Our Team

Foundation Level Manual Handling: “Thank you. A really great day. Very enjoyable and informative. 10/10”

“The First Aid at Work Re-qualification course was helpful in reviewing changes in practice over the last 3 years. The defibrillator training will potentially help more people sooner. The Acorn trainer made everyone feel at ease & the group integrated and engaged quickly”

“Excellent anecdotes, course was entertaining and the trainer had great knowledge”

“The Emergency First Aid course was helpful specifically using the defibrillator. I found the course good fun.”

Administration of Medicines to Children in Schools: “Great – informative and professionally run course. 10/10. Thank you!”

“The Asbestos Awareness course I found really interesting/fascinating and worrying. I found the Statistics re: Asbestosis, really highlighted the problem & identification of materials containing asbestos was useful for my working environment.”

Asbestos Awareness: “Course contents and delivery was excellent. 10/10”

Fire Marshal with Live Fire: “Trainer was great, really knowledgeable, and the practical exercise was really helpful. 10/10”

“Each and every part of the Asbestos Awareness course showed how ignorant I was concerning asbestos. I will ensure that work done in our premises will be done and recorded properly.”

“Health & Safety at our premises has improved considerably over the past 12-18 months with help and support of Roger and Team at Acorn Safety. Roger has given me the confidence o improve many areas of H&S where we needed procedures etc. I would recommend Acorn. 10/10”

“The part of the Level 3 Paediatric Fist Aid training I found most helpful was the CPR section and, understanding it in more depth, it’s really clicked this time! It’s given me confidence and solidified my previous knowledge. I love the focus on simplicity, a great presentation in language I understand.”

“The Administering Medication training was helpful in understanding about EpiPens and how to administer eye drops.”

“The part I found most helpful was learning about the different types of epilepsy and the way to administer the medication.  I feel confident I will know what to look out for now.”

Client Manual Handling: “Very helpful, knowledgeable trainer who contextualised and adapted training very well when thinking about the needs of our learners. 10/10”

“I just wanted to thank you for arranging the Administration of Medicines to Adults in Care training for us: it was excellent quality and the trainer, Sarah, engaged all team members really well. The staff were actively participating and all seemed to really benefit from the day.”

“Best manual handling I’ve been on so far. Plenty of practice with different equipment and scenarios. 10/10”

Train the Trainer annual update course: “It was amazing!!! The training room and the trainer were great. It was lots of other professionals on the training (including an OT from South Glos) and it just felt really good! It also helped that they provided a yummy lunch”

“I found all of the 12 hour Paediatric First Aid course helpful! It was good to hear all the information and it made me feel more confident. I found Linda extremely clear in her explanations and teachings. The facilities were good and it was organised very well.”

“The delivery of the IOSH Managing Safely course was perfectly blended between reading and discussion/participation.”

“The most effective manual handling training session I have undertaken.”

Fire Marshal with Live Fire: “Very good. More interesting than previous training I have done”

“Very competent service helping us see through some red tape, to ensure we understand what it is we must and should do and what other aspects would be good practice”

“I found the Train the Trainer update training excellent and very informative and I found Sarah an excellent trainer”

“The trainer kept my interest all day. I learnt so much more because it was interesting”

“Happy with the advice and support received. Roger is great at what he does and offers very practical advice.”

“Attended the Level 3 Paediatric First Aid training: Big thank you to the Acorn trainer, fantastic trainer, passionate, caring & brought the training to life with his experience and personality.”

“I just wanted to let you know that 10 of our volunteers attended first aid training on Friday 19th May 2017 and we really enjoyed it! The Acorn trainer was a very entertaining trainer who has the ability to make it fun yet still deliver the important content! We all came away feeling confident with our new skills! A huge thank you for accommodating our needs as an organisation, we really appreciate it, and will  definitely be looking into other courses. Acorn deliver.”

“We are very happy with the service that Acorn provide. They are knowledgeable and very helpful especially when it comes to writing new policies or assisting in queries.”

“I have had first aid training and now the IOSH course through Acorn. both courses were great very professional with both trainers being excellent getting the point across in a very relaxed way. Thanks Roger for an enjoyable course. I thought the pace, content and the way in which it was presented was first class. As an added bonus I thought lunch was great”

Foundation Level Manual Handling and First Aid at Work:

“We received the above training over two weeks which was much appreciated. Although we have filled in individual feedback forms on the day, I thought I would give some positive feedback with regards to the course itself and both Acorn trainers.
The first aid course was extremely enjoyable. Whilst going through the mandatory information for the course, the Acorn trainer was able to adapt some areas of the course to suit our service needs which was great.
His delivery was excellent and we were laughing whilst learning.
The Manual Handling course was informative, hands-on and very thorough.
The Acorn trainer came across very knowledgeable & confident about this area and delivered the course at exactly the right pace.
Overall feedback from all that attended was positive.
I have recommended Acorn to our Training Manager for further courses throughout GCH”