FOFATO MEMBERSHIP

More Training Organisations have decided to join the Federation and indeed membership is now over 230 which represents between 25% and 30% of Independent FAW Training Organisations.

MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES

Members should now have received their membership certificates. Anybody who has not received their certificate please let me know.

FOTATO WEBSITE

All Training Organisations who have received this e-mail are able to get access to the members section of the website. Anybody who has lost their PASSWORD or is unable to gain access should let me know as soon as possible.

LINKS TO FOFATO WEBSITE

I would now like to raise the profile and consequently the ranking of the FOFATO website and one of the ways of doing this is to create links onto other member?s websites.

If any member who wants a link on the FOFATO website (and vice-versa) please let me know.

FIRST AID PUBLICATIONS

Members should be aware that they are able to purchase First Aid Publications ((Dave Olley and Alan Whitlock publications). These publications are available either directly through Ian Kershaw or via the website. They are widely used in the First Aid Industry and FOFATO Members can purchase these publications at greatly reduced prices.

FIRST AID SUPPLIES

Following requests from FOFATO members I am pleased to say that I we are now able to offer First Aid supplies (First Aid Kits, First Aid Training supplies etc) to FOTATO members again at greatly discounted prices.

LAERDAL

Again following requests from members we are now able to offer a variety of Laerdal and Heartstart Basic Life Support products at discounted prices. Please contact Ian Kershaw for information.

I WILL SEND A SEPARATE (UPDATED) LETTER ON FIRST AID SUPPLIES

PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID APPROVAL

Following my previous comments (in NEWSUPDATE 1 in 2008) I have now received responses from a number of members asking if we can set up a Registration Scheme for Paediatric First Aid.

I have recently written to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (following previous letters to NCMA and PLA) offering the facility of a Paediatric Register (possibly covering Approval and Monitoring) and so making it easier for Local Authorities to find Training Organisations who can be guaranteed to provide a good
standard of Paediatric First Aid training.

Already this year I have been approached by several Local Authorities asking for names of Training Providers.

FOFATO are therefore proposing to set up a National Approval and Monitoring Scheme for Paediatric First Aid Training which can be used by employers and Local Authorities and can also show HSE that we are capable of running a national approval scheme.

Would Federation members please let me to know if you are interested in joining this scheme.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANY FIRST AID TRAINING ORGANISATION CONSIDERING JOINING FOFATO

Please ask them to look at our website www.fofato.co.uk and if they require any further information then do not hesitate to ask them to contact me (Ian Kershaw) on 0161 494 9045 or 07786 018451.

YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT TO ME

If anybody has any thoughts or ideas in relation to improving the website and/or the Federation then please let me know. I am always willing to listen.

A PROFESSIONAL VOICE FOR THE FIRST AID INDUSTRY