Principles of Manual Handling

We are a small, family run business, based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. I am the owner and trainer of Pochat Training, and my name is Ottilia Pochat. I have been in education in one way or another since I was young (I'm still just over 21, mind you). I trained as a primary school teacher, specialised in teaching children with special educational needs, in the Netherlands. This meant that I spent four years learning to teach - we didn't learn about the subjects themselves, but focused on all other aspects of teaching. This included making one's own teaching materials in order to make the learning fun and engaging for the children. 

That, together with an international career, is what I bring to Pochat Training - the ability to make the learning fun, engaging, interactive and varied. And that also counts for health and safety training - there is absolutely no need for that to be boring!

We run fully accredited, Ofqual regulated qualifications that are also CPD accredited and compliant with HSE, Ofsted and CQC regulations where applicable. We also run a series of shorter, CPD accredited training courses.

• We care about the subjects we teach.

• We care about saving lives.

• We care about making people's lives better.

We care about teaching, about making it fun and engaging, about ensuring that learners can apply what they have learned into their workplaces and daily lives. We care. Join us either in open (public) or in-house (private) courses, or ask us about bespoke courses created specifically to suit your specific needs.