With a wide choice of training companies out there, we understand you need at least one good reason to select your training provider. The good news is, we have five…
If you need people trained in managing challenging behaviour, conflict and aggression, you need a provider who understands your issues and can deal with them sensitively. Our trainers are highly experienced, particularly in social care settings, and bring their high standards to training in more mainstream topics too.
If your experience of training courses is that they are a dull way of meeting your obligations, try a different approach. We are known for making our training friendly, relaxed and enjoyable – and learners who enjoy their training not only apply what they have learned more effectively, they are keener to come back for refreshers and advanced training too.
If you’ve ever been let down by a training provider you’ll know the knock-on effect to your organisation that can have. That’s the last thing we want for you. With our network of hand-picked trainers we are confident that we will never need to reschedule your course – if we do, you get it for half price.
Andy is a fully qualified trainer in in first aid, conflict management, challenging behaviour, safeguarding, dementia awareness, diabetes awareness, infection control, health & safety, food safety and staff development including equality and diversity, assertion skills and effective communication. He also has advanced trainer qualifications in psychology, counselling and advanced physical intervention training (breakaway and restraint), giving Able Training its reputation as a specialist provider in these areas.
We provide on-site training for public sector and third sector organisations as well as private sector companies that can be held at a venue of your choice and times to suit you. We are happy to tailor and adapt any course to meet your needs.
Head Trainer / Managing Director of ABLE Training Support Ltd
Andy is the director and head trainer of ABLE Training, he has been training for over 10 years. He started ABLE Training Support Ltd in 2008 and since that time he has grown it to where it is today with the assistance of a small team of dedicated staff.
I had been freelancing as a trainer for a number of years working for lots of other companies providing various courses and over that time I received a lot of positive feedback. I didn’t always feel then that those training companies took note of that and looked after me as a freelancer. One of our philosophies is to look after and reward our training team. We expect high standards from our trainers but we also aim to look after them and reward and appreciate those high standards so that they persist. Another reason I felt I needed to start ABLE Training Support Ltd was because the positive feedback I received often took the phrase “so much better than the other training we have had”. This also made me realise that there are lot of poor standards of training out there. Some people are highly knowledgeable, others highly experienced but that doesn’t make them good teachers/trainers. We try to ensure that all are courses are fun, engaging and thought or feeling provoking as that is how information is more likely to stick and be used. Training does not make for better staff it is only if the staff then use the training that it improves a service – and staff have got to feel engaged to retain and use the skills we teach.
Massively. Training has progressively become more and more important to regulating bodies – it is a way that most industries including the adult and child health and social care settings and education settings are judged. It demonstrates a culture and attitude that the organisation is focused on maintaining or improving standards. Regulators like the QCQ and Ofsted want to see more and more evidence that specific skills are being developed which are organisation / risk specific but also that the basics and fundamentals are being addressed and maintained for existing and new staff. This increased pressure to implement training has put additional strain on budgets for many companies, so many have had to explore alternatives. E-learning is one route that many companies have taken, especially for the more theoretical mandatory courses. They tend to be cheap (e.g we have awareness courses that only cost £4 + VAT per person) and the staff can achieve them in their own time or working them around shifts. The downside of these courses is that they do not allow the same level of personalisation by the trainer and the staff cannot ask questions to confirm understanding or clarify details. There are also certain courses that we feel should not be learnt from e-learning alone, subjects like first aid , moving and handling of people and physical intervention are not suitable to be taught as theory only courses, staff need hands on practical training.
I was teaching first aid and we had reached the point in the training for recovery position training. I demonstrated what we were supposed to be doing and then lay down to act as the casualty while the attendees rolled me into the safe airway position. The first lady came to my side, checked me for response but then proceeded to attempt mouth to mouth rescue breaths. I opened my eyes just as her head was coming down, eyes closed, mouth open about to give me the “kiss of life”. I called a halt and the poor lady turned the most amazing shade of red, I think I may have looked a little flushed too.
I love what I do. I have a passion for teaching and I am so glad I do what I do. I am so proud of my company, my staff and what we offer and achieve. I don’t struggle to get up in the morning to come and work, except sometimes when its 4.30AM and I have to travel for 4 hours to get to a job but I am always fine when I get there and if I could eliminate traffic jams my job may be perfect.
I want ABLE to continue its growth and become a highly recognised brand, however it must maintain its person-centred approach to training and customer service. We look after our customers and our trainers and want people to feel they know us as a company. They know our service will continue to be reliable, affordable and enjoyable.
