Archive for the ‘Search Training’ Category
Inspiring Search and Rescue Courses
I had the pleasure this weekend of teaching on yet another excellent UKLSI lowland search and rescue course. There are so many comments that can be made that I think several posts this week will be referring back to the weekend, but the one thing that really sticks in my mind is the inspiration I [...]
March 22, 2011
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Robert Bradley · 
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Tags: ALSAR, Basic Search Techniques Course, Best Kept Secret, Lowland Search Technician, Lowland Search Volunteers, SAR Volunteers, Search Technician, Super Heroes, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Courses, Search Thoughts, Search Training
Qualified Search Technician – a few thoughts
ALSAR is currently looking at what should be included in their SAR Tech course. I have no idea what their thought process is, or where they will go but I thought I would start the re-launch of the Re-Search website with my thoughts on ALSAR initial training and beyond. My first thought is that ALSAR [...]
March 15, 2011
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Tags: ALSAR, Basic Search Technician, Basic Search Techniques Course, missing person behaviour, Qualified Search Technician, Search Team Leader, Team Leader Course · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
Qualified Search Controllers, Search Managers and Search Trainers
One of the comments made following my piece on getting the search controllers assignment right was that a database of qualified search controllers and managers would be useful to “trainees” [for want of a better word...] In truth what Johnnie Walker actually said was; Rob, could you collate and list the qualified Search Controllers within [...]
January 24, 2010
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Tags: ALSAR, ALSAR Instructors, Johnnie Walker, SAR Instructor, SAR Team, Search Controller, Search Instructor, Search Manager, Search Trainer, Search Training · Posted in: Search Courses, Search Thoughts, Search Training
Getting the Search Controller Assignment Right (First Time!)
According to ALSAR you are not qualified to manage or control a search unless you have passed an assessment to say you are competent to do so! I think this is quite right. I do not care how good a course you sat through – unless you can prove you have taken some of it [...]
January 21, 2010
· Robert Bradley · 2 Comments
Tags: ALSAR, Assessment, Charlie Hedges, Common Pitfalls, Missing Person Search, SAR Pre-Plan, Search Controller, Search Controller Assignment, Search Controllers Course, Search Manager, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
Wabi-sabi and the Art of Search
OK – I admit it. I need to get out more. I read a book a while back on Leonardo da Vinci. It was saying something like we can think like this genius, by putting into practice these six or seven skills. I didn’t take too much notice but it came back to me the [...]
January 20, 2010
· Robert Bradley · One Comment
Tags: Animal Tracks ID, Baseline, Clue Field, Clues, Connessione, Foot Searcher, Ian Maxwell, Keri Smith, Leonardo da Vinci, Living out LOUD, Max, Michael Gelb, Missing Person, Missing Person Search, Search Exercise, Search Training, SEBEV, Tracker, Tracking Course, Wabi-sabi, Zoning In · Posted in: Search Books, Search Thoughts, Search Training
