The Western Bay Region commissioned Alder Advice to provide Progression Training for 106 Practitioners from the learning disability and mental health teams from across the Region e.g. from Bridgend Council, Swansea Council, Neath Port Talbot Council and ABMU Health Board. The training was delivered over 6 separate days in January 2016. The training fully met all training objectives and the feedback from participants was very good as the majority of attendees:

  • Reported the training was very useful and directly linked to their work.
  • Evaluated the standard, knowledge and quality of training as high
  • Said they would recommend attending the course to others.

Actual feedback from attendees was as follows:

Bridgend% Score
1.1How would you rate this learning event against the Learning Outcomes?83%
1.2aOverall, how would you rate this event?86%
1.2bUseful to my work85%
2How would you rate the:
2.1Administration91%
2.2Event facilitation91%
2.3Event Structure92%
2.4Venue79%
3CPD
3.1To what extent has your understanding of the subject improved or increased?84%
Bridgend% Score
Q1Were the reasons for your attendance clearly explained?74%
Q2How useful was the event in satisfying your own learning needs?86%
Q3How satisfied are you with the standard of training?92%
Q4Will the knowledge/skills gained help you do your job more effectively?87%
Q5Venue/Facilities?89%
Q6Would you recommend this event?89%
Swansea% Score
Q1How useful do you feel this training will be for the work you do92%
Q2The course content / structure83%
Q3The training methods83%
Q4Training materials84%
Q5The trainers87%
Q6Were the principles of equal opportunities me88%
Q7Were any special needs you identified prior to the course met91%
Q8Venue?65%