Testimonials
Outdoor First Aid course in Lake District, November 2014
- Really enjoyed it, was done in a fun and engaging way.
- Excellent training style. Well paced.
- Excellent course. More ‘full on’ than I expected. Kept us on out toes and challenged us.
- Enthusiastic trainer. Kept things fun.
- Practical and relevant, good to be reminded of these things. Excellent way of instruction.
National Trust for Scotland First Aid at Work course 2015
- Best first aid course I've been on.
- A superb course made realistic by a superb style. Well done. Thank you.
- Excellent course, given me comfort to deal with real first aid if I come across it. Thank you.
- Felt at ease, and I understood what was delivered. Great stuff.
- A very good practical and helpful course. Thanks.
- Thanks very much. More confident to do the job now.
First Aid at Work course, Gairloch, October 2014
- Excellent trainer.
- Every aspect was necessary and relevant.
- Particularly impressed with breadth and depth of knowledge. Thank you!
- Modern, up to date and intuitive training.
Emergency First Aid course London Wildlife Trust, October 2014
- Really enjoyed the course, great fun way to learn.
- I enjoyed the course, very hands on learning. Very good courses. It was put over very well. Loved it.
- The course was great and the instructor was concise and friendly as well as very informative.
- Brilliant event very glad I came, will definitely recommended. Lovely informative teacher. Very enjoyable, great job.
Emergency First Aid course for Lifelink Glasgow September 2014
- Really liked the way the course was delivered, great day.
- Very well presented. Relaxed and humorous.
- Thank you for a good day and fun too.
- Really good knowledge, clear way of communicating and good pace of delivery.
- Great course, enjoyed it immensely.
- Best first aid training I have been on. Enjoyed the practical and hands on nature.
Outdoor First Aid course in Glousetershire September 2014
- Course delviered for Earnest Cook Trust
- Inspirational
- Excellent trainer. Really greats. Many Thanks.
- Brilliant!
- Great delivery. Good use of scenarios. Great balance between theory and practical group work. I learnt a lot.
Outdoor First Aid course for Forest Schools in Glasgow
- Very well delivered. Divided up well. No boring bits at all.
- I thoroughly enjoyed the course and found the trainer ‘down to earth’. I liked this method of delivery.
Outdoor First Aid course for Ecologists September 2014
- Brilliant course, very well delivered and gave us lots of opportunity to get systems in our heads.
- Course tutor was excellent, very knowledgeable and taught in an inspirational and inspiring and clear manner. Thoroughly enjoyable. Best first aid course I’ve been on.
- I would recommend this type of training. Enjoyed the first aid course.
- Very enthusiastic tutor. Good range of practical exercises and scenarios to apply learning and review. Overall excellent and enjoyable.
- Very good interactive teacher. Learnt a great deal. Would recommend it to others.
Inverness EFAW course - July 2014
- Very well presented, thank you.
- Allowed plenty of opportunity to discuss specific issues as well as covering general illnesses and injuries.
- Very well presented. The course was clear and concise. Tutor had a good balance of imparting information and discussion.
- It was fun and good learning at the same time.
Outdoor First Aid course - Wildlife Trusts - OFA June 2014
Fantastic trainer.
Hands on teaching was ideal. Engaging and clear direction.
The event was great and enjoyable. The presenter was very informative and presented the information in an interesting way.
A very enjoyable and informative course. Many thanks.
The trainers teaching method was simple, easy to remember and constructive.
EFAW + F for Forestry Commission in Highlands June 2014
I’ve been on a few courses and this was the best of the lot. A couple of excellent explanations of cardiac arrest and hypothermia that helped it all make more sense than before. A very enjoyable day – thanks very much.
The best first aid course I have been on. The exercises made remembering the steps far better than simply listening to a lecture. I hope I never have to do this but I feel more confident if I should have to. Thank you.
Very enjoyable course with lots of hands on exercises. Good trainer.
Best course yet, great instructor.
Kept us all involved and paying attention.
Forestry Commission EFAW + F Course
One of the best courses by a along way.
Pleasure to participate in.
Excellent training.
Best first aid course I have been on.
Best course ever.
Enjoyable course. Thank you.
Scout Centre Outdoor First Aid June 2014
Thanks. It was a lively and humorously delivered course.
Very good, concise course. Very relevant to outdoor activities.
Great instructor and enjoyed.
Trainer was very good at delivering the course material. Relaxed, good communication and high level of knowledge.
Outdoor First Aid course May 2014
Having done lots of first aid training before – this was the BEST.
Thank you for a very well run and enjoyable course.
