training Legacy leaders Legacy Leader Programme trainee leader Karen explains about the Programme, and reports from a training event at Rowington in January Waterways Legacy Leaders Training Weekend 29-30 January Rowington, Warwickshire. I can hear you ask yourselves: what’s the The Waterway Legacy Leader programme? Well, it commenced last January 2021 under the care of IWA / WRG head office’s Alex Melson - who quickly decided that we were too much trouble to handle, and so got a new job and left us! Luckily for us, Jenny Morris has taken us under her wing and is looking after us. The aim of this training was to provide new trainee leaders with the tools and skills to enable us to become future leaders of Canal Camps. All of us underwent a stringent application process and it was decided that we had the correct attributes to offer WRG – although of course you will decide! We have been provided with a varied amount of online training (Due to COVID-19) over the course of the year, which has included: Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) Site Environment Awareness Training (SEATS) First Aid Mental Health Awareness Training Mini workshops on Risk Assessments, Management and Ecology.
Some of us also applied for the WRG Skills grant and were lucky enough to be selected: I completed the Mental Health First Aid Course. Over the last weekend of January, we came together for the Grand Finale which was conducted at Rowington Village Hall. We undertook Lateral Flow Tests to ensure we didn’t contaminate the work force, and on arrival we had sausage baps and proper coffee while introductions were completed. This training was conducted face-toface and was a breath of fresh air: it really was, as we were outside in gale force winds! The gazebo took off and had to be rescued by Jude
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