Astutis Reviews

Chris was very open to questions and his experience added to the quality of the training

I was happy with the content but felt the duration was a little too long to retain attention

The course content was very relevant and Andy ensured delivery was interactive and engaging.

While the references to legal texts and policies were certainly helpful, there may have been some slight discrepancies in alignment with the UNHCR context. While this did not hinder our learning, it might have been beneficial to adapt some of them to the UNHCR context for a 3-day course. Paul is undoubtedly an expert in this fascinating topic, and above all, he has a remarkable ability to make distance learning engaging and interactive, which is no easy feat. This course has provided me with invaluable insights and tools that will enhanced my ability to contribute in ways that go beyond the known traditional UNHCR administrative support. I would gently suggest that others in similar supportive roles do not hesitate to take this opportunity.

One of the best courses I have had. I wish it was face to face to get more information

It's very useful for our daily activities at workplace and everywhere we work

The course quite useful as a public health specialist this was enriching and enlightening. I hope to do additional courses on OHS and build my career further.

Nothing to mention.

The content is very good but alot for days

I think that the content needs looking at bit as it can sometimes be too much information dumping in one block so needs to be a bit more broken up with a group activity. Week three has been the best delivery as the tutor has set the pace and given proper 10 minute breaks every hour. He was able to manage a lively group and still keep us on track and that was becase he was engaging and set the right tone from the beginning. He was also very supportive. Can it be fed back to IEMA that a LOT of the material in the manuals is out of date, not just by years but sometimes by decades. Course material should be reviewed and updated annually to keep it relevant. Historical case studies can still be relevant of course many years later but there is no excuse for things like the Living planet index to be so out of date when it is published every 2 years. Thats just one example of many. The homework books were never referenced in week 1 & 2 and were pretty useless in week 3 as the sustainability reports we were directed to use were the most up to date ones that companies issued which we accessed from the web. It is correct to refer to the most up to date policies so this rendered the homework and reading book a waste of time and also a BIG waste of paper. Again not sustainable. Suggestion to IEMA that the manual stays a hard copy but reading materials are sent electronically via up to date links to access the latest documents and websites. Much more environmentally friendly.