I went on the February course, instructed by Lance Bonner. From beginning to end, this course was absolutely fantastic. I have been doing First Aid since I was a child, but I have NEVER been on such an informative, fun and well structured course.
We were taught so many useful tips and techniques, which went far beyond the course criteria. Due to the teaching method, realism, and sense of humour, these were very easily absorbed.
Lance’s course is very hands-on, which is a good thing as it quickly helps to break the ice and it prepares you for a real life situation. He also brought along plenty of interesting resources for us to look at and pass around the group.
In summary, this is a wonderful course with an outstanding instructor. I am recommending FACTS to everyone I know.
just completed a 3 day first aid course. I found it very interesting and helpful instructor lance bonner was very clear in his teaching, patient and understanding. he made us feel at ease and welcome. i’m pleased i attended the course and would highly recommend mr lance bonner to anyone wanting to gain first aid knowledge.
I attended a two day refresher course in May 2011, as currently required every three years.
Lance Bonner was the trainer and he is superb and passionate about his work. He is very knowledgeable and skilled and a great all-round entertainer who kept everybody’ s attention. I never looked at the clock once and learnt so much that will benefit me in all aspects of life, not just at work as a first-aider but at home and out of work too.
I learnt some great tips and I am more confident, looking forward into the next three years, that what I picked up over the last two days will pay dividends.
In fact, these refresher courses should be an annual event because you can become rusty if the skills you learn are not required regularly.
A good all round team; the two examiners put you at ease in the artificial environment of an exam. But Lance (Barney Rubble’s twin) is the star of the show, I have never enjoyed any course in my life if I am honest until this one, so this was a real first for me.
Michael Barton, Performance & Improvement Manager, Solutions SK Limited (A Stockport Council Controlled Company).
I have just completed a 3 day course which for me, was my first experience of professional first aid training. I expected the course to be quite a daunting experience however, the reality was an extremely enjoyable, informative and valuable experience.
Lance Bonner has a presentation style which immediately puts the group at ease and brings the students together as a team. Although very serious, Lance makes his points with a series of anecdotes which can be amusing whilst driving home the purpose of the story in terms of student retention. Although I don’t think I was alone in feeling nervous about assessment day, we were all properly prepared when our time came around. I would have no hesitation in recommending First Aid Central Training Services to anyone.
I have just finished a three day coures with Lance Bonner i must say it is the only course i have attended and for one minute i was not bored or looking at the clock.He made it interesting and very funny at the same time but the serious side of the training really sank in, and i think everyone in the room felt they had know each other for years.
I’ve just completed a 3 day first aid course ran by Lance Bonner. Lance’s many anecdotes inject a little humour into what could be quite a dry topic. He keeps you entertained and therefore you’re engaged with the subject and you seem to take everything in a lot easier.
There was a good team spirit and it was probably the only training course I’ve been on that I was dissapointed when it was all over.
Will see you again for my 2 day refresher in 2014…
Completed a recent 3 day course. The instructor worked hard to make potentially quite dry topics more interesting. He also went beyond the minimum required covering topics that made the course more relevant to my work in a school. Overall this course compares favourably with others I have taken.
Lance Bonner, the instructor was very good at communicating the important aspects of First Aid in a way which everybody could understand and relate to, injecting humour where appropriate to add a lighter side to what is an important subject. I found the two days refresher course went by very quickly and the assessors were conscious of people being nervous and allowed for that within the assessment. I found the whole experience rewarding and would recommend the course to others.
I’ve just finished a two day refresher course with Lance as the instructor, what a great teaching method he has, I can’t agree more with the other comments on here, he has a very hands on approach and shows you first aid in a very practical and easy to remember way, Cheers Lance, see you in 3 years.