Mental Health First Aid Wales Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and the e-learning - I did find myself a bit shy in the first lesson but after coming out of my shell a bit more as the lessons progressed I really enjoyed it. I think the e-learning should be highlighted before the course induction, or the same day as the induction, via an alternative method (e.g. in the login email) - this is just because not everyone was in the induction so they would have missed the part about the e-learning until we received the later emails which would have given them a shorter period of time. The e-learning part of the course though was extremely helpful and informative and I think having that bit more time would be beneficial to allow more detailed notes to be taken. I also think having a digital copy of the handbook would be useful to keep, to make sure we have the information to hand for future use that we can access even on our mobiles.

For me personally, someone who has little experience and knowledge surrounding MHFA, I was able to actively listening to both Simon, Nick and the other attendees and I was encouraged to engage and share my thoughts and opinions as much as possible, which was very welcoming. Simon and Nick presented very well and you could clearly see that they are passionate about this training/sector and they gave really good examples/scenarios, which then led to very open and honest discussions within the entire group. Great sessions/webinars and I found that completing the interactive modules beforehand was very useful for my learning and development.

Really enjoyed the course and found it very informative. It will be useful both in and out of work.

A fulfilling programming

Layla is a brilliant trainer, great at explaining things and very encouraging!!

excellent course- I am recommending to my colleagues and friends. learnt a lot and more confidence in dealing with issues that may arise great examples and great instructor

Really well put together course and extremely informative. I feel better prepared to help.

Fantastic course and tutor, very helpful and informative, learnt more about about helping others and myself.

Excellent job by our instructor, Gabby! Only potential thing to comment on would be the areas of focus and how to make the course as relevant as possible. For example, the chances of encountering someone with psychosis are presumably quite small (especially if you're doing MHFA for your workplace). However, things like gambling addition are more common so perhaps these mental health issues could be prioritised?

Great Course - Thank you! Gwen and Rees were both outstanding from the outset. Both instructors were very knowledgeable, provided total support throughout and made everyone feel at ease. Thank you both so much for a very enjoyable week.