CHMAS Training

16/11/2025

What's Happening At CHMAS Training This Week

Thu - CHMAS Outdoor First Aid Course
Fri - CHMAS Outdoor First Aid Course
Sat - ML Training for Paul Poole Mountaineering
Sun - ML Training for Paul Poole Mountaineering

A mixed bag of training this week and it will be my last ML expedition for 2025 (let's hope the weather warms up.

16/11/2025

Just back from a Scout Association Assessor Workshop. Great to meet other assessors and discuss alternative ways of assessing. It will also act as CPD to keep my assessor appointment valid too.

14/11/2025

That's a wrap for wet and wild mini adventure for Arthog Outdoor Education Centre. The Year 6 group showed great resilience as they got stuck in to their scrambling, gorge walking, raft building and beach exploration activities.

11/11/2025

On the joys of working for yourself!
Today, I was a developing a Driving For Work Policy, which is now a legal requirement for organisations that has anyone that drives for work (employee or subbie). To be honest, I didn't know where to start but my good friend Chris Garland Training pointed me in the direction of the Driving For Better Business Website https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/ which has a fantastic free portal for you to produce your own Driving For Work Policy.

After a few issues (user error) some 50 minutes later, I now have a Driving For Work Policy and have meet my statutory requirements. The portal can also notify when your Policy need to be renewed and if there are any changes in the law that will affect your policy.

I just now need to disseminate this information and carry out some random compliance checks on the Grey Fleet Drivers.

Happy days indeed.

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09/11/2025

What's Happening At CHMAS Training this week

Wed - Arthog Wales
Thu - Arthog Wales
Fri - Arthog Wales
Sun - CPS Scouts Assessor Workshop

After a week off, its back to work with a fairly relaxed week of activities and then a spot of CPD to keep my Scout Association Assessor role valid.

09/11/2025

A slight wet and windy day on the Long Mynd teaching navigation but these conditions really brought home the importance of efficient navigation strategies and implementing them well!

While waiting to warm up back home, I have finally completed the final draft of my NEBOSH NG2 Assessment, well ahead of the 10 December 2025 deadline. I will sit on it for a few days so I can do a final check and then I cam submit it.

Happy days indeed.

02/11/2025

What's Happening At CHMAS Training This Week

Thursday - Scout First Aid Course

It's a rather quiet week so I will have plenty of time to crack on with my NEBOSH course and catch up on the admin.

30/10/2025

Here are a few photographs taken for a ML Assessment expedition for Paul Poole Mountaineering. Pleased to say that all four candidates passed and took in the challenging weather in their stride.

All photographs courtesy of Ian Finch.

26/10/2025

What's Happening At CHMAS Training This Week

Mon - Mountain Leader Assessment for PPM
Tue - Mountain Leader Assessment for PPM
Wed - Mountain Leader Assessment for PPM

After two weeks of first aid training it's back to the mountains assessing on a Mountain Leader course for Paul Poole Mountaineering.

Let's hope the weather plays nicely for the little mini break.

25/10/2025

I have been experimenting with different ways of delivering my first aid courses recently.Its taking me out of my comfort zone and uses the 'best' method for the candidates to retain and then apply the learning.

The feedback from the last course seems to indicate I might have got the approach correct for this course. Will I use this method of delivery again well that depends on what the learners need.

25/10/2025

Pro Tip: 43/52

24/10/2025

Not a bad view from the office window for the last week.