CSTF (All in One Day) Mandatory Training Reviews

It was wonderful being here

I have given this training 3 stars. The trainer was clearly very knowledgeable and experienced, and I appreciated the effort made to involve participants through questions during the session. However, I felt the training was quite information-heavy and largely lecture-based, which made it difficult to maintain engagement throughout. I feel the session would have been more effective with a greater balance between theory and practical application. One possible improvement could be to provide some of the theoretical content in advance as pre-course reading or e-learning. This would allow more classroom time to be dedicated to practical exercises, discussion, scenario-based learning, and skill development. In particular, for skills such as CPR, I believe it would be beneficial for the trainer to observe each participant demonstrating competence and formally sign them off. This would help ensure learning is embedded and provide greater confidence that staff can apply the skills correctly in a real-life emergency. During the practical CPR session, I found myself encouraging and supporting a younger carer who had become disengaged, wanted to leave, and did not appear to fully appreciate the importance of practising these potentially life-saving skills. This reinforced for me the value of having more hands-on practice and individual observation, as practical engagement can help learners better understand the relevance and importance of the training. Overall, I valued the trainer's expertise and the information provided. I believe that increasing the practical element of the course would make the training more engaging, memorable, and effective for participants.

Stewart was really good and explanations and giving examples and making sure everyone understold

Good

Thank you

Gaynor was lovely, very engaging and kind. But feel every topic was rushed and not had time to do more interactions. I did help out with my experience however. Especially on cpr. Enjoyed that.

Very interesting

A good reminder of information top up knowledge

A lot of hospital based info not relevant to community works

Trainer did not do proper registration for the 1/2 day course, I was waiting outside from 1:25 with no assistance or helpful information as the room was occupied and course running. Had to interrupt to get in and all chairs were taken, had to get my own. Lone working was not covered, and conflict resolution was not properly covered - no information regarding complaints handling. Trainer was mostly engaging and helpful, but not much other relevant information was provided - no proper slide presentation etc. Immediate life support not covered, only basic life support and nothing on anaphylaxis.