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Rescue 3 (UK) & TRG to host Police Water Safety Conference - March 30th 2010
Unfortunately, the conference has been cancelled due to lack of bookings, sorry.
Following the tragic events in Cumbria just before Christmas, we have experienced unprecedented requests for information and advice from within the UK Policing community.
To help meet this demand Rescue 3 (UK) and TRG (our South West delivery partner) will be hosting a 2 day conference at our new Rescue 3 (UK) SW training Centre in Devon on 30th & 31st March 2010.
The conference, titled ’Police Water Response 2010’ is designed to provide the Police community with a unique opportunity to network and discuss the challenges of policing at water and flood events. We will be bringing together experts from the UK blue light services, training providers and the rescue community to experience an informal and practical conference including many ’in water demonstrations’.
For further information please contact us or visit the conference web site using the link here
Rescue 3(UK) South West to launch in 2010 - November 23rd 2009
New Training Venue and Courses for 2010
Rescue 3 (UK) are pleased to announce a joint collaboration with the River Dart Country Park in Devon to create a Rescue 3 Satellite Training Centre - Rescue 3 (UK) South West.
This joint venture will allow students to access the full range of water/flood and rope rescue courses delivered by Rescue 3 (UK) staff in the South West of England, and being run by Rescue 3 (UK)means that students will also be able to attain Certification form the University of Central Lancashire in addition to their Rescue 3 qualification.
The River Dart Country park offers superb in water facilities combined with quality on-site accommodation, classroom and drying facilities. In addition to the full range of existing Rescue 3 courses will be using this new venue to pilot two new Rescue 3 courses in 2010.
Rescues for Vehicles 1st Responder Workshop
All course bookings will be managed by Rescue 3 (UK) head office in Bala, N Wales and the courses will be delivered by Rescue 3 (UK) highly experienced instructional team.
Rescue 3 At the Emergency Services Show 2009 - November 13th 2009
We are exhibiting at this years Emergency Services show at Soneleigh Park, Coventry on the 24th and 25th of November 2009. We will be at stand number 176 in Hall 2, please come along and see us there.
Rescue 3 International Sets up New European Division – Rescue 3 Europe - 20th September 2009
Following the growth of Rescue 3 training in Europe over the last 10 years, Rescue 3 International are to set up a new European Division (Rescue 3 Europe) which will look after Rescue 3’s operations throughout Europe. As such Rescue 3 Europe will be taking on the production and supply of Rescue 3 student resources and the oversight of Rescue 3 International Instructors based throughout Europe from October 2009.
Rescue 3 (UK) will now be able to focus on its core business as a training provider. Rescue 3(UK) has been awarded the status of Rescue 3 International’s ‘Preferred Training provider’ for the UK and Ireland and will be working closely with Rescue 3 Europe to ensure the continued growth of Rescue 3 training courses. In addition to the production and supply of Rescue 3 course materials in Europe, Rescue 3 Europe will be taking over the management of the Rescue 3 Training database and instructor quality assurance procedures in Europe.
Jon Gorman who currently works as Director of the National White Water Centre/Rescue 3 (UK) will be taking on the role of Managing Director of Rescue 3 Europe whilst Paul O’Sullivan shall continue as Managing Director of Rescue 3 (UK). Rescue 3 Europe is currently in the process of setting up an office in N Wales and will begin trading in early Sept 2009 in time to start providing student resources from October 2009.
For further information please contact either Rescue 3 (UK) (info@rescue3.co.uk) or Jon Gorman at Rescue 3 Europe (jon@rescue3europe.com).
PRESS RELEASE - 10th November 2008
Managing Director of North Wales based Rescue 3 (UK), Paul O’Sullivan, has been awarded a prestigious international award for his role in helping develop the capability of the UK’s Fire and Rescue Services to cope with major flood events... read more (58kb pdf file)
Rescue 3 (UK) Celebrates Outstanding First Year of University Partnership
A year on from announcing their partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Rescue 3 (UK) are proud to congratulate the first graduates from their Swiftwater and Rope Rescue Training Programme.
Since entering into partnership with UCLan last September nearly 300 students have attained university certification and higher education credits through the Rescue 3 (UK) programme. These students represent the full range of rescue organisations including 22 UK fire and rescue services, police and ambulance services, the RNLI and mountain rescue teams. In addition Rescue 3 (UK), in partnership with AS Training, has secured the Scottish Executive national contract to provide water rescue training for the Scottish Fire Service.
Paul O’Sullivan, Managing Director of Rescue 3 (UK) commented, ‘The Rescue 3 (UK) / UCLan partnership enables students to gain university certification as well as an internationally recognised qualification from Rescue 3 International. This means that students benefit from the world-class training facilities and instruction provided by Rescue 3 (UK) whilst accessing higher education accreditation which benefits their professional development.’
