Go Forth and be part of the course
Two new courses have been added to the range of topics covered on the Go Forth Stirling training platform, which is providing popular with Stirling’s business community during the pandemic.
The new courses – Introduction to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and Safeguarding Children - are available for registration now at www. goforthstirling.co.uk/online-training.
Almost 400 people have signed up to access courses on the free online training platform set up by Go Forth Stirling, which runs the city’s Business Improvement District (BID), since it launched in April.
The programme, which runs until the end of September, has been praised by Stirling’s business owners.
Julie Lonsdale, officer manager at Stirling City Heritage Trust, said:“I found the Fire Safety (HS) 500 course easy to navigate and work my way through. It is well set out and takes the user through the course using different methods of study in easy bitesize chunks.
“I found this course to be an excellent resource in ensuring that we, as an employer, adhere to all necessary legislation in relation to fire safety.”
Stacey Mackrell, of Beau Boutique Beauty Salon, said:“The Go Forth online training platform has been a godsend to me and my business during the Covid-19 pandemic – not only has it kept me occupied, it has helped me gain new skills.
“Go Forth has been a huge help to my business time and time again and they really have outdone themselves during this scary time for small businesses like mine.”
The courses – which are available via the Go Forth website and provided by training partner Navitas Academy – have so far covered Coronavirus Awareness, Mental Health Awareness, Allergen Awareness, Fire Safety, HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) and Bullying and Harassment.
Participants can now sign up for the two July courses by emailing admin@ goforthstirling.co.uk to register.
The COSHH course is delivered by an environmental health officer. It contains six training pods and is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with hazardous substances within the workplace.
The Safeguarding Children programme includes actions to take should you have concerns about an individual. The short course consists of seven pods and includes What is Meant by Safeguarding; Responding to a Child’s Disclosure of Abuse; Making Policy and Safeguarding Issues. It is aimed at anyone who works with, or comes into contact, with children.
The team at Go Forth Stirling are delighted with the uptake of their online courses so far.
There were 158 registrations for the June courses and a total of 397 people have taken part in the training programme since the platform was launched.
Go Forth’s project director Danielle McRorie-Smith said:“The training platform has proved an important initiative which has been popular with our business community.
“The numbers of people completing the courses is going up each month and we’re getting some good feedback about how valuable business owners are finding them.”
The online training initiative is funded in association with the £1million Covid-19 BIDs Resilience Fund which was announced by Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell in March.