Really enjoyed the course – it was Cory’s presentation style that made it different.
Very enjoyable course even with sometimes tough and difficult subject matter. Learnt a lot and fun too.
Relaxed, funny when appropriate, clear and to the point.
Very well presented and easy to assimilate – good build up.
Warm friendly manner – not intimidating.
Sports First Aid course May 2014
May I take the opportunity to congratulate you on a concise well delivered course. After 15 years with the Red Cross and over 30 years martial arts first aid I have taken part in and delivered quite a few courses. It was great to get something new and refreshing delivered with such obvious enthusiasm.
Ian - Master Instructor Kuk Sool Won
Step It Up Highland feedback on First Aid Training
Thanks for delivering the 1st aid training to our walk leaders. We shall look forward to working with you again in the future.
Fort William – 27th March
10 feedback forms received of those, all ticks were in ‘excellent’ category in content, presentation & overall enjoyment with 8 having excellent for organisation & venue and 2 having ‘good’.
Comments included: “ First rate instructions” “Absolutely great instructor & content”. No negative or adverse comments
Inverness – 25th April
Comments included “The best 1st aid course I have attended & having been in the health care profession I have attended some” “An excellent presenter who tailored the content to the conditions. Informative & reassuring”.
Outdoor First Aid course- Ecology group in Aviemore – March 2014
- It was good to leave the course in a positive frame of mind thinking that I could now help in situations where I would not have done prior to the course.
- Lack of PowerPoint was a BIG PLUS!
- This was by far the best first aid course I have done. We kept going till we were unconsciously competent.
- An excellent course which was made to suit all individuals.
- Good course.
Outdoor First Aid course - December. Morzine, French Alps
- Superb course – thanks a lot.
- Good outdoor examples, memorable, practical all very good.
- Relevant, useful and enjoyable. Thank you.
- Very relevant, focusing on ways of remembering aspects of first aid clearly.
Outdoor First Aid course - December - Aviemore
- Excellent no nonsense course. Very enjoyable.
Forest School First Aid - November - Glasgow
- Excellent. Thank you. Course was thought provoking and I learned lots of stuff.
- Lots of information but given in a way that made it easy to remember. Constant repetition with different scenarios helped.
- Best first aid course I have ever been on. Feel more confident about applying it in real life settings. Teacher was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
- Good manner from trainer – instructive but enjoyable. Thank you very much. I feel more confident about first aid.
Outdoor first Aid course for Overseas Expedition Leaders - Keswick in November
- Good course – well delivered
- A good thorough course, well delivered in a very good manner.
- Great course, enjoyed it very much. Clear information and delivery.
- Very good course leaders, with a sense of humour as well as presenting well. Clear, concise, informative.
- Very good intensive course.
- Course content was excellent and the teaching pace was just right. Lots of group work. Excellent course leaders and I can leave feeling more confident in the skills I’ve learnt over the past 2 days.
Comments from learners on Forsest Schools First Aid course - Glasgow 2013
An excellent course, very informative and thought provoking. Approached with humour, lots of practice and encouragement. A pleasure
Thanks. Hard work but VERY worthwhile!
Thoroughly enjoyed the two days training
Best first aid course I have been on and one that will enable me to remember my first aid
A great trainer and I have found this the most enjoyable and education first aid course I have been on
Very good delivery of a first aid course, much better than others I have attended.
I really enjoyed the course and now feel more confident to apply first aid if needed.
Feedback from engineers on Outdoor First Aid course - November 2013
- Excellent course
- Very good tutor who understood what we needed
- Details of apropriate first aid needed. Really good practical stuff.
Feedback Paediatric Course Highland Council - Nov 2013
- The course was very well presented and was very useful
- Well presented and enjoyable
- Very enjoyable and I fell equipped to deal with emergency first aid.
- I feel like I have refreshed my knowledge in a very useful and concise way.
- Than you, enjoyed it was easy to follow and understand.
- Great delivery, very enjoyable. Good pace, with appreciation for individual needs.
Emergency First Aid at Work Invergordon November 2013
It has been some years since I last did first aid and this course was very informative. Cory explained things well and unlike other courses he explained real life situations rather just covering the syllabus.
The course was enlightening in many ways, giving me more confidence in an emergency situation. It was well run and enjoyable.
Best first aid course yet. Really good.
SYFA Sports First Aid - Inverness - October 2013
- Good content, well delivered. Good interaction. Really enjoyed the course.
- Very goo and confident trainer. I enjoyed the whole course.
Feedback Outdoor First Aid - October 2013
- Good trainer and enjoyable course.
- Very good engaging tutor, taught at a good pace and level.