The partnership has seen major investments from both organisations, which has allowed the development of new courses, such as the Management of Water and Flood Incidents, and the appointment of a joint lecturer position to oversee the programme.
Currently eight Rescue 3 (UK) training courses have been validated by UCLan, offering a total of 200 higher education credits. These courses include Rescue 3 (UK)’s Technician and Instructor training courses in Swiftwater and Flood Rescue, Rope Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue Boat Operations, Management of Water and Flood Incidents and Professional Practice Portfolio.
Students attending the validated courses can either graduate with a University Certificate or accumulate higher education credits and work towards the Advanced Certificate in Swiftwater Rescue Instruction or the Foundation Certificate in Swiftwater and Rope Rescue. Students with existing Rescue 3 qualifications can also access the programme through an ‘accredited prior learning’ (APL) scheme.
Rescue 3 (UK) would like to congratulate all their students who have graduated this year and look forward to welcoming their new students for the next academic year.
For more information on this programme contact Vicky Barlow, Lecturer in Swiftwater and Rope Rescue, via e-mail - VBarlow@uclan.ac.uk or phone – 01678 521083 ext 5, 07800 848510
Rescue 3 (UK) present at Floodfighters 2007
Rescue 3 (UK) recently delivered a Flood Management workshop at ‘Floodfighters 2007’, a prestigious international conference on behalf of the Chief Fire Officers Association organised by Lane, Jefferies and Associates Ltd and Crisis Response Journal.
The one day workshop was over subscribed with 145 delegates in attendance from as far away as New Zealand and Australia. Paul O’Sullivan, Managing Director of Rescue 3 (UK), presented the workshop along with Rodney Sebregts from Rescue 3 (Benelux), Martin Bills from Nottinghamshire F&RS and Martin Blunden from Hereford & Worcester F&RS. The workshop was designed to provide the underpinning knowledge needed by incident managers so they can respond safely and efficiently to flood and water rescues.
I addition to this workshop Paul O’Sullivan spoke at the main conference. In a presentation entitled ‘Training for Flood Rescue – Ensuring it is Fit for Purpose’, Paul outlined his thoughts on ensuring a common approach and quality in the provision of training in this area.
Rescue 3 (UK) on the BBC!
Earlier in 2007 Rescue 3 (UK) were proud to welcome the BBC Countryfile crew to their training centre, in North Wales. The crew were on-site to film a feature on Rescue 3 (UK) to highlight the facilities at their training centre and the importance of the training they deliver in light of the recent summer floods.
Three of Rescue 3 (UK)’s Instructors were involved in the filming, Paul O’Sullivan, Paul Jones and Matt McLay. As well as providing demonstrations of basic rescue techniques, including use of an inflated fire hose, they also instructed one of the presenters, Adam Henson, in basic swiftwater swimming techniques. An exercise which led him to comment ‘The water is a lot stronger than it looked’.
The episode was aired in June 2007.
University recognition for Rescue 3 (UK)
Rescue 3 (UK), the country’s leading provider of swiftwater and flood rescue training, has recently entered into partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). This means that students will now be able to obtain university certification in addition to the internationally recognised qualification from Rescue 3 International. Furthermore, the partnership is also offering a part-time modular Foundation Certificate in Swiftwater and Rope Rescue.
These new awards provide a route into Higher Education through vocational training and combine web-based learning with practical delivery at Rescue 3 (UK)’s world-class training centre. Currently eight Rescue 3 (UK) training courses have been validated by UCLan, offering a total of 200 Higher Education credits. These courses include Rescue 3 (UK)’s Technician and Instructor training courses, in Swiftwater and Flood rescue, Rope Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue Boat Operations, plus two new courses, Management of Water and Flood Incidents and Professional Practice Portfolio.
Paul O’Sullivan, Managing Director of Rescue 3 (UK) said, ‘This is a fantastic development for both Rescue 3 (UK) and UCLan which will allow students to receive academic qualifications whilst participating in internationally recognised technical training, thus linking their development as rescuers directly into their overall professional development path.’ Nigel Garratt, Senior Lecturer from UCLan commented, ‘This development shows the integration of vocational and academic learning and demonstrates the quality of provision by UCLan and Rescue 3 (UK). This combined provision shows the depth of partnership between the two institutions.’
Although the Foundation Certificate is a new development it is designed for current Rescue 3 students as well as for future students, with an ‘accredited prior learning’ scheme (APL), in place which facilitate the transfer of students existing Rescue 3 qualifications into the new scheme.
The new program will be available from autumn 2007 with enrolment on both the Foundation Certificate and University Certificates available throughout the year.
