about us
Many of our customers have remained have engaged Solutions for 20 + years, which speaks for itself!
who are we
Solutions Training & Advisory Ltd has been providing sector bespoke accredited health and safety training solutions to organisations UK-wide since 1994. We are in the business of managing your risks by developing your people. We do it in the way that meets your needs best and we do it very well. Case studies and learner feedback confirms this.
Our success stories
Emergency services train the trainer Level 3 outcome
18 months after our Moving People (moving and handling) train the trainer programme to Kent Fire and Rescue Services:
- Musculoskeletal injuries decreased by 54%
- Manual Handling injuries decreased by 43%
- Patient Handling injuries decreased by 89%
Reduction in incidents of violence and aggression rail secor
A train company had 312 days when staff were unable to attend work as a result of being abused, threatened or assaulted, due to their employment.
A thorough investigation of the incidents concluded that an intervention that included staff training was required.
eLearning / online / blended learning solution
We saved a customer in the Ambulance sector £350,000 in one year by implementing e-learning as part of their training strategy.
Our sector-specific e-learning theory courses teach the required underpinning knowledge of it topic and save around half a day of face-to-face training.
Special Education
We have developed bespoke training solutions for this sector and have on average, saved schools around £500 a day in training costs.
Not all schools require costly training. We offer schools access to our People Moving People online theory course accompanied by video skills training.
Our sector experiences
Many of our loyal customers have been using our services since 1995, which speaks for itself!
Our solutions range from sector-specific train the trainer and trainer update programmes, video conferencing, practical skills training, accessing our unique online/e-learning courses, tutor-led group-based classroom training, or through “blended learning”, a mix of online and face-to-face.
We can deliver training at our customer’s site, a mutually agreed venue, or you can attend a nationwide open course which are attended by like-minded industry professionals.
We deliver training solutions to all industry sectors, however, we are renowned to be the preferred training partner, offering bespoke solutions to the below key sectors:
Emergency Services
Solutions has successfully delivered Moving & Handing and Conflict Resolution training to ambulance (public and private), fire, and police services for over 25 years!
Health & Social Care
Solutions are proud to have been working in the care sector for over 25 years, offering sector specific training solutions including e-learning and practical courses.
Special Education
We provide tailored training courses depending on the handling needs of your unique SEND pupils. On average, our bespoke training saves schools £700 a day!
Corporate & Commercial
We offer sector-specific courses including manual handling of inanimate loads, risk assessment, fire safety, customer service, first aid and much more!
Our longevity has provided us with multiple case studies within these sectors, all of which demonstrate how our solutions and training interventions have reduced injury and absenteeism, particularly linked to work-based conflict/violence and musculoskeletal injuries.
Meet the Company Director
Paul J Meek - Chartered F.C.I.P.D, Founding Director
(Former Operations Director of an ambulance company)
All team members are professionally qualified and experienced for high risk activities such as conflict resolution, manual handling, fire safety, all levels of first aid plus mental health first aid. Many programmes being on the Regulated Qualifications Framework thereby accredited by OFQUAL so requiring adherence to high standards and external quality assurance checks.
Our training solutions
We offer educationally accredited training qualifications, including Moving & Handling, Conflict Resolution, Fire Warden, and First Aid, all of which are on the regulated qualifications framework.
Our online courses for Conflict Resolution, Moving & Handling, and Advanced Stroke Life Support have been consistently rated as being ‘extremely effective’ and praised for being the most bespoke e-learning courses in the sectors they have been developed for. Each course has been designed with educational rigor by world-class instructional designers.
Click on our e-learning page to view demos of our online theory courses. e-learning
At the request of our customers, we have developed and filmed sector bespoke technique training videos, including, Disengagement / breakaway / holding techniques, Pre-hospital moving and handling techniques bespoke to the emergency services, and Moving and handling techniques bespoke to the health and social care and special education sector.
Our most popular training topics include (but not limited to):
Moving & Handling Training (manual, people, and patient handling, moving people, moving patients, lifting/transferring of pupils)
Conflict Resolution & Preventing Violence Training (breakaway / disengagement / holding skills & techniques)
First Aid at Work Training to meet all training needs.
Infection Control Training