The Qualifications & Competence You Need To Run The EFAW Course

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Many trainers who currently deliver SIA license linked qualifications through their respective Awarding Organisations (AO), may now be considering also running the 1 x day Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course. This is because as of April 2020, all learners attending all SIA license to practice award course will have to provide evidence of having attended a 1 x … Read more

SIA Changes For Door Supervisors and Security Guards From 1st April 2021

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The SIA (Security Industry Authority) has announced changes to Door Supervisors and Security Guard Professionals training and the new specifications can be downloaded from this Dropbox Link – https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9st7u9vygde5khv/AABb17zae_QVw9AuQmdCsOIya?dl=0. For new license applications this comes into effect from April 2021 and for license renewals the additional  ‘top-up training’ will come into effect from October this year (2021). Awarding organisations are … Read more

Why Change Your Restraint System For The Sake of Certification

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Why Change Your Restraint System For The Sake of Certification? There is currently a problem that exists in our industry.

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Why We Sometimes Fail To Act When We Should

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More On The Level 3 Assessors Awards

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Here is some more information on the Level 3 Assessors Awards that all trainers running regulated qualifications must hold by March 2022.

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What Makes a Properly Qualified and Competent Restraint Trainer

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As from 2022 all trainers delivering regulated qualifications in physical intervention/physical restraint/pmva/positive handling, etc., must all have, in addition to their trainer certificate, a recognised teaching qualification and a recognised assessor qualification.

This video explains and if you’d like to find out more about our five-day BTEC Level 3 Restraint Instructor Award Course where you can gain these qualifications, then please go to this web-page – https://nfps.info/physical-intervention-trainer-course/

Handcuffing and Covid In 2021 – Podcast

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Handcuffs and Covid in 2021 – Physical restraint is a hazardous activity in it’s own right, and now with the covid infection and death rates rising once again combined with the rising tide of violence against staff, I want to broach the subject of handcuffing and how handcuffs and other forms of mechanical restraint devices can help reduce the risk … Read more

NLP Practitioner/Trainer Course 2021

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Hey everyone, after lots of requests from a number of people I am seriously considering running an online NLP Course and/or an attendance one once covid has finished. I had decided to run my last course in 2018, but due to a lot of requests I have decided to run another. Learning NLP Changed My Life For me learning NLP … Read more

NFPS Course Updates For 2021

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Updated NFPS Course Dates and Availability for 2021 For Your Diary The following are the updated course dates that we have planned for 2021 as well as some information on our New Professional Membership Association, which I hope you find useful. But before you book on if you are a member of our NFPS Professional Membership Association make sure that … Read more

How A Buddhist Monk Kicked Me Into Learning Mindfulness Meditation

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How A Buddhist Monk Kicked Me Into Learning Mindfulness Meditation I read an interesting blog post by Tony O Brien entitled ‘Mindfulness for Security Operatives’ which you can read here – https://securityoperative.ie/mindfulness-for-security-operatives/. In this article Tony talks openly and frankly about mindfulness meditation and how it has helped him since he was first introduced to it by one of his … Read more