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Members only Area - Safety Guidance documents &       Tender Opportunities

FWC TRAINING DVD

Safe Use of Portable Ladders & WaterFed Pole Systems

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Plus

Accredited Training

Training for Window Cleaners

A LIFETIME CERTIFICATE!

     
The FWC offers a range of training courses to window cleaners; covering essential information on current Health and Safety and Employment Law. See below for further details of training events:  

"Cleaning Windows Safely"

FWC Accredited Training Course  - Written by Window Cleaners for Window Cleaners.  Accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)  Cleaning Windows Safely is a one-day course - no nonsense - hands on practical and theory - awarding an industry recognised qualification (as above) that can be used to gain more business especially with public bodies such as local authorities and NHS Trusts - This two-for-one course covers both the use of Water fed poles and portable ladders helping you or your organisation comply with legislative training requirements. 

Course Fees:    £135.00 + vat for Members    -   £185.00 + vat for Non-Members


"Risk Assessment" Training Course

IOSH Accredited One-Day Risk Assessment Course - As an employer, whether a big business, small business or just one-person operation.  Accidents and ill health can ruin lives and damage your business so assessing and managing health and safety risks is an essential part of running a business.  If you cannot eliminate all risk, you are still required to reduce risk and protect people as far as 'reasonably practicable'  

 

This one-day IOSH accredited course will:

  • Identify any applicable legislation

  • Discuss what to look for

  • Show you how to put controls in place

  • Show you how to draft out the risk assessments

  • can be used as proof of prior learning for City & Guilds NVQ Level 2 Unit 201

This course is aimed at everyone within the window and specialist cleaning industry, specifically self-employed, employees, supervisors, managers and safety officers. 

Course Fees:    £135.00 + vat for Members    -   £185.00 + vat for Non-Members

Also available

FWC training DVD "Safe Use of Portable Ladders and WaterFed Pole Systems"

Special JANUARY 2012 offer £5.00 for members - £10.00 Non-members

Click Here for more information on or email: info@f-w-c.co.uk


Working Safely - Awareness Course

Federation of Window Cleaners - A basic Safety awareness course  - Nationally accredited  - " Safely Awareness" one-day Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) awareness programme delivered by Workplace Health and Safety Advice Centre includes sessions in the morning on accidents (prevention and reporting), legal duties for employer and employee, developing safety culture, practical risk assessment including a session on the use and completion of the risk assessment form with a lifetime  accredited certificate at the end.  There are lots of benefits to having a formal health & safety certificate - it not only helps win more business especially with public bodies such as local authorities and NHS Trusts where you can show your company carries out risk assessments and has health and safety aware staff but can also have a positive effect on reducing accidents and ill health The cost of this Basic course is £87.60 per head inclusive of lunch, IOSH certificate and vat

  • Click Here To view the course syllabus. 

  • Click Here To complete a reservation form. Once completed click on the round office button at top left of file and choose send as email PDF attachment...sending to: info@f-w-c.co.uk    Alternatively, print and fax to: 0161 947 9033 or simply call 0161 432 8754

  • To make a payment Via Sagepay  Click Here


Managing Safely Course

The IOSH "Managing Safely" course is a must for any business that is looking to develop their health and safety at work skills and knowledge and to demonstrate to potential employers that they are competent in this very important area. If you are an employer or are looking to be able to gain that very important edge when tendering for work then, this advanced IOSH course will prove particularly useful. 

 

This four day course is delivered just off the M6 (Junction 10) in Willenhall, West Midlands and the all inclusive cost of the course is £399 per person, a modest fee for quality training.        CLICK ON THE LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND COURSE DATES  THE WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ADVICE CENTRE: IOSH MANAGING SAFELY COURSES 2012 - SUMMARY


INDEPENDENT TRAINING PROVIDERS

Of course there are many other training providers some of which are listed below.  More information and online booking can be accessed direct by clicking on their link below:

 

Asset Skills - train to gain - Train to Gain is already a major contributor to the

funding of vocational qualifications in England (only). Click Here or more information.

Funding offer for technical certificates
Government funding is available for facilities management and cleaning employers to put staff through training for the following technical certificates Click Here for more

 

Association for the Mobile Access Tower Industry The Work at Height Regulations 2005, require that the assembly, dismantling or alteration of Mobile Access Towers should only be undertaken by a competent person, or if being trained, under the supervision of a competent person Click Here  for more information about PASMA training.

 

British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) offer a range of assessment schemes and training courses Click Here for more information about BICS

 

British Window Cleaning Academy offer a range of training courses held at the BWCA's Training Academies in Swindon and Newcastle Click here for more information

 

Business Link - offer practical advice on grants available and support for training etc Click Here for information available and where to contact your local business link

 

CAM Support Services Limited provide a range of training courses in London with special rates for members.  Click Here for more information about CAM Training

 

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) "Safe effective work at height" IPAF Approved Training Centres train more than 70 000 operators per year worldwide in the safe and productive use of modern platforms - its PAL Card is recognised everywhere as proof of high quality training.  Click Here for more information and your nearest IPAF training centre.

 

IMPACT43 GROUP  - For City and Guilds QCF Level 2 Cleaning & Support Services for FWC members Click Here for more information.  Please contact David Willis on 01205 364344 or email to info@training43.com and enter FWC09

LYTE Ladders and Towers Leading the way in work at height training and the latest safety access safety technology, Lyte ladders and Towers has a comprehensive range of ways to meet your own requirements and stay safe. Click Here for more information

Workplace Health and Safety Advice centre (WHASAC) can provide a range of IOSH and non-IOSH bespoke health and safety training courses Click Here for more information