Originally Posted by
bunyip
And another thing......................... (I'll shut up in a minute :rolleyes: .)
....................I find the whole training thing quite baffling.
I know online learning can be a fantastic tool, but not sure it is always appropriate for teaching first aid. The Red Cross and St John Ambulance made a conscious decision some years ago to make the courses totally "hands on". It was deliberately intended to be accessible to trainees with no functional skills whatsoever in written language or maths - and many lives have been saved as a result. Also, as the result of extensive research, it was found that "hands on" training encouraged people to be proactive in a real casualty situation. No way can e-learning simulate that.
CYPOP5. Having not done it, I'd be interested in knowing why it is taking so long to complete. To be brutally honest, it is the equivalent of 6% of an A-level qualification. Why is it taking 6 months to do a tiny fraction of an A-level, when school students can complete 4 A-levels in a little over 18 months? I'm not trying to put down anyone who is doing the CYPOP5 - it's a genuine question, cos I'm interested to find out. :confused: