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Educationally Accredited

BTEC Certificated...

...what does Accredited Training really mean?

Accreditation is a hugely important consideration for anyone thinking about restraint training for their staff and their organisation.  Perhaps more than other knowledge and skills, Physical Intervention and Restraint carries with it the risk of serious injury or death if carried out incorrectly, inappropriately or without due consideration.

For this reason, the source of accreditation for training in Intervention and Restraint should be foremost in the minds of those commissioning a training provider.

Notably, the Department of Health, the Department for Education and Skills, the Care Commission, and other national authorities do not normally endorse any one method of restraint.  It is the responsibility of the individual manager to chose training for their staff which is demonstrably appropriate and suitable for their environment.

The provision of suitable and competent training for your staff is implied under the Health and Safety Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Managers who are looking for accredited training from professional, quality-assured trainers teaching approved restraint methods should ask 5 key questions about competency:

1. ask about the educational accreditation and quality assurance of the course content.  What level of academic vigour and quality assurance has this course been passed through before being presented to your staff?
   

2. ask about the the awarding body by whom your staff will be certificated.  What certificates will they recieve, by whom will their qualification be recognised?  What is that body’s competency to accredit physical skills training for occupational environments?
   

3. ask about a technical audit which ensures that the methods of restraint being taught are appropriate and adhere to good practice.  Did a competent authority audit the techniques your staff will be using?
   

4. ask about documented risk-assessments which have been carried out regarding the training.   Will the training be carried out in a safe and professional way and can the training provider prove this by showing you their documented risk assessments?
   

5. ask about the qualifications held by the instructors, whether those qualifications are current, being refreshed and by what competent and suitable awarding body they have been awarded.   Are your staff being trained by skilled communicators who have up-to-date awareness of critical issues?
   

Importantly, if an incidence of intervention or restraint requires investigation by a court of Law, by the Health and Safety Executive or by the Care Commission, it is imperative that due care and consideration regarding the training of staff can be proven and demonstrated by the manager who holds that responsibility.  Further to that, it is important that your training provider’s competency and accreditation is clearly demonstrable.

dynamis insight is a specialist provider of training and guidance for teams in a variety of environments to confidently and professionally manage aggression, conflict and confrontation in their work.  We work with our industry partners and awarding bodies to bring appropriate, professional and accredited training to our clients across the United Kingdom from our base in Scotland.

We are an NFPS Licenced Centre, the only company in Scotland and one of few in the UK who are qualified to offer Edexcel qualifications in the area of Physical Intervention and Personal Safety.  Many of our unique behavioural research and training methodologies are evolved from our continuing professional relationships with NFPS national coach tutors, the NHS CFSMS and the innovative specialists at Blauer Confrontation Management Systems.

The National Federation for Personal Safety Ltd (NFPS Ltd.) is a Specialist Provider in the field of Conflict Management with specific expertise and competence in the field of Occupational Physical Skill development, construction, analysis, assessment and delivery.  NFPS is an Approved Edexcel Centre for the delivery of BTEC Qualifications and has written specific Customised BTEC Awards in Physical Restraint Practice, Instruction and Coaching that are consistent with NGB standards and the framework provided by the UKCC [United Kingdom Coaching Certificate].

NHS CFSMS is the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service, with responsibility for all policy and operational matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud and corruption and the management of security in the National Health Service.  Dynamis has sent lead trainers to both the Conflict Resolution National Standard and Promoting Safe and Therapeutic Services syllabus familiarisation seminars, allowing our professionals to deliver training to these key benchmark standards.

The Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. is a clearinghouse, resource center, and training provider dedicated to providing interested parties with objective, timely, accurate, qualitative and quantitative information, training, and operational guidance for the prevention and management of sudden- and in-custody deaths.

Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to more than 25,000 schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and in over 100 countries worldwide. They deliver 9.4 million exam scripts each year, with 3 million marked onscreen in 2005.  Edexcel qualifications include GCSE, AS and A Level, GNVQ, NVQ and the BTEC suite of vocational qualifications from entry level to BTEC Higher National Diplomas and Foundation Degrees.

Please feel free to get in touch with us to ask me or my team with any questions about what accredited training means to you and to your organisation.

Best Regards,

Gerard O’Dea

National Federation for Personal Safety (NFPS) Accredited Instructor

National Federation for Personal Safety (NFPS) Licensed Centre for Delivery of NFPS BTEC Awards

National Federation for Personal Safety (NFPS) Certified Violence at Work Risk Assessor

BTEC Level 4 Professional Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS)

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Delivery of Conflict Management Training

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Physical Restraint Practice

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Coaching & Instruction of Physical Restraint

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Safe and Effective use of Restraint Devices

Chartered Institute for Environmental Health Level 3 Award in Principles and Practice of Risk Assessment

Chartered Institute for Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Manual Handling

Institute for Prevention of In-Custody Deaths Certified Use-of-Force Trainer

Certified at the NHS National Conflict Resolution syllabus Familiarisation Seminar