Healthcare Facilities Consortium (HFC) has formed a partnership with Grovenbridge Academy to provide training and short courses in a range of estates and facilities management topics – all at preferential rates for HFC members, who enjoy 50% off.
The HFC said: “As well as scheduled courses for NHS and other colleagues, Grovenbridge can provide bespoke customised courses at your premises for your team, focusing on an individual Trust or group of Trusts to keep individual Trust teams up to date on the latest guidance using their own local information as the basis for the day. Again, these courses are available to HFC member organisations at the preferential rate of 50% off.”
Grovenbridge Academy has now become a CELL (Constructing Excellence in Learning Limited) Approved Training Centre, and has successfully put its first two courses – Driving Cost Improvement at Level 3, and Premises Assurance at Level 5 – through the OFQUAL accreditation process.
“For those unfamiliar with OFQUAL accreditation,” HFC explains, “it is easy to relate the process to the NVQ method of training. NVQ scale ranges from 1-7, with 7 being the highest (degree level). Both of our qualifications therefore represent a high level of qualification. As well as giving participants knowledge and skills they can use in their work, it also gives the Trust involved the opportunity to upskill its staff, and give them a tangible, nationally-recognised qualification that is transferable from post to post.”
HFC says a 2013 survey of NHS facilities management professionals indicated that all respondents thought that Grovenbridge courses were ‘competitively priced’, and aimed ‘to help colleagues get the most out of the estate, with significant potential for major savings’.
Comments received from delegates attending previous courses include:
‘The session was very positive, and I enjoyed the interaction. We got across all the key points, and completed all the objectives of the day.’
- Director of Facilities, South West.
‘I have had limited involvement in the subject to date, and have found the course a good insight.’
- Facilities Manager, South West.
‘Very well presented and informative; provided valuable confirmation that the PAM’s process we have undertaken is headed in the correct direction using a viable methodology.’
- Facilities Information Officer, Midlands.
‘Very informative and good practical knowledge, enjoyed the day.’
- Estates Compliance Officer, North East.
Next training course dates
The HFC’s next Premises Assurance course is scheduled for Thursday 20 November 2014 in the Derby area. Book your place here.
The HFC adds: “We plan to run the two OFQUAL-accredited courses again in February and May 2015, those being Driving Cost Improvement (OFQUAL Level 3), and Premises Assurance (OFQUAL Level 5). If you are interested in either or both of these courses or our bespoke courses, please contact us for more information.
