Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 23022026
ANNEX 5 - GUIDANCE ON SKILL STATIONS AND SCENARIOS
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Further understanding Skill stations
What is a skill station?
Skill stations are a section of practical exercises within refresher training in which participants demonstrate, apply, and explain specific skills under instructor observation. Throughout, they receive feedback from both peers and instructors to ensure competency before progressing to training scenarios.
Why a skill station set-up?
Because multiple skill stations can run at the same time (based on available resources and risk assessment) participants spend less time inactive. Participants are either actively performing skills or remaining engaged by observing others and providing peer feedback. This setup keeps more people active and involved throughout the training. Skill stations also ensure that participants are at a skill level to participate safely during the practical training scenarios.
How to organise skill stations
• Skill station set-up: The instructor establishes the skill stations in relevant locations in the training facility, preferably in a way that one instructor can oversee more than one skill station at the same time (based on available resources and risk assessment). • Skill stations resources: The required equipment for each skill station must be in place and ready for the participants. Supporting participants, co-instructors, or rescue person (Sea Survival Module) must be adequately instructed. • Skills station debrief and reflection: Instructors initiate both peer and instructor feedback to support the participants’ learning and performance.
Roles and responsibilities of the instructor in a skill station:
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Establish the skill stations in relevant locations in the training facility
• Allow participants to take the lead in demonstrating their relevant knowledge and skills and abilities
• Call timeouts when necessary to create learning moments, including drawing focus to safety and quality and demonstrate procedures, techniques and how to use equipment
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Conduct ongoing assessments (Participant Performance Assessment Form)
• Provide feedback on participants’ strengths and areas for improvement and initiate peer feedback
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Provide additional individual instruction to participants when needed
Throughout the skill stations, the instructor can call timeouts when necessary to create learning moments, including drawing focus to safety and quality and demonstrate procedures, techniques and how to use equipment.
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