Training Courses

We provide training for applicants, members and the public. Members come. often with prior training in many areas and we also provide additional training. In some cases members can attend higher level specialists training for free or at a discount (confirming their commitment for a certain period).

We also run many special and discounted training courses year around to the general public and other teams, usually for a discount or for free depending on the course. (This may form part of our income generation. Here's an example of some:)

• Stop the Bleed (recognized by American College of Surgeons)
• Safety and Security including Hostile Environment Awareness Training
• Field Survival, SAR (Search and Rescue) Foundation
• GSAR (Ground Search and Rescue)
• Search Techniques
• Human Tracking 
  
• Lost Person Behaviour
• Mountain Bike Search and Rescue (MBSAR)
• Advanced Mountain Bike SAR & Disaster Ops
• Technical Rescue including USAR (Urban Search and Rescue)
• NFPA 1006 / 1670 compliant training (e.g. Rope Rescue, Water Rescue etc)
• Helicopter SAR & Specialist Helo Response
• Rope, Slope Rescue, High Angle, Mountain and Tower Rescue
• VHF Radio Operator with Digital Selective calling (SRC)
• RYA First Aid and Medical at Sea & Sea Survival
• Disaster Medical and Tactical Medical & Casualty Care
• Powerboat and Flood and Swiftwater Powerboat Operations
• Surface, Flood and Swiftwater Rescue
• Mud, Snow and Ice Rescue (inc. 4x4 Off Roading)
• Planning & Deploying in International Disaster Operations
• Extreme Weather (Hot or Cold or wet) weather Ops 
• UN Protocols, Humanitarian Operations & Disaster Ops
• Disaster Assessments and Disaster Management
• Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRM)

These are a sample of training we provide through our service charter as well as through recognized partners and approved centre schemes to ensure a high quality, credible and useful delivery of a certificated program.  

These courses are provided for a fee as a way to raise funds for the organisation although we also do have free and discounted versions for members and sponsored agencies and attendees.

We run these throughout the year and have them planned on a private intranet calendar. If you are interested in having such training delivered to you or your organisaton please do not hesitate to get in touch and email us at HQ@ert-sar.com
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ERTSAR Team Basic Training

All new members complete and satisfy basic training to established standards. This is necessary in order to prepare the members for the types of activities they will do as well as ways to develop and enhance knowledge and skills they may need. 

When a member joins they also have access to a lot of required and optional training courses though ERTSAR. Some are offered through online delivery systems and with certificates and others are face to face with practical assessments of required knowledge and skills.

An example of this is the member OTC2 (Operational Training Course Level 2) which all operational members must complete and pass. There certificate (to the right) as awarded to all the dedicated volunteers who do.

This course is required basic foundation training in SOPs, SAR, Rescue, Medical, kit and equipment etc and upon successful completion of the test and assessment grants the member progression as well as certain other opportunities. ​