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Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has signed an agreement to use the pioneering Reset Certification Scheme (RCS).


Sheffield-based Reset Training has created a unique card and internet- based method of checking and logging the skills and qualifications of contract personnel which will be mandatory for the Trust’s contractors. All checks are recorded and retained for seven years giving unparalleled reassurances to all RCS users.


Gary Duce, managing director of Reset Training, said: “We are delighted to be associated with the Trust, whose hospitals include the famous St James’s or ‘Jimmy’s’. The new contract means that the Trust can find out instantly whether both companies and individuals have the skills and accreditations to do their job. They’ve also adopted RCS Access, a bolt-on service to RCS, offering security alongside contractor management”.


Jon Craven, Acting Head of Estates at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, commented: “This is an exciting new initiative for us, which will save the Trust both time and money. Up until now, compliance with HSE guidelines required us to carry out detailed checks on contractors and service providers. This system will make that process much easier.


“We are commencing a trial at St James and Leeds General Infirmary, which if successful, will be rolled out across the whole Trust.


process which can reduce verification times by over 90 per cent. We have always taken Health and Safety very seriously and RCS will help us build upon what we have already achieved.” said Mr Craven.


Following major investment by leading Yorkshire businessmen, including ex-Medical House Chairman Ian Townsend, RCS is expanding quickly with a number of new employees joining the team in the last month, and plans for more recruitment in the near future.


Gary Duce commented: “We are already in negotiations with many other organisations including numerous NHS Trusts across Yorkshire and the UK and we are confident that others will follow the lead of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Our scheme not only ensures compliance, but does so more efficiently than previous methods, saving valuable time and money.”


“Vastly improving economy without cutting corners is an attractive proposition to Facilities Management administrators across the country. It only takes a few seconds to verify the qualifications and skills of anyone visiting the Trust’s hospitals to carry out work using RCS”.


Jon Craven said: “Checking the competence of the dozens of contract and maintenance workers visiting our sites every day was a time-consuming and expensive process. When we saw the time savings RCS could deliver we immediately knew we’d found a real, efficient solution to our problem”.


Ian Townsend commented on his investment to Reset: “I do not invest my money lightly, so Reset had to tick all the boxes. And it did. Like all the best ideas, RCS is very simple and fulfils a need. It saves time and money and helps ensure a safe working environment. It crucially maintains an electronic record of competency checks for seven years.


“As its popularity spreads, I foresee a time when company directors, duty holders and health and safety managers will feel they cannot do without it. It’s an efficient way to comply with health and safety law, and if the worst happens, it provides a robust and reliable defence. The company has a tremendously bright future.”


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Liverpool opens one of the largest “green” training centres in the UK Liverpool Community College


One of the largest “green” training centres in the country opened its doors in Liverpool this week.


The centre – which features a full-size ‘indoor house’– has been opened by Liverpool Community College as part of its drive to invest in the sustainable sector.


The £250,000 facility at the College’s construction and engineering faculty on Vauxhall Road is seen as vital to ensure that Liverpool and the wider North West economy can benefit from the high growth levels in that sector.


“The growth in the sustainable sector is a huge opportunity for this region. With the launch of this training centre, one of the largest in the UK, we will be able to equip workers and businesses with the skills they need to ensure our region will be the leader in the field of green technology.”


Elaine Bowker, principal at Liverpool Community College said:


3000 sqft workshop, with different practical rooms and a large internal area, where a life size house has been built, on which students can practise. The workshops provide employers and their staff with practical experience of supplying and fitting the equipment as well as understanding the theory.


The state of the art centre at the Vauxhall Road faculty includes a


said: “We’re rightly proud of the facility we have developed here. We cover one of the largest training areas in the UK and have been recognised by the National Skills Academy as one of, if not the best in the country.


Joanne Ratcliff, head of faculty at Liverpool Community College,


feel of the practicalities of installing green technology, even to the extent that they can learn what it’s like to install full size solar panels at height, on the roof of a house.”


for electricians, plumbers and heating engineers in sustainable technology, from installing solar panels to heat pumps and water recycling systems.


Courses on offer will include industry recognised qualifications


These courses will soon be a legal requirement for everyone working in the sustainable industry and the College is advising firms to upskill their staff now to capitalise on growth in the sector.


Liverpool Community College will be running the “green” courses for the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies and is one of only six centres in the country providing training in all green technologies.


The NSA is a recognised, countrywide network of accredited renewable training providers offering training and qualifications that meet the requirements of future legislation.


“The opening of this centre in Liverpool is a major coup for the city and the region. It is one of the largest and best equipped centres in the country and will be vital for developing a skilled ‘green’ workforce in the North West. This in turn will help create jobs and ensure the region is in an enviable position to capitalise on growth in the sustainable sector.


Steven Hunt, board director at the National Skills Academy said:


an investment for the future of Liverpool and the North West. Currently there is a skills shortage in the sustainable sector and Liverpool Community College is looking to address this by providing courses which are both vital and in the near future will be a legal requirement. It’s predicted that demand for green technology will be significant in the next few years and we want to work with businesses and upskill workers now, so Liverpool and the wider region will be at the forefront of the green revolution.”


Elaine Bowker, principal of the College, added: “This facility is e-mail your news to shirley@qubeonline.co.uk “The training centre, with the life-size house, gives students a real Q 006


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