EDUCATION & TRAINING
Delegates being put through their paces on a medical gas system.
Park demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the provision of work- based learning to the healthcare sector, and has continued to invest in what’s right for the industry.
“Continuing this theme, we have recently been actively working with the Institute for Apprenticeships, existing Trailblazers, and a group of employers, to establish the feasibility of dedicated hospital engineering apprenticeships, including degree apprenticeships. I take great pride in the strong relationships we have with a number of partners, and we actively seek out relationships with universities, professional bodies, and employers, to ensure that we are always moving forward with what the industry needs.”
Not content with ‘just’ three degree programmes to launch in 2016, that year also saw Eastwood Park open a new high voltage training facility, furthering the centre’s drive for practical and relevant industry training. Electrical HV courses for the commercial market were also introduced, followed by dedicated lift, water, and mechanical training for commercial organisations, although healthcare and patient safety are still at the heart of the training Eastwood Park delivers. With this extensive experience in healthcare, we as an organisation have found that there are strong parallels in the demands of a busy estate, whether a hospital or other. Increasingly, commercial organisations are turning to the guidance provided in the HTMs that provide a
CEO, John Thatcher: “Our new training centre has been a long time coming, and it is fantastic that the potential I saw in Eastwood Park 29 years ago is going to be realised.”
comprehensive framework of policies, procedures, and best practice, which are helping those responsible to meet statutory health and safety requirements.
Celebrating a landmark year for the NHS
2018 was a big year for the NHS as it turned 70 years’ old, and Eastwood Park was keen to celebrate this landmark of its former owner and biggest customer. Staff and delegates gathered to toast the occasion, and enjoy a slice of birthday cake, while CEO, John Thatcher, said a few words, commenting on the continued and much-valued close working relationship Eastwood Park has enjoyed with it since 1969.
Now in 2019, Eastwood Park has begun
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