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DTD Training in new sponsorship |
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DTD Training are pleased to support ENTO Aberamam FC for the coming season.
The club are currently 5th in Division One of the MacWhirter Welsh League and have enjoyed 4 wins in their opening 6 games, including a 10-0 victory in their opening game!
As well as continuing DTD's support of local sporting causes, the sponsorship also brings DTD and ENTO closer together, the companies enjoying a close relationship in delivering vocational health and safety qualifications throughout the UK. |
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DTD Training Ltd join RCT Business Club |
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DTD Training are pleased to have joined Rhondda Cynon Taff Business Club.
Already long time supporters of Caerphilly Business Forum and Newport and Gwent Business to Business, DTD Training firmly believes in the support business can provide each other and hopes that the benefits that DTD Training offer business forum members will be of great help to the Rhondda Cynon Taff community. |
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Autumn programme announced |
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Please see our course calendar for the launch of DTD Trainings Autumn Course Programme.
We are pleased to include 2 Open IOSH Managing Safely courses in light of July's fully subscribed course. August sees us run our first Train The Trainer (PTC) course in sometime, included due to recent demand.
September will also see us run our first IOSH Directing Safely for SME's course, aimed at those in charge of organisations with less than 250 employees.
Contact the centre for more details on any of the above and booking information. |
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IOSH Managing Safely |
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We are pleased to announce our July Managing Safely programme is now fully subscribed. We thank all our customers for their interest and have added another course due to the demand. The next course will run on September 10/11/21/24 and we advise that customers book early to avoid disappointment. |
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Concerned about the new Fire Safety Legislation/Smoking Ban? read on.... |
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We have arranged 2 seminars dedicated to the Smoking Ban and the reformed Fire Safety Legislation. Each seminar will be held at the Tredomen Gateway, near Ystrad Mynach.
The dates are as follows:
Meeting the Fire Safety Reform Order
Thursday March 1st; 9.30am - 12pm
Are you ready for the Smoking Ban?
Wednesday March 14th; 9.30am - 12pm
The cost of attendance is available on request. Interest is already high and we ask customers to get in touch with the centre without delay to book their places.
We can also run the seminars "in-house". Contact Thomas at the centre on 01443 866344 to discuss your needs. |
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New Course |
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Early in 2007, we will operate the new IOSH Managing Safely syllabus. The whole programme has been completely redesigned and now offers a broader, more applicable syllabus, meeting the wider range of clients. Our next programme commences early in 2007, and clients are advised to book early as demand is expected to be very high. |
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Merry Christmas from DTD Training |
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DTD Training Ltd would like to take the opportunity to wish all its customers, candidates and friends a very Merry Christmas.
We have this year decided to support a charity in lieu of sending Christmas cards. This is very common practice now and we hope all those who read this newsletter will appreciate our ‘alternative’ approach, It is a very widespread approach these days when businesses support charities at this time of year, either through donation or through purchasing their Christmas cards through a charitable source.
This year we have made a donation to Oxfam Unwrapped. From a catalogue of unusual gifts including saplings, essential healthcare, educational materials and even a goat, We have chosen a selection which reflects our belief in self empowerment and education, including school desks and chairs, purchasing text books and “teaching a teacher”.
Please visit www.oxfamunwrapped.com and support this unusual and extremely worthy cause. |
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Fire Regulations |
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Anyone responsible for a business premises in England and Wales must take action from 1 October 2006 to comply with new, simpler and safer fire laws.
From that date, fire safety law will be covered by one piece of legislation in most premises and fire certificates will be abolished.
Instead, the emphasis will be on preventing fires and reducing risk with a ‘responsible person’ tasked to ensure the safety of everyone who uses the premises including carrying out checks on fire protection equipment and facilities.
The Minister responsible for the fire and rescue service, Angela Smith, said:
“Risk assessment is a process that should be familiar to all businesses and the self-employed across England and Wales. These new rules will remove burdens from business - replacing over 70 separate pieces of fire safety legislation with a single reform.
“If your premises complies with current fire safety regulations, then the major difference you will notice is that new rules are cheaper and easier to follow especially as, in most cases, you will now been dealing with one regime and one enforcer.”
CFO Iain Cox, chairman of the Chief Fire Officers Association National Fire Safety Committee, said:
Fire and Rescue Services will be carrying out audits to check compliance and where standards are not acceptable they will work with the responsible person to identify a suitable solution.
The "responsible person"
The Regulations make fire safety the responsibility of what the Regulations call the "responsible person".
