68 | SME News Midlands Enterprise Awards 2023 Best Nationwide First Aid Training Provider 2023 Nothing can be of more value than a human life, and empowering others to help save lives is one of the most important things we can do. After achieving success in the Midlands Enterprise Awards 2023, we caught up with the team from Holos Healthcare & Training Ltd (Holos) to uncover some of the secrets that have brought it such success. Founded almost 20 years ago, Holos Healthcare & Training Ltd has focused on providing people with the option and opportunity to really make a difference when others need it most. Through a mix of on-site and online courses, the team train their students so they can offer practical assistance in a host of emergency situations. Many companies claim to transform people’s lives – Holos can claim to have saved them! The options available vary from course to course, with variations including a three-hour Basic Life Support course all the way through to the threeday Level 3 First Aid at Work course. Holos also runs open courses at various locations across the country for its one-day Level 2 Emergency First Aid at Work course and two-day Level 3 Paediatric First Aid course. To meet current demand, both of these essential courses are also available in a new blended learning format. Teaching these life-saving skills has to come from a place of experience, which is why the Holos team draw talent from the emergency services. Each instructor is handpicked not just because of their expertise, but their ability to transfer knowledge to a host of different people. To empower them to do their jobs to the best of their ability, Holos provides a range of equipment to simulate any situation that might arise. There are, for example, a wide range of resuscitation mannikins so students can appreciate how tiring CPR can be. The pandemic forced a great change in how we live our lives, and how we learn, and Holos has adapted to this new world with ease. The team have championed an approach which combines the best possibilities of online learning with the practical educational stance of in-person training. Instead of offering stock videos alongside pages and pages of PowerPoint slides, the team have developed a unique online training platform which they regularly update. The platform is a crowning achievement for the Holos team, containing many resources that do not simply draw on the same, tired sources but are produced in-house by the team themselves. Having this attention to detail across every aspect of the training process makes it feel special, and provides the personal approach that students want to see. If they know that their trainers care, then they care more too. This level of care comes, in no small part, from the top and it’s little wonder that Holos is very proud of its identity as a family-owned and run company. Needless to say, new ideas and improvement is accepted from every level and even top directors are teachers on the courses. They maintain a closeness to the student experience that means they are able to appreciate the value of consistency, but have trust in instructors to deviate where it is necessary. No two classes are the same, but the same values underpin every course. If knowledge can be effectively shared, the results are positive for all concerned. Now, the Holos Healthcare & Training Ltd team have just expanded their blended learning portfolio to include both the OFSTED recognised Level 3 Paediatric First Aid course together with an online Interim Refresher course. These changes put students first, and empower them to make a real difference once a course is complete. We cannot wait to see what this stunning team does next! Company: Holos Healthcare & Training Ltd Name: Alex Brazkiewicz Email: [email protected] Web Address: https://holoshealthcare.com/
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