Tailored Health & Safety Training
NZQA H&S assessments and qualifications show that training has been completed and a specific level of competency achieved at course completion. So how much of that new knowledge do trainees actually retain so it can be put to use in the workplace ? The answer is “it depends”…
The day after a course, participants will retain on average 10% of what they read, 75% of what they did hands-on and 90% of what they taught others.
At Futurebright we aim for a minimum of 75% by building upon and complementing NZQA H&S qualifications with tailored training that incorporates your team members’ everyday work, workplace scenarios and documentation. And for supervisors, first line managers and in-house trainers, similarly tailored training is combined with ongoing one-to-one mentoring to help turn theory into practice and impact.
There are many benefits to this approach - incident and accident rates are improved, health and safety becomes part of organisatonal culture, employee wellbeing improves and, importantly, it helps your organisation demonstrate a strong focus on participation and engagement as required under the Health & Safety in the Workplace Act 2015.
How it works
I create custom Health & Safety programs tailored to your workplace, using your documents and relevant, real-life scenarios to create training that sticks.
These programs are the perfect complement to NZQA-assessed training and are highly effective when it comes to ensuring your people gain a real understanding of H&S and know how to apply key concepts in the workplace.
And don't worry about scheduling headaches – I'm flexible and work around your team's needs including timing courses to suit shift workers.
Engaging & interactive
No 'Death by PowerPoint' here. My training is always interactive, workshop-based and designed to keep participants engaged to maximise knowledge retention.
I use customisation and skilled facilitation to improve engagement and understanding with the end goal of getting your people actively involved in making H&S real, relevant and a key part of your organisation's culture.
Beyond Health & Safety
Soft skills (sometimes referred to as transferable or interpersonal skills) are general traits – such as communication,
teamwork, and adaptability – which are not specific to any job and that help employees excel in any workplace. According to research conducted by Harvard University, 85% of job success can be attributed to soft skills with the remaining 15% being due to technical skills.I use LEGO® Serious Play® and Riders & Elephants’ Emotional Culture Deck to incorporate soft skills development into
my training and have found both frameworks to be highly effective and well-received by trainees.
Cost-effective
NZQA-certified Health & Safety training is important but it isn't always required and it can certainly be expensive.
By designing and delivering high-quality, practical and highly-relevant training at more affordable rates I help you stretch your training dollar and make it much more effective.
Beyond Health & Safety
20+ years as a flight attendant and Police officer has provided me with deep experience in the areas of customer service, de-escalation, addressing workplace bullying and communication.
That experience, combined with Counselling Certificate training, has enabled me to branch out into helping organisations develop and implement impactful wellness and mental health programmes.
About Me
Hi, I'm Heidi Hasselmann, founder and managing director of Futurebright and, in one way or another, I’ve spent my entire career in Health & Safety, including more than 15 years as a trainer for several of New Zealand's leading H&S training organisations.
My professional qualifications and memberships include:
- Dip. NEBOSH
- National Certificate in Adult Education & Training (L4)
- National Certificate in Business Studies (L4)
- National Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (L4)
- Certificate in Counselling
- Member of HASANZ & NZISM
One of the most important things I have learned along the way is that effective training is never a one-size-fits-all proposition. Too often, standardised training focuses on box-ticking rather than providing long-term behaviour-changing value and that’s where I make a real difference by building training around your procedures, documentation and work scenarios.
Tailoring Health & Safety training to your organistion's unique requirements dramatically improves relevance, staff engagement and understanding - all of which has a positive impact on safety culture.
If you'd like to know more about Health & Safety training custom-designed for your organisation, people and requirements please click the button below to contact me for a free, no-obligation discussion.