It will be the duty of the responsible person to comply with the Regulations by taking general fire precautions, conducting a risk assessment, eliminating risks from dangerous substances, providing emergency routes and exits and providing information and training to staff. Where there are any alterations or changes in use, the responsible person must take steps to keep the fire assessment up to date.
Even where a responsible person hires a contractor to review the fire safety arrangements, although the enforcing authority can take action against the contractor for an inadequate report, the responsible person remains liable. It is their obligation to make sure that the Regulations are complied with. |
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New Business Venture - Business & Trade Audit Services Ltd |
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We are pleased to announce the initial success of DTD Training's new business venture - BUSINESS & TRADE AUDIT SERVICES Ltd
Business & Trade Audit Services Ltd is formed in partnership with Green Lantern Training, who are based in Melksham. The main service offers pubs an audit to check their compliance of the recent changes introduced under the Licensing Act 2003.
The initial pilot of the companies services has resulted in 10 pubs being awarded the Responsible Organisations in the Community (ROC) Award by C Division of Wiltshire Police at a ceremony held in the Wiltshire Police HQ, Devises.
All partners have been full of praise for the services of Business & Trade Audit Services Ltd and there are more areas in talks to introduce the services to their area.
If you believe that the services of Business & Trade Audit Services Ltd can be of use to you, contact Tudor or Thomas the Tredomen offices for more information. |
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IOSH Managing Safely Re-Certification |
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DTD Training Ltd is now accredited to deliver the IOSH Managing Safely Re-Certification Course.
IOSH guidelines suggest that holders of the Managing Safely qualification should attend a re-certification course within 3 years of the inital qualification to ensure knowledge is fully up to date.
DTD Training Ltd have already run 4 courses in Leicester, Wakefield, Brentwood and Bristol and hope soon to begin offering the programme open courses at Tredomen, whilst continuing to run in-house programmes.
To register your interest and for further information, please contact Sue Morgan or Thomas Williams on 01443 866344
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Caerphilly Business Achievers Awards 2006 |
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DTD Training Ltd are pleased to be on of the main sponsers of the Caerphilly Business Achievers Awards 2006. As past finalists and judges in the Awards, Everyone at DTD Training Ltd is delighted to continue the relationship with Caerphilly Business Forum and anticipates an enjoyable evening at the Awards Dinner on 10th November.
Please click here for further information on the 'Caephilly Business Achievers Awards 2006' |
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Additional Schemes |
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May saw the launch of a new development - Business and Trade Auditing Services.
This is new operation will see us offer an auditing and evaluation facility for all Licensed premises complying with the Licensing Act 2003. An initial contract with Wiltshire Police will see us delivering a pilot programme to 20 Licensees before going County wide with the scheme. It involves the delivery of training /awareness session and support and a “Due Diligence” pack through which the Licensee records evidence and activities that underpin their effectiveness against the legislation.
The aim of the scheme is to improve the way licensed premises meet the legislation, thus making the premises safer, improving community safety and increasing their profit through better resources.
In addition we will be offering a range of training programmes to support this initiative. These are the BIIAB Licensees Certificate (1 day), 4 day door supervisory programme, BIIAB Customer care programmes and other related developments |
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Training Calendar |
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Due to increased course listings and a more varied demand, we will be shortly modifying the web page Calendar. This will correspond to improved information on our products and services being mailed to existing and new clients allowing for an easier understanding of DTD Training’s services. |
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New premises, New Team |
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In January we moved into the prestigious Tredomen Gateway development in Ystrad Mynach. Part of the Tredomen Business Park, we were the first occupants. The premise offers us four times the previous office space, dedicated modern training and conference facilities and a better environment to receive and work with our customers.
The move to the new premise has offered us better opportunities to increase the team. Thomas has returned to us as Business Development Manager, and will be working with us to improve our marketing programmes inline with clearly identified customer requirements. |
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We're Back!!!! |
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We must apologise for the lack of service and information on the website in recent months. Many changes have taken place and we are now fully geared up to keeping all our clients and candidates fully in touch. |
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Coming Soon!! |
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We anticipate the development of a wider range of services in the New Year. Primarilly these will be aimed at expanding the range of audit, review and general consultancy offered in Health and Safety and now Food Hygiene.
Our work with approved training providers in England and Wales has allowed us to develop extensive support mechanisms relative to their continued requirement to meet contractual and legal standards. E-MAIL US NOW for a view on how we can assist you in meeting and improving your standard of compliance.
