee course but didn’t feel that he more health and safety competency. Real learning only starts learned very much. The training knowledge, or more time, when the training is put into practice. was predominately completed than they have in-house. Continue to support your workers and with a video. This limited the For more information, their development. opportunity for feedback and review. Dave didn’t feel like he check the website could ask questions when he was www.safewise.co.nz confused or not sure how to use the information in his particular situation. Tracey Murphy is the owner and director of Safewise Limited, a Training is vital if we want our workers to do the job safely, health and safety consultancy. She efficiently and the way we want it done. Sometimes, training has more than 12 years’ experience is done in-house and other times we have to pay for an expert. working with organisations from It is not cheap, although it’s cheaper than having the job done many different industries. Tracey badly, which may result in injury, damage or rework. holds a Diploma in Health and How can we ensure that training is done well? In-house Safety Management and a Graduate trainers should be people who are experienced in the field. Diploma in Occupational Safety They may also hold qualifications. It’s not necessary for them and Health. She is a Graduate to have training qualifications, but they do need to be patient Member of New Zealand Institute of and able to communicate well with others. The best person at Safety Management and is on the the task is not always the best trainer. HASANZ register.
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