Announcing Seetec Pluss Partner of the Year!

by Rachel Gearon | Mar 21, 2024 | Employment & skills, Our News, RTITB, Training courses, Workplace safety

Announcing Seetec Pluss

Partner of the Year 2024!

Key Performance Training are so proud to announce that last Friday at the Seetec Disability Confident Jobs Fair, we were awarded Partner of the Year 2024.

We were there to support Seetec Pluss participants and have some conversations to see if regulated training might be a pathway into work. Through the Pioneer scheme, some participants can access funded training to help them with this goal.

We did meet lots of wonderful people looking for some help to get back into the job market and were able to signpost quite a few to their job coaches to discuss courses, or to agencies looking for drivers now.

What we didn’t expect was to be presented with such an amazing award!

Our aim with everyone we work with is to provide a high quality, fun, training experience, and everyone is treated with respect, dignity and care, irrespective of their circumstances and background. We’re not interested in how you came to us, just glad that you found us.

The work we do with Seetec is an absolute privilege and we are honoured that they trust us with their participants. They are there to provide a helping hand to those who need it, and so for us to be a part of their story as a trusted partner is something we cherish.

We’ve seen first-hand the genuine difference this has made to so many people who have retrained or learnt new skills and then gone on to find employment. It’s one of the most rewarding parts of our business, and leaves us full of emotion some time, as we see the difference it makes to people’s lives.

To see our range of courses, click here and see if we can help you find the next step on your journey.

Contact us on 01793 975353 or rachel.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information about how we can help or to book your course today.

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Celebrating our 6-year anniversary!

by Rachel Gearon | Mar 14, 2024 | Employment & skills, Our News, RTITB, Training courses, Workplace safety

Celebrating Our 6-year Anniversary!

Six years ago, on 12th March 2018, we proudly completed our very first training courses, a Counterbalance and Reach truck refresher for one person.

Since then, we’ve gone on to help over 700 people achieve another 1000+ certificates in a huge variety of courses, across the regulated training spectrum!

We’ve helped 105 separate businesses and charities ensure they are meeting their legal obligations and we’ve helped 254 private individuals gain new certificates and keep their own certification and qualifications up to date.

But more than that, we hope we’ve made a real difference along the way. By working closely with some charities and agencies, we’ve been able to help people who have found themselves in a tough spot and just need a little help to lift them back up. We believe that everyone has the right to employment, and if you are willing to learn, then we are willing to help you do that. Through our partnerships, we’ve helped lots of people turn their lives around, and we’ve helped provide them with dignity, opportunity and set them on the first step towards a rewarding career.

It’s been an absolute pleasure and a privilege working alongside the people we’ve worked with over the last six years, and we hope that if you’ve attended a course with us, we’ve been able to make your working life just that little bit more enjoyable, or we’ve played our part in giving you a helping hand just when you needed it.

If you’d like to see what some of our customers think, then please click here.

We are really looking forward to the next six years – hopefully they will bring us more opportunities to help even more people achieve their training goals.

Contact us on 01793 975353 or rachel.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information about how we can help or to book your course today.

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Upcoming Open Course Dates

by Rachel Gearon | Jan 4, 2024 | Employment & skills, Our News, Training courses, Workplace safety

Upcoming Open Course Dates

We have now released our open course dates for the first few months of 2024, and we’re delighted to share these with you.

These are ideal if you only have a small number of people who need training, or if you’re booking for just yourself.

These will be running in our training centre in Swindon.

Need something different?

If you need a different course on a different day, then we can come to you when you need us.

We can deliver tailored courses to your specific needs at your site. And there are big discounts available for multiple bookings. The more people on the course, the less it costs you per person.

To see the full range of courses we can offer, please see our website – https://keyperformancetraining.co.uk/courses/

Contact us on 01793 975353 or rachel.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information about how we can help or to book your course today.

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LPG Fuel Safety Alert

by Rachel Gearon | Dec 14, 2023 | Industry news, Workplace safety

LPG Fuel Safety Alert

If you have LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) powered forklift trucks in your operations, then you need to be aware that there is a currently ongoing safety concern with the fuel in the UK.

The HSE are currently investigating the problems, which seem to occur when starting the trucks and may be linked to contaminated fuel entering the UK.

The UK Material Handling Association has recently updated its Safety Alert addressing these concerns. For more information about the problem please visit https://ukmha.org.uk/ukmha-releases-lpg-safety-alert/

Please note this is an ongoing situation and therefore it continues to pose a risk to all LPG fueled trucks, irrespective of manufacturer. If you have any problems starting an LPG truck, then download the safety advice brochure for the best course of action, for your operators and engineers.

We will keep you updated on this issue as more updates become available.

Contact us on 01793 975353 or rachel.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information about how we can help or to book your course today.

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Company Fined After Worker Hit By Forklift

by Rachel Gearon | Nov 9, 2023 | Employment & skills, Industry news, RTITB, Training courses, Workplace safety

Company fined after worker hit by forklift

We talk about the importance of having properly trained staff operating forklifts all the time, but the HSE have released shocking video of the moment a worker was hit by a forklift, which brings into sharp focus how important this really is.

Self-employed delivery driver Andrew “John” Robinson suffered multiple leg fractures and a dislocated ankle as he was struck by the vehicle while delivering goods at T. Print Limited’s Bristol Avenue site in Blackpool on 25 March 2022.

Warning: Some viewers may find the following video disturbing. Credit: Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The 53-year-old, from Blackburn, had to be airlifted from the scene and spent a month in hospital because of his injuries. He has required multiple follow-up operations and, over a year later, has still not recovered sufficiently to be able to work.

Mr. Robinson says the incident and recovery has ‘taken a toll on his mental health.’

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found T. Print Limited had failed to ensure that there were adequate measures in place to ensure the safe segregation of delivery drivers from the unloading and loading activities, as Mr. Robinson was not instructed to stand or wait in a safe area during the unloading of his vehicle. The dangers should have been identified by a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks.

Print Limited, of Bristol Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The company was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £4,696.95 in costs at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 20 July 2023.

HSE Inspector Matthew Shepherd said: “The company had failed to implement a safe system of work for its loading and unloading activities thereby exposing delivery drivers, such as Mr. Robinson, to the risk of being struck by the forklift truck conducting the unloading operation. Mr. Robinson sustained serious injuries which have had a significant impact on his life.

“All work settings that use forklift trucks to load or unload goods, need to consider the risks arising from their use and implement adequate segregation controls to ensure the safety of pedestrians, such as delivery drivers, during these activities.”

If you want to avoid something happening at your site, one of the best ways to reduce this risk is to have properly trained staff, so check out our courses and see if we can help you achieve this – https://keyperformancetraining.co.uk/forklift-courses/

Contact us on 01793 975353 or rachel.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information about how we can help or to book your course today.

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Successful Participants

by Rachel Gearon | Oct 12, 2023 | Employment & skills, Our News, Training courses, Workplace safety

Successful participants

It’s been a very busy few months here at Key Performance Training. We’ve helped a large number of participants successfully complete their training with us, and so we’d like to share with you some of their happy faces.

These photos are taken just after they have been given the great news that they have passed their courses, so we hope they show the genuine delight after their fantastic achievements (or maybe that’s just relief at it being over!).

We’ve helped many people into work following their courses, by putting them in touch with recruitment agencies actively looking for candidates to fill their vacancies.

If you’re looking to get into work, or looking for better paid work, then please check out our courses – https://keyperformancetraining.co.uk/forklift-courses/ – perhaps we can help bring a smile to your face next!

Contact us on 01793 975353 or rachel.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information about how we can help or to book your course today.

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