Opening Ceremony Edna Adan University Hospital - Somaliland  7th January 2026

Hear from Dr Edna Adan, Yasma VeinTain Lead Trainer East Africa the  Deputy Minister, Dahabshill Bank and others about the importance and commitment from all partners, sponsors, VeinTrain HQ and local leadership team.  Thanks to all who came Sarah was able to hear hear from the students  who will be on the programme directly - the most important as they are the leaders for excellent vascular access

About Your Course

You will be sent an email with your allocated LIVE workshop date and this will include an access pass code to join the online skills lab and information about what to complete before your LIVE date. Special thanks to sponsors, Dahabshiil Bank and AirGlove, with a match to each donation from VeinTrain. Contact: [email protected] +44(0) 115 947 6575 You will benefit from a 24/7 access to our online skills lab with a full one-year pass, alongside the complete VeinTrain certificated curriculum. Every delegate will have access to an individual vein simulator (borrowed) and is guided through a structured learning journey, including  support from your local trainer, clinical supervisor with some premium level in-person workshop and online LIVE elements open to some. The in-person workshop is led by Yasma Osman - Halo Centre Lead at Edna Adan University Hospital. We are delighted to welcome you as part of our global community of healthcare professionals mastering venepuncture and cannulation skills! Follow these steps: * Scan the QR code on your vein to begin * Build your vein using the setup video * Enrol using your email and password to access your online programme * Complete all modules and any LIVE workshop/local session provided * Download your certificate - Please check with your supervisor when to activate * Drop in anytime to perfect your technique over  the  year * QR check in - Stay with us.  Keep you booklet and you have lifetime access to the Rapid Vein element of basic techniques.  

Impact and Feedback from Somaliland 

This is feedback from this learning journey and reflects the project phase -December Design and Prepare, January opening and launch LIVE  support. 

Clear and easy to understand information wording . I love the deep dive videos!   Yasma, Lead Trainer talking about the December 2025 edition of online course being delivered to cohort 1 The training was well-organized and informative I especially appreciated the clear explanation, practical demonstrations, and supportive environment. Yasma is a great practical instructor, and Sara is a wonderful online instructor. Thank you both so much for your help! In Person Focus : “Yes, it's good to enrich your experience" The combination of clear theoretical explanations practical dumenstration and hands on practical helped me understand the techniques built my confidence  (theory delivered in person on day one) Practical supportive feedback, and opportunities to apply what I learned boosted both my skills and confidence.”
Yasma, 2025

Edna Adan Hospital

Overall, it was a great learning experience. I appreciate the effort and support from the team. I appreciate Dahabshiil for their excellent service and support thanks you "To make this kind of training accessible to more people" "Good training" :Allahumma barik — this program has truly helped us, both in knowledge and confidence. We sincerely appreciate the effort and dedication put into making it so beneficial.Thank you. "Masha’Allah Everything was 10/10, sincerely congratulate all of you — great effort, teamwork, and professionalism throughout. Well done" "To work safety patients" "The clear video lecture and practical demonstration helped me understand the procedure better and increased my confidence" "I found the program and it is very important training in health." "Thank you" Icu training and nicu training The content was very helpful 'but it could be improved by including more interactive sessions and quizzes and practice what we learned More access In the future, I would like to see more workshop-based follow-ups to strengthen practical skills, as well as access to specialist e-learning modules for deeper understanding, and Personally, I’d prefer less time spent on theory and more focus on hands-on practice, as that’s where the real confidence builds. Overall, it was a great experience.
Cohorts 2025 to 2028

Delegates, Dr Edna Adan, Lead Trainer, Sponors, Dr Edna Adan Ismail,  sponsors - all who supported and continue to support. Main Sponsor Launch and Learn phase Dahabahshil Bank International, with UK Medical company Airglove supporting Vein Access and innoation device donation.

ONLINE Focus AreaOnline: “I found the program and it is very important training in health.” Yes, I learned a lot from the internet. The trainer’s clear guidance and the hands-on practice were very helpful and I didn’t find anything particularly uncomfortable — everything was well-delivered and easy to follow.
Participants Cohort 1

December online and January in person

"Participating in the vein training was an excellent and professionally delivered experience." "The clear vadio lecture and practical demonstration helped me understand the procedure better and increased my confidence" Overall 'the program was very well organised and informative. And appreciate the effort put into making the lectures clear and demonstration practical. Thank you for the opportunity to learn   "I truly appreciated the trainer’s expertise, patience, and clear instruction throughout the session and I’m sincerely grateful for the opportunity to be part of this training. " Suleikha, Nurse, Hargeisa Group Hospital
Cohort 1 December 2025 to March 2026

Multi Partner, Multi Professional, Multi Level

“The training was well-organized and informative. I especially appreciated the practical demonstrations and the supportive environment. Thank you.” Answered in Somali (option now provided) "Waxaan jeclaan lahaa in la kordhiyo fursadaha tababarka si aan igu cawino dadkayga" I would like to see increased training opportunities to help me and my people.
LIve Workshops coaching booster

7th January 2026

What can be better? We are listening and using all feedback to improve immediately  while we deliver live during the launch and strategically plan  We noted/ 'heard" 1. Lack of engagement with evaluation 2. The online learning experience was generally good 3. The content was very helpful 'but it could be improved by including more interactive sessions and quizzes and practice what we learned 4. Some instructions and navigation were unclear; clearer guidance and simpler layout would improve the experience 5. In the future I would like to see more live workshops followup sessions and specialist e learning I would also prefer fewer long lessons and more short 'clear and focused learning session 6.More audio viusual and less in lecturing We Did 1. We have included some somali on the evaluation  2. Further review.  Excellence as standard. 3. This delegate has yet to complete online so we are waiting to see and keen to hear the experience. We will retain what works and build ideas into our strategic plans. 4.  Review instructions and navigation and guidance. Language already being worked up by EAH at testing level to apply for funding to enable translation.  Further data on layout and ideas sought from wider group during listening and co-design phase 1. 5. We will look at funding for further LIVE in person and online workshops and specialist lectures from current experts and researchers around the world. (for those with a vein) 6.As the programme progresses we will have different days for differnt needs. All the lectures are available online.  Full days sometimes include lectures.
Evaluations, Participants including Train the Trainers

