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Posted on 16th June 2021
Launch Date: 16th June 2021 As an Awarding Organisation (AO), Safety Training Awards (STA) is required to inform all Approved Training Centres (ATCs) of the new regulations that the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) and Qualifications Wales (QW) have introduced. These new enforceable regulations must be adhered to by all Awarding Organisations (AOs)…
Posted on 9th June 2021
Following feedback from learners, tutors, assessors and Approved Training Centres, Safety Training Awards (STA) has reviewed and changed the assessment method from portfolio completion to Multiple-Choice Question Assessments for the following qualifications: STA Award in Emergency First Aid at Work STA Award in First Aid at Work STA Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid STA…
Posted on 29th March 2021
Safety Training Awards has secured a new 5-year contract with Eurolink Safety, which will see STA’s full range of regulated first aid qualifications being delivered for the first time across the UAE, including with the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Service (DCAS). Eurolink Safety has been providing bespoke HSE services for a diverse range of organisations…
Posted on 12th March 2021
To minimise the risks from aerosolised transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace, please refer to the HSE’s latest updated advice about ventilation and air conditioning.
Posted on 16th February 2021
With immediate effect, the First Aid Quality Partnership, in agreement with the HSE and Resuscitation Council UK, are supporting the temporarily omission of practical demonstrations of rescue breaths from first aid at work training courses. This is a precautionary measure while COVID-19 transmission rates remain high. Our interpretation of this latest measure is that rescue…
Posted on 16th February 2021
Safety Training Awards has received official authorisation from the regulators that a further extension can be applied to qualifications due to expire between 1st January 2021 and 31st May 2021. This latest extension, until 31st May 2021, applies to the following STA qualifications: STA Award in Pool Lifeguarding STA Award for Pool Emergency Responder STA…
Posted on 28th January 2021
In a follow-up to the recent First Aid training update for England, Wales and Scotland, we now have confirmation from the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI). Their current policy position on First Aid training is as follows: First aid at work training required to comply with health and safety or other legislation…
Posted on 25th January 2021
In response to the questions about qualification extensions during the current lockdown restrictions, Claire Brisbourne, Director of Safety Training Awards sets out the latest guidance here for England, Wales and Scotland.
Posted on 25th January 2021
Following confirmation from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), COVID-secure first-aid training and assessments can continue during the current coronavirus restrictions, where it’s sensibly and realistically needed to support an employer’s demand for meeting health and safety provision in a workplace. What is Deemed “Necessary”? For ATC’s to determine if the delivery of training courses…
Posted on 6th January 2021
Following confirmation from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), COVID-secure face-to-face training can continue through the lockdown where it’s sensibly and realistically needed to support an employer’s demand for meeting health and safety provision in a workplace*. The position for delivering first aid training in devolved administrations is currently being sought by the HSE, due…