Training Provision for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Case reference FOI2025/00431
Received 27 June 2025
Published 2 July 2025
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your organisation’s current or recent provision of training in the following areas: • First Aid • Fire Marshal • Mental Health First Aid • Health & Safety (including Manual Handling, Evacuation Chair, etc.)
For each of these training areas, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information, where available:
Type of Provision • Is the training delivered on an ongoing basis? • Delivered on an ad hoc basis? • Arranged through a formal tendering process?
Responsible Contact Name, email, and phone number of the person responsible for organising or overseeing the training.
Training Providers The current or most recent provider(s) used in the last five years. Frequency and Value • Estimated number of sessions delivered annually. • Approximate annual cost or value of the training. Contract Information (if applicable) • Start and end dates of any existing agreements. • Renewal or review dates. • Current status of the provision or contract.
Response
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your organisation’s current or recent provision of training in the following areas: • First Aid • Fire Marshal • Mental Health First Aid • Health & Safety (including Manual Handling, Evacuation Chair, etc.) For each of these training areas, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information, where available: Type of Provision • Is the training delivered on an ongoing basis? • Delivered on an ad hoc basis? • Arranged through a formal tendering process?
First aid - Our first aiders have refresher sessions every 3 years as well as initial training
Fire Marshal – Delivered on an ongoing basis through our online learning platform as well as in-person sessions with our H&S advisor
Mental Health First Aid – Not provided
Health & Safety – Delivered on an ongoing basis through our online learning platform as well as in person session with out H&S advisor.
Responsible Contact Name, email, and phone number of the person responsible for organising or overseeing the training.
Learning and Development Manager - Lynne Tatam, lynne.tatam@tunbridgewells.gov.uk, 01892 554422
Training Providers The current or most recent provider(s) used in the last five years. Frequency and Value • Estimated number of sessions delivered annually. • Approximate annual cost or value of the training. Contract Information (if applicable) • Start and end dates of any existing agreements. • Renewal or review dates. • Current status of the provision or contract.
First aid training provided by Medi-aid £355.50 per day. Delivered 2-3 times a year. No contract in place this is used when needed.
Fire marshal – Initial training then refresher every 6 months. No cost as run in house.
Health & Safety - The in-person sessions happen 10 times a year. No cost as run in house.
In house training provided by Health and Safety Advisor - Mike Catling, mike.catling@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.