- Very, very good. Interactive and good tuition.
- Good training. High quality and engaging.
- The course was very valuable and well delivered.
Aquatic First Aid course - October 2013
Really good day. Covered all possible scenarios. Time flew past. Gave me tools to deal with real life situations.
Interesting and informative. I feel more confident to be able to deal with situations which arise. Good practical approach to first aid issues and giving foundations of understanding of why we should/shouldn’t do certain things.
Great day, Thanks.
Great group involvement and attention to detail.
Excellent. Very thorough.
Emergency First Aid at Work course for Sleat and Strath Fee Church - October 2013
Has given me confidence to be able to deal with a first aid situation should it arise. Excellent course.
Really enjoyed the course. Did not find the day long or boring. Feel more confident. Many Thanks.
Practical and really useful for rural areas.
Many thanks! This has been really excellent.
Outdoor First Aid course – October 2013
100% of course participants felt that the course was- well planned, well resourced and has given them much more confidence in dealing with real first aid incidents in remote situations.
Other comments - ‘Great courses’, ‘Really enjoyed it’, ‘Very useful’.
Outdoor First Aid course September 2013
- The practical assessments and support were very good.
- Very attentive to my needs and work specific.
- I will recommend this trainer.
- Very clear and relevant.
- Been on bad first aid courses, but this was very good - thank you.
Forest School First Aid client feedback June 2013
- Best first aid course I’ve been on. Came away with clear-headed knowing what to do rather than overwhelmed and confused.
- Repetition helped learn the procedures. Lots of information broken down into easy to recall bits.
- Useful course for forest schools, enjoyed the training style.
- Well delivered.
- Excellent course. Will recommend it to others. Super trainer. I fell more confident and understand how to deal with real situations.
EFAW for Care Home , Muir of Ord June 2013
- Course teacher was very good. Very practical and not too much theory.
- Enjoyable course. Has me thinking about what I can do better.
- A very good course. Clear and concise. Friendly and approachable tutor.
- Very good training, I feel more confident now.
- Really enjoyed the course. Thanks.
Outdoor First Aid courses for Wildlife Trust staff – June 2013
- Good trainer who enforced and applied learning. Engaging.
- Good practical skills.
- I put 5’s in all the boxes. The course taught me in a very effective way with lots of clarity. A good mix of theory and practical.
- Cory our instructor was fab!! The experience in the outdoors, running events and conservation sector meant the course was ideal for our field.
- An excellent motivation instructor.
- Probably the best first aid training I’ve ever had focusing on the practical essentials and repeated practice. Was a great way to do the training.
- Good pace, covered so many issues. Thumbs up!
Feedback from Emergency First Aid at work course, Skye 31/5/13
- Great course and in a good time frame. Thanks.
- Very informal and enjoyable course. Thank you very much.
- Very good friendly approach yet very professional with the bonus of teambuilding. Thank you.
- Articulate. A+
Emergency First Aid for ecologists - May 2013
- Well delivered, informative and fun. Nothing to improve.
- Great course and great trainer. Thanks for adapting the course to tailor it to our situation.
- Course was very good, thank you.
- Very good trainer, very clear and confident.
- Very well structured course with plenty of opportunity ask questions. Very knowledgeable instructor.
- It was great. Thank you.
Outdoor First Aid course - Aberdeen, April 2013
- Most enjoyable first aid course I have done. Thanks.
- I liked the practical hands on and resulting different types of scenarios.
- It was great to build up our knowledge. Cory was excellent and not patronizing. His method of delivery was mixed perfectly with the vital information and humour. Course did not feel 16 hours long. Excellent.
- Very well delivered, well paced course. Goof balance of new learning and reinforcement of prior techniques.
- This is the fourth first aid course I have done and the first one I have enjoyed. Material was delivered in an interesting and engaging way. Great weekend.
Emergency First Aid training – Aultbea, April 2013
- I found the course very interesting and well explained. You could ask lots of questions and had very good explained answers.
- Really enjoyed the course. It was well presented and easy to follow.
- Fantastic training better than the Red Cross I attended
- Happy to recommend the course to anyone
- It was an excellent course, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you. Excellent course. Thank you Cory.
Emergency First Aid training – Gairloch, May 2013
- Cory had a friendly, sympathetic and non-judgmental delivery. Made me feel at ease and happy to ask questions and participate fully. Thank you.
- A very enjoyable course, light hearted manner but serious subjects explored
- The course was good value and a useful piece of training for the future
- Good course. Well taught and explained. Demonstrations were very useful, clear sand a high standard
- The content is made memorable by the relaxed atmosphere