Tom Gwilliam is a Director and Training Manager of Specialist Training Consultants (STC). STC provide technical rescue and industrial safety training in the United Kingdom as well as consultancy, teams and equipment supply.

Tom’s passion is rope rescue as well as studying and furthering the knowledge and understanding of those delivering rescue programmes. Tom’s recent projects include the planning, training, selection and provision of technical rescue personnel on what will be the largest offshore windfarm in the world. Tom is an ITRA Level 2 Rope Instructor.

Tom’s formal qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Science (hons) in Outdoor Studies
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education
• Certificates in Rope rescue, Swiftwater rescue as well as Emergency Management

Tom is also:

• An on call Crew Commander in the UK Fire and Rescue Service
• The unit manager and team leader of a volunteer Search and Rescue team

United Kingdom