TESTIMONIALS

OUTREACH Courses

Adam Cave, Isle of wight f&rs

The way knowledge from all students and instructors was brought into the debriefs,
passing information.

Peter Owens, Cheshire f&rs

The practical sessions on the water, the knowledge of the instructors and the chance to get things wrong and have them explained why and how.
 

Dean Williams, nhs

Practical on the job training. Different types of rescue making use of what kit is available. Actual rescue exercises.
 

C Parrington, Mersey f&rs

Tabletop exercise-helped develop confidence in being involved at flood incident. Accommodation excellent and instructors delivery style.
 

Ken Hughes, Leicestershire frs

Excellent tuition style. chance to try various techniques with a variety of equipment. challenging environment for training.

Daryl toogood, SCAS hart

The training received by Outreach has been better than we have received from other organisations in the past and has left candidates feeling far more confident in their role and knowledge gained.

 

John Bennett, SECAMB HART

Relaxed atmosphere and fun approach which allowed learning with a good pace. Good offsite venues and great food.


Luke Howell, DWFRS

Very Enjoyable informative week.  I feel my skills have increases significantly.  Instruction was excellent. 

Dylan Fernley, Doohan Civil Engineers

An excellent and professionally delivered course in an informal manner.  This allowed questions and feedback at all times, and gave confidence to all participants,  Well done team!

Sarah Garner, SCAS

Thank you guys for an enjoyable and insightful week. It has been a good, confident start down my teaching pathway.

Steven Watters, Hampshire F&RS

Excellent Course giving me confidence to tackle situations I would have shied away from.

Tony Hardy, Durham & Darlington FRS

An excellent course delivered with professionalism and integrity. I’d recommend Outreach Rescue to every FRS in the UK

Shyam Rana, WMAS

This is the single best course I do and I enjoyed it more this time than I was expecting to. Excellent instructors Ollie & Mac maintained the very high standards we have come to expect. Well done both.

Steve Conway, Cambridgeshire fire & rescue

Great course, moving skills on from previous knowledge and rope courses. Good to know that you can contact Outreach for help and technical knowledge when designing courses and equipment etc.
 

Paul Owen, Norfolk f&rs

Good teaching styles, answered questions honestly and listened to the experiences of the students.
 

terry Webb, rnli

Very positive and useful two days of flood training to support CPD and experience.
 

Shaun challis, West Sussex

A fantastic course , well balanced amount of theory input, practical time in the water and opportunity to teach others and gain feedback.
 

Richard thwaites, Dorset & Wiltshire f&rs

Practical application of equipment, knowledgeable instructors and instruction set to ‘fire fighter’ level.

jon watts, gloucestershire f&rs

Very pleased with everything on this course. Probably one of the best I have attended. Great balance of learning and knowledge in a fun manner. Very professional.

Michael dunning, south Yorkshire F&RS

Without a shadow of a doubt the best and most useful course I’ve been on in my 19 year fire service career!

John Bowyer, Cambs. F&RS

First time I have attended Outreach, was informed by colleagues it was of a great standard and training was excellent.  I have to agree with them.

Andrew Croxall, YAS HART

Excellent course with scenarios which were challenging and tested the component that were being taught.  Instructor was very approachable with excellent knowledge and experience which lead to relaxed and appropriate teaching methods, delivering all the required objectives.

Rob Davis, Oxfordshire F&RS

Very enjoyable course, good relevant content and the instructor led the course at the appropriate pace for different levels of learning.

Eamon McKenna, Norther Ireland F&RS

As this is likely to be my last rope rescue course at Outreach, I want to thank all the staff over the last 16 years who took a complete novice and turned him into an effective operator, supervisor and instructor.
 


OUTREACH Instructors

Paul Hill, NHS

This is the second course which I have attended with Andy, and I would like to say he is an excellent tutor and made the course very engaging and enjoyable.
 

Keith Hayes, Waterford F&RS

Mac has an excellent broad knowledge of the subject matter. He ensured we had practical working solutions to incident/casualty handling within a confined space. I really enjoyed the course and learning new skills. thank you Mac!!
 

 m. wilkinson, DWFRS

Once again, thank you George and Ollie and the whole team at Outreach. always look forward to being here. fantastic time-learned loads of good stuff-thank you.
 

Barry Hodges, Cambridgeshire

Excellent as always, superb knowledge and ability to impart information.

Chris Wilkinson, EEAS HART

Really enjoyed the course, content and set up was spot on and it met all of my needs.  Ollie and Andy really contributed to my enjoyment of this course Chris Wilkinson EEAS HART

Paul Owen, Norfolk F&RS

George was a great instructor, the pace of the course was ideal.  We were also very lucky to have a small group size.

Dave Lashwood, Gatwick HART SECAMB

As Always, Mac’s presentation and approach to this course makes the topic intriguing and encourages the learner to want to learn and increase knowledge base.  Thanks you Mac

Matthew Campbell, SCAS HART

Ollie delivered very clear and concise directions and maintained high standards of safety at all times. Really enjoyed the course.

Steven Lock, WMAS

The best thing is the instructors attitude at Outreach. The course is always about the candidate and never about the instructor.

Ryan Thomas, Royal Berkshire F&RS

This really has been a great week. I have learned so much. The instructors have been excellent.
 

Steven lock, Westmids F&RS

Ollie, as a new member of staff, has fitted in well with centre ethos and is clearly a very competent instructor and will be an asset to Outreach.
 

Raz Prince, South Wales

Excellent teaching style backed up with knowledge and experience.
 

Phil Webb, West Midlands

Excellent instruction thanks.  I now have a much better understanding of the subject than before.
 

Steven Young, Lothian & Borders

Just had one day with Tony but it was the most informative day I’ve ever had.
 

Andy Smith, HART Team

Knowledgeable, approachable, safe, reliable.
 

Barry Phillips, Checkmate Lifting & Safety

George Smith:  Very clear and concise instructor, made learning very easy.  Maintains control of training scenarios and puts the group at ease.  Vey Impressed! Well run training facilities with a great team that produce a fantastic overall experience. Food was brilliant!!

Neil Graham, West Sussex F&RS

Excellent course!! Instructors were confident in their delivery of the course and constantly involved us in discussions of techniques,

Simon David, Independent

Jim has been fantastic throughout. Highly recommend him as a instructor.


OUTREACH FACILITIES

Paul Kingdom, CDDFRS

Excellent course from start to finish. Catering staff were very impressive. Keep up the good work
 

Sam Martin, London ambulance

Many thanks all, once again good course, great surroundings and informal staff.

Saxon Cronin Garrod

Food was awesome, thanks Chris!!


 

Richard Gerrard, Cheshire Fire

Excellent instructors, fantastic food
 

Michael Smith, Petans

The chef accommodated my dietary requirements to and excellent standards and with a minimum of fuss.

Paul Owen, Norfolk F&RS

Thank you for catering to a vegan diet, the food was excellent.

Tim Furneaux, DWFRS

Thank you to Chris and the other staff, the food was amazing