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Expanded health and safety qualification for construction sector

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Contruction workers An expanded version of the Level 1 award in health and safety in construction has been launched to give learners more knowledge as they work towards their CSCS card.

The HABC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety for Construction (QCF) expands on the qualification available elsewhere but with an additional bolt-on unit which focusses on preventing accidents caused by human factors, covering how effective teamwork and good communication can support safety working practices.

It also covers common hazards and risks in a construction environment, safe manual handling practices, working safely at height and working safely around plant and machinery.

It is designed for learners working in, or aspiring to work in, the construction industry, and will give them the knowledge to undertake their jobs safely. Successful learners who also complete the CITB Operatives Health, Safety and Environment knowledge test will fulfil the requirements to apply for the CSCS Labourer’s card (Green Card) .

The qualification has been developed by Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (‘HABC’) , one of the UK’s leading Awarding Organisations, and is aimed exclusively at the construction sector.

Jason Sprenger, HABC Chief Executive, said, ‘Feedback from the industry suggested that many employers and trainers felt the Level 1 award needed to go further and provide learners with more in-depth knowledge. To that end, HABC has added an extra unit – taking it from four to six credits – and making it a more substantial qualification that genuinely helps learners work towards their CSCS card whilst giving them a better understanding of health and safety issues’.

The qualification costs £15 per learner. For more information, click here

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Notes to editors:
1. Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance ‘(HABC’) is one of the UK’s leading Awarding Organisations, offering over 200 qualifications covering a wide variety of industries including customer service, health and safety, licensing, security, stewarding, retail, logistics, catering and hospitality.

World Cup winner caps successful result for Highfield

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Doncaster-based education firm the Highfield Group welcomed England legend and World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst MBE back to Wembley as the company celebrated its own success off the field.

The former striker, hero of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad and still the only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, dropped in to meet guests as Highfield hosted a reception at the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2015.

Highfield Wembley League Cup Final 2015 LR-01839 The Group, which publishes training books, materials and e-learning programmes, and develops vocational qualifications and apprenticeships, recently moved into the top five in the table of the UK’s leading education organisations. It offers hundreds of publications and titles with over 2 million sales per annum, plus over 200 different qualifications covering a wide range of subjects and industries.

Jason Sprenger, Highfield’s Chief Executive, said, ‘It was a huge honour to welcome Sir Geoff Hurst to our reception at Wembley and to talk to him about his achievements, including that famous 4-2 win against West Germany. He is a great inspiration on and off the field, and to have him here with us capped an incredible couple of years for us as an organisation where we have been able to grow our business and create jobs for Doncaster’.

Based in Lakeside, Highfield has three sites across Doncaster, with a further office in Dubai, employing nearly 250 staff and over 400 consultants. It provides qualifications and resources to 15,000 customers in 110 countries and counts amongst its clients names such as the NHS, Nestle, PepsiCo, Shell, Serco, G4S, MITIE, John Lewis, Health Education England, Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Heinz, Marriott, Ministry of Defence, ASDA, Harrods and Aunt Bessie’s.

For more information on Highfield, go to www.highfieldabc.com , www.highfield.co.uk and highfieldelearning.com .

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Notes to editors:
1. The Highfield Group (‘Highfield’) includes Highfield.co.uk Ltd, Highfield E-Learning Ltd and its awarding organisation arm, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Ltd (‘HABC’).

PRESS RELEASE: Official Care Certificate workbook developed by Highfield

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SFC Front cover An official workbook to support the launch of the Care Certificate this March has been developed by Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) after it was commissioned by the Partnership of Health Education England , Skills for Care and Skills for Health responsible for implementing the initiative.

HABC, which is one of the UK’s leading awarding organisations, was awarded the project by the Partnership after a successful tender bid in November 2014. The workbook will support the introduction of the Care Certificate across the health and social care sectors, and will be available for free from Partnership websites.

The introduction of the Care Certificate is one of the biggest developments in health and social care training for many years. The workbook covers all 15 standards, and includes exercises to test knowledge and understanding, learner assessment logs to monitor progress and guidance for employers delivering the Care Certificate to their employees.

Apprenticeships at Tower Project - 10Oct13 It was developed by a team of experts with knowledge and experience of the health and social care sectors, and reviewed by an independent panel of employers and educators, as well as senior staff from the Partnership.

Christian Sprenger, HABC Managing Director, said, ‘We’re honoured to have developed learning resources on behalf of the Partnership to ensure the successful introduction of the Care Certificate. Learners undertaking the Care Certificate will have access to free, high-quality materials in the form of a workbook to help them with their knowledge and understanding, and to ensure the key recommendations from The Cavendish Review are met’.

490732749_5 Fazeela Hafejee, Project Manager at Skills for Care, said ‘The Care Certificate workbook is freely downloadable from Partnership websites including Skills for Care, Health Education England and Skills for Health. Employers will be able to download it – either as a whole or as separate standards – and use as needed so that their employees meet the requirements of the Care Certificate’.

A final draft of the workbook will be available to view at the Skills for Care Conference – sponsored by HABC – at Park Plaza, Victoria, London on 12 March 2015.

healthcare pic - 4 Highfield e-learning has also developed its own interactive e-learning resource – independently of the Partnership – to support delivery of the knowledge elements of the Care Certificate, available from March 2015.

For more information on the Care Certificate, go to Health Education England , Skills for Care or Skills for Health .

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Akabusi is star turn as charity ball raises £13,000

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Charity-Ball-2.151 A charity ball organised by a Redditch recruitment and training firm has raised more than £13,000 for a worthy cause.

The training and workforce solutions provider eResponse – which is also a HABC Approved Centre – was raising money for Make-A-Wish UK , a charity that sends children with life-limiting conditions on their dream holidays.

Guest speaker for the event, held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull on 29 January 2015, was Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Kriss Akabusi who entertained the guests with tales from his career.

Kriss, 56, is a broadcaster and motivational speaker but shot to fame representing Team GB in the 1984 and 1992 Olympics, where he won medals in the 4x400m relay in both years and the 400m hurdles in 1992.

He also took gold in the World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games.
Paul Alekna, managing director of eResponse, said it was a brilliant night.

‘We’d like to thank everyone who attended this year’s ball and of course Kriss who was superb and made the event that extra bit special.

‘He couldn’t do enough for everyone and gave a fantastic speech on building a winning team.’

More than 400 people turned up to the event, including Highfield Chief Executive Jason Sprenger, Managing Director Christian Sprenger, and Director of Business Development Dominic Binks.

For more information, click here