Altcar 2019

Picture this, a beautiful sunny summer’s day in a wonderful location a stone’s throw from the beach surrounded by open spaces. Somewhere abroad you may be thinking, but no, it was our annual SQA Leadership Skills and Teambuilding Event, held as usual at Altcar Army...

SQA Celebration

We will be rewarding the best SQAs, University leads and Mentors in practice at the SQA Celebration on the 6th September. The categories are: SQA leader of the year. SQA project of the year. SQA practice mentor of the year (sponsored by PARE). The SQA University lead...

Altcar Training Camp

Altcar Training Camp

This two day training and development course takes place in the summer and is open to SQAs, QAs and SWAs from universities throughout the North West. Held at Altcar Training Camp, Hightown, Merseyside and supervised by the 208 Field Hospital Army Reserves, it is a...

SQA/SWA Development Day

SQA/SWA Development Day

On February 23, we held my first Development Day since starting this role. The day started with a fantastic presentation by Rachael Lambe and Ellen Soutter around end of life care and students. They brought up the point that many students feel out of their depth...