REC Trainers

The REC Trainers is a four day (28 hour) course designed to introduce a systematic method of training candidates to provide emergency care. Topic learning and presentation intermixed with scenarios of real situations. This is a five step programme.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for those who wish to become trainers within the REC scheme to deliver first aid training at a variety of levels. It will build on previous first aid knowledge, provide training in the delivery of first aid courses and give candidates a personal plan for becoming REC approved trainers.

Course Aims

This course is progressive utilising previous modules to build learning and confidence. Assignments are integrated throughout the course.

- Lesson Plans

- Teaching Methods

- Visual Aids

- Coaching Activities

- Health and Safety Regulations

Skills Covered

• Codes of practice
  
• Presentation skills
  
• Teaching skills
  
• Coaching methods
  
• Assessing methods
  
• Video analysis
  
• Development & assignments

The Assessment

The REC trainers is assessed by observing training – observing assessments – oral – written assignments.

Our Staff
The instructor(s) who will work with you are all highly experienced and qualified. Tollymore prides itself in the knowledge and experience that its full time and part time staff bring to its courses. Our staff are all keen hillwalkers and mountaineers and know the Mournes very well. You may well have met them in the hills in the past or will bump into them in the future on days when they are not working!

All are obliged to attend annual staff updates and training courses

What do I need to bring?
Candidates need not bring any specific equipment for these courses but should come prepared with clothing suitable for practising first aid scenarios in the outdoors.

Accommodation
Accommodation is in comfortable dormitories, and you will have full use of all Tollymore Mountain Centre facilities, including drying room, lounge and access to a wide range of instructional and inspirational videos and books for any spare time. Tollymore has a number of comfortable meeting rooms, where the instructors will meet the group prior to the start of the course each day. We will also meet here over a cup of tea or coffee for reviewing the course on Sunday afternoon.

Catering
Your course is fully catered, so all you will need to bring is some additional snack food.

What next?
Having completed this course, you will then be required to observe a number of REC trainers working – teach on first aid courses under the supervision of qualified REC trainers – submit written recommendations from REC trainers – submit teaching file – keep an up to date portfolio.