Training & Personal Development

Training is given high priority in REACT UK. We provide a structured training scheme through competency based training to meet the needs of the organisation. This system has the advantage of flexibility and the ability to recognise provable existing knowledge. To gain anything from a structured organisation or training scheme, regular commitment is important and operational members are required to attend our weekly evening training session.

REACT UK volunteers are given the opportunity to develop and advance their skills and to participate in a variety of training such as Radio communications, First aid, Crowd safety & Conflict management.

Our volunteers undertake annual British Heart Foundation 'Heart Start' training which provides them with skills in Emergency Life Support which is the set of actions needed to help keep someone alive until professional help arrives. This includes performing cardiopulmonary resusitation (CPR) dealing with choking and serious bleeding  and how to recognise the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
 
 
REACT UK community first responder personnel practice CPR on our manikin 

New members, who have no previous experience, are offered a foundation course followed by comprehensive training in a variety of specialisations, leading to progressive series of nationally recognised qualifications, such as Amateur Radio Foundation, RYA Marine radio operator cert,HSE First Aid, etc. 

As training progresses, step by step, members are encouraged by a growing sense of achievement, together with the unique blend of comradeship and social involvement which REACT UK offers them.

Each member can progress as far as he or she wishes and in time may become an instructor, thus ensuring our skills are passed on to the next generation.