In the Halifax Regional Municipality, its taking place at the Canadian Red Cross office at 133 Troop Ave. in Burnside. When the Scouts first approached us, we thought it was a perfect fit, says Don Marentette, director of first aid training for the Canadian Red Cross. We want people to be comfortable in performing first aid, so any opportunity to extend our training is a win for us. Four first aid training sessions will be offered in Burnside beginning at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30. The courses will explore prevention and response training, focusing on inc

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AFRINIC offers a comprehensive training programme and provides free training throughout Africa in both French and English to around 600 African network engineers every year,equipping network engineers and operators with key knowledge about IPv6 deployment and transition techniques. IP (Internet Protocol) addresses denote individual devices connected to the Internet and the IPv6 128-bit addressing system significantly expands the number of IP addresses available for devices from smartphones to gaming consoles. It's been estimated that 85% of available IP addresses have already been allocated

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With safety, youre not a little bit safe. You are or you arent. Its 24/7. This safety first and foremost mantra means it comes before productivity. Loader operators dont need permission to clean up a berm while a truck waits. Loader operators dont have to worry about getting in trouble for leaving a stockpile or dump truck for five minutes while fixing a safety problem, Kelhart notes. Maintenance crews dont have to ask to fix things. They only need to let someone know if a part needs to be ordered. Like with other facets of operation, training is important. However, Martin Stone elevates its

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The training is typically free as a benefit of grant funding, but a $19 fee might be charged for a manual. Mental health first aid focuses on ALGEE: assess for risk of suicide or harm; listen nonjudgmentally; give reassurance and information; encourage appropriate professional help; and encourage self-help and other support strategies. Listening nonjudgmentally is very important. It might sound easy but it is not, Harrison said. Its a type of listening that is also called active listening, in which the listener is highly focused and accepting of the speaker, regardless of how combative or u

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The force is committed to the training and safety of its members, he said, as Nadine Larche and Rachael Ross, who both lost their husbands during the shootings, looked on from the public gallery, along with about 30 other people. Const. Douglas James Larche, 40, from Saint John, Const. Dave Joseph Ross, 32, from Victoriaville, Que., and Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45, from Boulogne-Billancourt, France, left to right, were killed in Moncton, N.B., on June 4, 2014. (RCMP) On June 4, 2014, five officers were gunned down within 20minutesas they responded to reports of a heavily armed man walking

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We are proud to witness the graduation of the first batch of trainees of the Tahlya Training Programme, which equipped them with skills and knowledge, enabling them to play an important role in the desalination sector, said Shabib Mohammed al Mamari, communications and external affairs manager at BP Oman. Out of the 18 job seekers who were trained under Tahlya, two are women. Ahoud al Hashmi and Shatha al Rashdi overcame challenges related to the technical aspects to achieve success. To succeed in such technical areas what really matters is motivation and a strong desire to work. Having faith

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And I dont think price is a good guide any more. To go with the self-motivation and the wisdom to choose a good training course, you need the time, the peace of mind and access to the Internet to grasp the learning opportunity. Team working Successfully working in a team is a skill. The need to adopt changing roles in the team depending on the task at hand is challenging, if you dont understand what is required. It requires the skills of empathy, leadership and motivation: neatly labelled as emotional intelligence. More and more of us are working as independent contractors. But even we need

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Instead of learning to treat cuts and burns, those who attend the all-day workshop will learn to give mental health first aid. According to Derrik Tollefson, director of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology at USU, this is the first time a workshop of this type has been offered in Cache County. He said it will give participants basic training and knowledge around mental health and how they can be helpful to people who may have mental health challenges. The analogy to first aid training is appropriate, he said, because just like folks would go to a first aid training to

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(WWLP) When you think of first aid, what comes to mind? Probably helping someone with a physical injury, but mental health professionals are trying to change how you identify first aid. On Saturday, people from multiple professions received training on mental health first aid. They learned the warning signs of a mental health disorder and substance use disorders. Jean Hobbie of the Hatfield Mental Health Awareness Committee, told 22News, People from all walks of life are here to learn how to recognize and respond and help people in need. We want to help all of us learn how to de-stigmatize

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