Training

Teesdale Village Halls Consortium has a number of contracts with the Learning and Skills Council  to provide free training to eligible learners, and this funding in turn supports the running of Teesdale Village Halls Consortium.

Eligibility Criteria
The general criteria for those able to access our funding for free is:

• People who are unemployed or working less than 15 hours per week
• Living in County Durham (excluding Darlington Borough)
• Aged 16 or over
  

Depending upon the course you are interested in attending, there may be additional criteria you need to meet to access the course for free.

This is a list of the courses that we can offer:

1. BIIAB Level 1 Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing
2. BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders
3. BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Designated Premises Supervisors
4. CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
5. CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety at Work
6. City and Guilds 2377 Code of Practice - In Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
7. Early Years First Aid
8. Emergency Aid for Appointed Persons
9. Emergency Life Support (Child and Infant)
10. Fire Marshal Training
11. Moving and Handling Principles
12. Risk Assessment
13. Self Employment – How to Start a Business
14. Self Employment – Starting a Business
15. Total First Aid

For further information please contact Fergus Arkley on 01833 696652 or email fergus@teesdalehalls.co.uk

To find out about our Tees Valley Training contract please click here

You Said....We Did

We value very highly the feedback provided by our learners on all aspect of their training experience and have taken actions to address some of the issues raised to help us to continually improve the service we deliver.

You told us:	We responded by:
One of our outreach venues was cold and unsuitable for the course	Moving the course to a nearby venue which is much warmer and has better access, facilities and parking
Our evaluation form was too long and complicated	Reviewing the form and reducing it to one page whilst still gathering all the information we require
There was too much paperwork at the start of the courses	Sending out as much paperwork as possible prior to the course allowing the learners to complete it at a convenient time to them and in turn not delaying the start of the course
You would like more flexible times for courses to take place	Arranging courses according to demand, for example a first aid course was split over two days to allow the learners on the course to take their children to and from school which they wouldn’t have been able to do if the course had run over one day.
Public transport was difficult to access in rural areas	Providing transport to take learners to the course venue and arranging lift sharing between the learners.
You would like more information about the courses we provide	A training booklet has been produced and there is information on our website about all the courses we offer. We have also produced a comprehensive student handbook which is sent to each learner prior to their course taking place.

If you have attended one of Teesdale Village Halls Consortium's training courses and would like to provide us with any feedback please email your comments to helen@teesdalehalls.co.uk