Benefits of CITB Leadership & Management Training

Within the construction industry, there has been a growing demand for leadership and management training. As essential skills for all frontline construction sites, these skills are highly sought after by employers, with many wishing to improve leadership and management across their organisation. In response to this, training board CITB has developed a range of short […]

Gain Your CSCS Gold Supervisor Card

Across all construction and building sites, site supervisors are arguably the key component to a successful project. With their role of ensuring site safety, and effectively overseeing the work of others, supervisors must have undertaken the relevant qualifications to be able to hold this position. If you’re looking to prove your competency and become a […]

Expert Health & Safety Consultants

With the requirements of running a company, many organisations simply do not have the time or expertise to manage workplace health and safety themselves. Instead, outsourcing a health and safety consultancy firm with specialist expertise will ensure your company adheres to the law, without having to build in-depth knowledge of your own – leaving you […]

Further Your Career with an NVQ

If you’re looking for a way to get ahead in your chosen sub-sector of construction, further training courses are ideal. Specifically, NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications) are nationally recognised qualifications, designed to provide learners with the chance to demonstrate their competency within a chosen industry. At Acadame Training Solutions, we provide an extensive selection of NVQs […]

Why Does First Aid Training Matter?

First aid training is important, and you would be hard-pressed to find an employee in your workplace who disagrees with this notion. Why then, are so many people lacking in the appropriate first aid training? Confidence can play a huge part but so can the lack of willingness of companies to invest in the right […]

Is There Such Thing as An Accident?

How many accidents can be prevented? Why did 1.7 million people in the UK suffer from work related illnesses in the year 2020-2021? Anxiety and depression were a high proportion of this figure but given the years span across the coronavirus lockdowns, that might not be surprising. The shift in lifestyle was difficult for many […]

Lead by Example with IOSH in Derby

IOSH stands for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; it is also the largest health and safety membership organisation in the world. The solution to preventing the above statistics from becoming a reality at your workplace is to lead from the top, armed with up-to-date knowledge, a diagnostic review of current procedures and a […]

First Aid at Work: Statistical Shockers

The official statistics for the HSE section of the gov.uk website show some truly eye-opening facts surrounding the impact of accidents and injuries in workplaces all over the UK. Let’s take a deeper look at some of these statistics that impact the necessity for staff to be trained on up-to-date practices for first aid at […]

First Aid Refreshers are Important

Most people started their working life in a retail, food or hospitality environment where they worked as a ‘Saturday girl/boy’ as part of a team. This is likely where first aid training was first encountered, with the green and white first aid kits making up a familiar part of most people’s memory banks. If you […]

Become a Better Leader with IOSH

World renowned president John F. Kennedy once said: “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other”.  The mark of a great leader lies in how well he can inspire others and lead by example. If you are flexible in your thinking and willing to look at where a process might not be working as it […]