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2009

Posted 11/16/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Spot the Hazards – Farm Yard

How many hazards can you see in the image below? Hover for Answer

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Posted 10/12/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Growing Demand for Chainsaw Classes in Dorset as Redundancy Pushes Trainees to the Top of the Tree

Newlands Training, Devon & Dorset’s leading provider in land based training, is experiencing a sharp rise in bookings and enquiries for its range of chainsaw qualifications and certificates and it’s all down to the economic downturn. (More...)

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Posted 10/08/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Trusts Join Forces to Benefit Local Youths

At Kingston Lacy on Friday 9 October, 2.00pm, the 12 young graduates will be presented with their certificates. Two charities have joined forces with two local training providers to help a dozen young people in Dorset overcome their struggle to find work. The National Trust at Kingston Lacy and the Prince’s Trust are working with Newlands Training from Dorchester and Whitehorse Leadership from Weymouth in a three week programme which ends this Friday, when the students graduate. (More...)

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Posted 09/30/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Spot the Hazards – Construction Site

How many hazards can you see in the image of a construction site? Answer is below the image. Hover for Answer

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Posted 09/17/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Newlands Training Offers Fork Lift Truck Training Courses in Dorset to Raise Awareness of Safe Driving

Did you know that there are about 30 fatal accidents and 6000 injuries each year involving fork lift trucks? Did you also know that a large proportion of these accidents are as a result of poor observation or insufficient fork lift truck training? (More...)

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Posted 08/18/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Save 450 pounds with Newlands Training Ltd LANTRA “Women & Work” Course to Improve Fork Lift Truck, Chain Saw and Other Land Based Skills – Only 12 Places Left!

Dorset-based Newlands Training Ltd, in conjunction with LANTRA (the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector) is offering funded training for women working in the agricultural and land-based environment, through its Women & Work Programme. Applicants must hurry though as there are only 12 places left for the 2009 intake. (More...)

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Posted 08/05/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

First Aid Regulations are Changing

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced the biggest changes to the First Aid at Work regulations for more than 25 years. From 1st October 2009 the four day First Aid at Work course will become a three day course, and a new one day course will be created – Emergency First Aid certificate. The HSE strongly recommends that all first aiders do a half day annual refresher course. New Legislation The new legislation applies to you when your current certificate is about to expire. (More...)

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Posted 08/05/2009 by Lesley Simpson | Comment (0)

Improve your prospects with a fork lift truck training course

In view of the changes in the world of work there are plenty of people looking for new ways of improving their employment prospects. Some people have been in a land-based job for so long their skills may be current but their certification out of date. Fork lift truck training courses are in huge demand as more and more people want to refresh their skills or look for a new jobs working with Fork Lift Trucks (More...)

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