rEC OUTDOOR FIRST AID COURSE 16hrs PROVIDED by bryn walking

6/4/2024

rEC OUTDOOR FIRST AID COURSE 16hrs PROVIDED by bryn walking

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bryn walking rec outdoor first aid course 16HRS: April 4th/5th 2024
WRITTEN BY ALAN WARD

This course was attended by 10 participants, all with a strong interest in the outdoors.

The course was delivered by Helen Menhinick (ML) and Alan Ward (IML).
Helen Menhinick is the owner and director of Menhinick Outdoors Limited which trades as Bryn Walking and Bryn Walking for Women. BWFW is a very popular all women group who meet for a monthly walk and some of whom join the annual trek in Morocco.

Alan Ward is a Senior Trainer with REC and holder of the BHF "Heart Hero" Award in recognition of his training delivery to Outdoor Education Centres across South Wales. Rescue Emergency Care (REC) was established in 1986 and is one of the longest and most established of organisations delivering specialist Outdoor First Aid.

The REC 16hr Outdoor First Aid course is a mixture of theoretical First Aid skills combined with appropriate outdoor realistic scenarios. Bryn Walking utilises new high quality training equipment on these courses.

We've delivered REC courses in Nepal, Indonesia and Morocco besides the UK - private courses are always available on request.

Other courses offered by Bryn Walking include:

National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS): Bronze, Silver & Gold Navigator Awards and the Tutor Award
Mountain Training: Hill Skills & Mountain Skills
Royal Geographical Society (RGS): Off Site Safety Management

Course feedback

Two of the UK's most acclaimed international expedition leaders attended this course and this is what they said:

Jo Bradshaw - Skill fade is real, especially if you are fortunate not to need certain skills because clients stay well and expeditions are incident free. Knowing I have the right skills when things go array really matters not just for me, for my clients too.

Renewing my first aid quals every 3 years isn’t a tick in the box but an opportunity to upskill, remember what I already know and keep up to date with things that change.

Thanks to good friend and fellow expedition leader Ade Summers for being my first aid co-pilot and to Bryn Walking and Alan Ward for your excellent tutorage and many interesting anecdotes!

Ade Summers - Thanks Helen (Bryn Walking) and Alan for an excellent Outdoor First Aid course. I learned lots of new skills and refreshed old skills to now feel more confident in leading trekkers in the wilds of the Himalayas, Karakorum and Pamir Mountains.

The training was pitched at the correct level with a good mix of theory and practical exercises, mixed in with actual anecdotal training based on real experiences.

Hopefully I won't use the skills learnt but am confident that I have them should a need arise.

I'll be back in 3 years to renew my qualification again!

The next REC 16hr Outdoor First Aid course
3rd and 4th September 2024
Brecon Beacons Visitors Centre
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19/5/2025 08:13:01

Thank you for providing such a detailed review of the REC 16-hour Outdoor First Aid training. The course clearly is carefully designed to combine theoretical information with useful, real-world situations. The focus on realistic outdoor settings together with top-notch training tools guarantees participants' readiness for crises in many surroundings.

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