A portfolio, if you are a first aid trainer is a collection of evidence which demonstrates that you have been using your skills, keeping them up to date and that you have the necessarily qualifications and certificates to be practising as a first aid trainer or assessor. The portfolio is split into two sections, the first is the portfolio itself, you can have multiple portfolios. The second part is the file store, a collection of evidence you have added.                                   

Go to: http://blog.safetytrainingnetwork.co.uk/post/How-do-I-populate-my-File-Store.aspx this will show you how to do this.

Get started:

• Log in, this will take your to your account
• Go to Portfolio List and click Add New Profile
  A pop-up will appear. Here you can enter a description for your portfolio. You can also relate it to a particular template; for example, a standard HSE portfolio. However this is optional, you can just create your own template.
• Click Save and Close
• This will now have created a new portfolio item

Next:

• Click Open on your selected portfolio
• A new window will appear, here you can link all your relevant items from your File Store to your Portfolio and in turn, link your portfolios to your Skill Profile

To add pages to your portfolio (this will be one with out a preselected template)

• Click Add New Page
• Enter a page description
• Click Save

Next

• Select a page from the navigation bar, this will appear underneath the add new page button.
• You then need to link a piece of evidence of you file store to that page
• Click Link this appears to the right of the work portfolio box, above edit.
• A pop-up will appear of all your file store evidence.
• Select the piece you would like to Link
• Click Link (the pop-up then displays a default message, which tells you it has saved your file. You then need to
• Click out of that pop-up. Click the (x) in the top right hand corner.
• Then select the page and click on it, this will refresh the page, then item will now appear against your selected page. 
  * As from the (29/06/09) the linking between File store and portfolio will be made much more user friendly. Auto refreshing after each stage.

There is an option to Download on the Portfolio screen. This means that where ever you are, you can log into your STN account and download pieces or all your portfolio evidence.

Recommended Link:

Portfolio Concept Diagram

Portfolio Training Video