Training Manager

PAUL ATKINSON

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Wisbech Cambridgeshire

M: 079********

****.***********@*******.**.**

PERSONAL PROFILE

. Highly efficient Personnel Manager with over 22 years' experience

delivering Personnel Development, HR Management, Chemical, Biological,

Radiological and Nuclear training instructor, Armoured Fighting Vehicle

Driving and Maintenance instructor, Fire Safety Officer, Medical

Trained.

. Exceptional HR Manager working with all levels of staff in non-combatant

and combatant conditions to produce highly effective teams and personnel.

. Proven Trainer who supplies personnel with appropriate training enabling

personal and professional skills development, monitoring performance and

securing high pass rates.

. Extensive knowledge and adherence to Chemical Biological Radiological and

Nuclear training, AFV Driving and Maintenance and Fire Safety and

experienced in conducting internal audits and risk assessments.

. Extensive knowledge and adherence in Air conditioning and refrigeration.

. Extensive Knowledge and adherence in Oil Boiler and Oil Tank

installation, including Service and repair.

. Seeking a challenging Management position in an HR or Training capacity

within any industry sector, with a particular interest in Fire sector or

Security sector, Air conditioning and refrigeration, Oil boiler

installation or Oil industry.

. Available to start work now.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

HM Armed Forces 1st The Queens Dragoon

Guards

1991 - June 2013

Training (Permanent Staff Instructor)

2007 - June 2013

Responsibilities

. Assists Line Manager in production of future training programmes,

planning 3 years ahead

. Organise the training of the TA soldiers from recruit up to the rank of

WO2

. Enrolling recruits onto courses: establishing recruit's career route and

ranking to allocate appropriate training, sends joining instructions,

conducts expectations briefings, monitors progress

. Administration of all course bidding and recording of results for TA and

permanent staff

. Training courses management and delivery: Chemical, Biological,

Radiological and Nuclear Warfare training, Armoured Fighting Vehicle

Driving and Maintenance, Regimental Medical Aid post, Medics and Airwave

User's.

. Supervision of regimental course enrollment, annual training tests,

regimental exercises

. Maintaining regimental (personnel and training) database: updating

training records

. Management of all training publications, Videos, DVDs, Pamphlets, secure

and unsecure

. Initiated and conducted armoured vehicle training: sourced and organised

equipment and vehicle hire and conducted driver training up to passing H

licence

. Book training facilities including accommodation and feeding

. Advise my line manager on soldiers career planning and external course

requirements

. Assist and input to the Training Major in the running of Regimental

Exercises and other forms of training

. Source, plan and conduct Sqn and Regimental level Exercises and Adventure

Training

. Advise and monitor Squadron Equipment care and husbandry

Achievements

. Facilitated 320 + troops in participating in appropriate speciality

training courses

. Set up and run many successful Chemical, Biological, Radiological and

Nuclear Warfare training course to qualify new assistant Instructors

. Set up and completed a successful Phase one training camp for 42 TA

recruits

. Consistently attained 98% pass rate from his recruits and other Ranks

Troop Sergeant

2005 - 2007

Responsibilities and Achievements

. Formed the squadron Headquarters communication cell which had never been

formed in the history of the Regiment, with unique capability of

deployment in any world-wide location, in accordance with re-

specification requirements

. Reformed the Regimental Aid Post for a Regimental Exercise and deployment

to Iraq and administer 800+ personal, Managed accounts, order lifesaving

equipment and monitor life saving Equipment and husbandry

. Ensured attendance to routine medicals, and conducted basic housekeeping

training

. Regimental Medical Assistant Class 3

. Established personnel and their training requirements: analysis of

personnel records

. Booked personnel onto specialised mainstream and non-mainstream training

and development courses and general Army courses

. Established department of 24 personnel within two months

. Designed and implemented new HR procedures: payroll, grievances, leave,

sickness, fitness, appraisals, discipline

. Administration: report writing, rota management, logistics management and

Training

. Administrated the Signals and Fleet account for over 8 m, maintained

and repair process's, Unit Account Administrator and Fleet Manager for up

to 24 vehicles'

Surveillance and Support Troop Corporal, Iraq

2003 - 2005

Responsibilities and Achievements

. The first instructor in the Royal Armoured corps to set up and teach

Armoured Fighting Vehicle Driving and Maintenance for six students

outside the Royal Armoured corps school for Armoured Fighting Vehicle

training

. Line management of 12 personnel on two operational tour

. Fleet account for over 3 m, maintained and repair process's, Unit

Account Administrator

. Ensured staff safety and adherence to procedures and protocols

. Provided Medical cover and Training up to Basic life support

. Extensive motivation to sustain staff during testing environments

. Provided cover during the Gulf war for Chemical, Biological, Radiological

and Nuclear Warfare doing many live Chemical survey's

. All Troop personal returned without fatality

Regimental Police

2001 - 2003

Responsibilities and Achievements

. Management of Regimental Discipline

. Custody of committal procedures

. Protects a Crime Scene

. Risk Assessment

. Military Custody (all rules)

. Escapes & Challenging Behavior

. Work Training & Custody Procedures

. Searching of Soldiers under sentence/Military Custody

. Close Confinements & Mechanical Restraints

. Escorting

. Release of Soldiers under sentence

. Conducting Soldiers under sentence Visits

. Maintain Legal Requirements & Instructions

. Suicide Awareness

. Motivated personnel to ensure successful completion of Soldiers under

sentence rehabilitation

. Unit Environmental Health Duties

. Monitored a team of five JNCO as the unit Fire Safety officer in all

aspects of unit Fire safety and Regimental training for Fire fighting

Previous career history: available upon request

QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Qualifications:

. CITB (F Gas) level 3, Class 1 in Air conditioning and refrigeration.

. CITB in Pipe Work and Brazing

. City and Guilds Level 2 in Air conditioning and refrigeration.

. OFTEC Oil installation, 101, 105E Level 3, 600A.

. City & Guilds 6084 Energy Efficiency Level 3.

. Train the Trainer (ASLS) 2008 (PETL)

. Level 3 in Management (CMI) 2008

. City and Guilds Licentiateship Leadership and Management (LCGI)

Full clean licences up to and including A, B, LGV Cat C, C+E and H

Memberships:

Member of the Chartered Management Institute

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

IT literate with considerable experience in MS Office/Windows 97, 2000, XP

and PowerPoint/Excel/word. Also able to learn new packages quickly.

Hobbies and Interests: Represented the army at offshore Sail racing, in

shore sail racing, dingy racing. Skiing, diving, Rugby.

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