Similarly we will be directing a new audit and review package at Care and general Catering establishments to assist them in complying with the needs of the 'Care Standard Inspectorate' and Local Council EHOs. |
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Food Safety and the E.Coli outbreak. |
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The recent E.coli outbreak has refocused everyones attention on one of the most fundamental principles of Food Safety, that of simple but effective hand and surface cleaning.
There can be little doubt that the extensive spread of the infection among family groups was due to poor disciplines in these areas, allowing the infection to manifest further.
As the initial cause of the infection is still being investigated, the development of the outbreak has shown all the normal characteristics of food poisoning outbreaks.
For individuals and family groups the lessons to be learned are those of extra precautions in hand washing and surface cleaning disciplines, in particular where young children are involved who do not understand. Everyone should remember though that bacteria become resistant to our attempts to keep them in check, so our efforts must be constant.
Food producers and manufacturers have additional responsibilities. The recent increase in demand for approved food hygiene training courses, and interest in auditing and inspection services shows that there is a constant need for reminding staff of their responsibilities in this area. |
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New Training Materials and Delivery Methods. |
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We have ambitious plans to develop more interactive methods of delivery of several of our curent programmes. With particular emphasis on the ENTO'free-standing' units in health and safety, mainly units A, D,G and F we anticipate having distance learning and CD Rom packages available in the New Year, to be followed by a Web based format subject to continuing negotiations with project partners.
Our extensive association with ENTO directly brings us into contact with many LSCs and a very wide market. We anticipate therefore driving forward with improved and versatile training packages, and look forward to advising our clients and candidates in due course. |
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Consultation Groups |
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We have for the last 6 months been involved in a variety of consultation groups. Under the guidance of ENTO we have sat on 3 committees. Initially we were part of a project to develop an information leaflet in support of the National Occupational Standards in Health and Safety. We were pleased that our work with North London LSC was featured as part of the best practice examples in the use of national standards.
We are also working with ENTO as part of the working party to develop a framework for a full Health and Safety qualification structure. Tied in with this has been an exciting project to develop a new unit within the suite of stand alone units. The new 'supervisory unit' has now gone to QCA for accreditation and will hopefully be available later this year. Further details on consultation opportunities can be gained by CLICKING HERE
We anticipate further involvement with ENTO in the New Year to assist in the full review of the suite of vocational health and safety qualifications for Levels 3 to 5. We hope to involve both customers and candidates to assist us in the review process and keep all informed with ongoing progress |
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IOSH Programmes |
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November will see us commence delivery of IOSH Managing Safely Programmes which have now been added to our list of approved programmes.
Programmes will commence in November and for the first 3 courses we offer a discount of 50% on the 2nd candidate booked with every full price candidate. Register your interest early as we anticipate a strong demand for these popular courses. For details on these and all our open programmes CLICK HERE |
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New Qualifications |
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We are pleased to announce that DTD Training Ltd. is now registered to offer British Safety Council qualifications at Level 1. The initial registration is for the 2 day foundation certificate in Health and Safety.
In direct competition to the IOSH working safely certificate we anticipate a high demand for this qualification.
The qualification is supported by a modern approach to delivery, up to date materials and information and guidance |
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Level 3 Take up |
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We will shortly issue the 50th certificate to a candidate from one of the ENTO / LSC Award 1417 programmes that commenced in January this year. Since the completion of the training programmes in April candidates have worked hard to achieve the units and satisfy the requirements placed on them by their local LSCs.
As the success of the scheme grows it is pleasing to see that the first registrations for the full NVQ at level 3 have been made. Dennis Edman,Jovan Zelceski and Steve Hall will commence the programme in October and hope to achieve the full qualification early in the New Year. We wish them every success and look forward to more candidates coming forward for this programme. |
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New Contracts and Customers |
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We are pleased to continue the success we have achieved with ENTO and as a result have now completed projects in Bedford and St Albans. We continue in September in St Albans and hope also to commence training in Liverpool and return to Plymouth.We continue to build on our extensive experience in this area and hopefully our working relationship with ENTO and the regional LSCs will continue to grow. We are continuing our working relationship the G Costa Food Group. An extensive programme of training and consultancy is ongoing covering the area of CIEH Basic Food Hygiene, COSHH and Manual Handling. The consultancy project has covered the development of a COSHH management system, which will support the assessment of all substance risks. Further risk assessments for manual handling tasks are also planned. We look forward to this large and important contract. We have also recently extended our consultancy work with Newport and Gwent Enterprise and commenced a project for Blaenau Gwent Borough Council, building services division. |
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