Cohorts 2025 to 2026

"I don't think we need to redo the practical training. Everything was clearly understood, and it helped us correct the mistakes we were making before. Thank you both for your help!"
2026

Cohort 

Halo Centre Example - Africa

Listen to Gloria share a simple outline of how the programme works.  We first met PreLink in 2018 at the World Innovation Summit for Health, Doha, Qatar.  Gloria soon joined as a  lead Trainer for South Africa and now leads Training in Sub Saharan Africa.  It all starts with a Trainer course and who knows where it will take you.  

About VeinTrain

Hello, we are VeinTrain!  Sarah Phillips MA, BA, DipN is founder and Training Director and Organisational Transformation Lead.  Together with the team, we will shape your programme to suit your speciality, hospital and nation to  guide clinicians to excellence for venepuncture and cannulation skills.  With years of experience in healthcare, a published author, national competency lead and innovator (from a systems thinking, co-design approach) I understand the challenges faced by professionals like you.   We have failure rates globally reaching 69% and are determined to fix this problem through excellent training accessible to all. Our Training is hands on, in groups, in your own time and in the clinical area.   I'm thrilled to share my expertise and help you excel in venepuncture and cannulation. We will embark on this learning journey together, making the best of resources you have available to enable you to offer the best of care. Our HQ team plus over  25 Training leads are on hand to help with large training projects and smaller contracts.  We have associate trainers in excess of 300 who are trained ready to support scale up projects.  You can learn more about them at www.veintrain.co.uk

Course Curriculum

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    A: Get Started: How to best use your VeinTrain Vein Course

    1. A: Welcome Somaliland 10mins Free preview
    2. A: VeinTraining About ⏱️ 3 mins Free preview
    3. A: The global problem and our solution Free preview
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    5. A: How you will learn effectively with our online skills lab Free preview
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    B: Professional and Legal

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    2. B: How to use the Structured Learning Programme - Clinical Competency Tool Free preview
    3. B: About the Structured Learning Programme Author Overview Mary Collins Free preview
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    C: Anatomy and Physiology Applied

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    2. C: Deep Dive Key Vein Walls Free preview
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    D: Demonstrations Equipment and Procedure

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    8. D1: Deep Dive Venepuncture - Bottles Free preview
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    D2: Demonstrations Cannulation

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    E: Complications

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    F: Micro Teaching Practice Lab Demonstrations

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    G: Handouts, Feedback

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    H: Halo Technique Perfecting Practical and Specialists

    1. Your Airglove in Somaliland Free preview
    2. H: 1 Behind the Curtains – Classic Issues to Watch For Free preview
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    25. HC1: Micro Learn - Cue Improve this Cannulation Free preview
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    I: Next Steps - Clinical Competency iBooklet Knowledge test

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VeinTrain Global -  Participant Testimonials

Discover how our course has transformed the skillsets of healthcare professionals like you.

It was brilliant, I thought it was not going to work but it did.  I liked how you could access any time and for a year.  I can help my learners understand angles and support them with angles and technique.
Trainer

UK

I jumped from a 2 to a 10/10 in practical skills 
Ashley T.

Dental Nurse - Pro 1

Thank you for yesterday. The techniques you taught were great and have shown my colleague today. I’ve done 11 bloods supervised using a variety of black needles and vacutainers and butterflies and have so far had 100% success rate.
Practice Nurse 

Pro1 Live Plus

Firstly, I really enjoyed the training and received some valuable information/guidance to excel my role. I know it’s a challenge with virtual training but it was perfect. Train the Trainer, LIVE ONLINE Venepuncture and Cannulation (July 2020)
Nurse

UK

"Keep up the good work. Friendly astmospher for learning, Paolo is very helpful and to an excellent standard. Very hands on!"  "More advertisement!!! A lot of nurses are not aware of Vein Train." (thank you we are trying, please tell your friends/colleagues how to find us)
Est: 2007 - Always evaluate highly 

Royal College of Surgeons, 22nd April 2015, Venepuncture and Cannulation (22 Delegates, 3 trainers for high level supervision)

Comment: This is a very rewarding course I have ever done. This training course is a one-year training, done by a professionate experience tutor. She is so passionate about venepuncture/ cannulation and always encourages her students to feel confident and supportive through this training, putting us at ease with her extensive knowledge and guidance. I have put all that I have learned into practice. I can recommend this course to all who want to further their career. 
Trainer Accelerator - Premium - online only we have LIVE to do soon 16/2/26

Phlebotomist Trainer in other skills 

Join VeinTrain

In 2025 we will nominate selected individuals. In 2026 we will open up sponsored and direct access places via the Halo Centre.  To be  announced.   You can join us soon.  Delegates please use your email address and the voucher code provided and your course will be £0 Zero fee! 

Dahabshiil Bank

We are grateful for the  SILVER   level sponsorship to enable the design, delivery and launch of the first cohort in Somaliland 

Airglove UK

We are grateful for the  SILVER level sponsorship to enable the design, delivery and launch of the first cohort in Somaliland

Partner Pending 

VeinTrain is co-matching all donations and we are in discussion for one SILVER sponsor  but have capacity for three Gold, 2 more Silver and Bronze x 6 Please do get in touch if you would like to be considered to sponsor this amazing project