About Us
Our Story
Castleford Training Solutions (CTS) was established in 2020 with the primary goal to teach Mental Health first aid to frontline NHS staff to enhance their knowledge on the subject.
We quickly realised there was a gap in the market for a local company who can deliver well structured and engaging courses without the age old ‘death by PowerPoint’ approach. We seized the opportunity and quickly added First Aid, Mental Health and Safeguarding to the list of courses we could provide. Most recently, we have expanded our training offerings to include Pre-Hospital Care courses, such as Immediate Life Support (ILS), Level 3 First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) and requalifications for FREC 3.
All our staff share our commitment to train to the highest standards and hold enhanced DBS certificates. Our trainers hold all the relevent teaching qualifications, as well as having years of frontline medical & industry experience, to provide both the knowledge and context behind all the courses we teach. CTS have two offices located in Castleford, West Yorkshire and Wigan, Lancashire and cover both local and nationwide contracts.
We also offer medical event cover from basic first aid to paramedic level, and cover a wide spectrum of events from local galas and sporting events, to festivals and set builds. If we can help with any of the above please do not hesitate to get in touch!
Meet the Team
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Shaun Allatt
Shaun is both joint owner and head trainer at CTS. His military background initially kickstarted his passion for first aid and that has continued thoughout his working life. Shaun has assumed the role of Training Manager within a number of industries, teaching Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) and First Aid at Work (FAW).
He also volunteers as a Community First Responder (CFR) for Yorkshire Ambulance Service, alongside working for several private ambulance services as a FREC 4 (SALM) medic.
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Jen Allatt
As joint owner of CTS, Jen is in charge of day-to-day operations in the office and business finances. She also has a wealth of experience in adult social care (including Dementia and Alzheimers), learning difficulties and Autism. She is also a FREC 3 medic and enjoys covering medical events with husband Shaun.
She is currently studying towards her teaching qualifications to enable her to teach our courses. Jen gives back to the community through frequent work at an adult day care centre as a Carer/Driver.
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Nathan Allatt
Nathan focusses on the technical side of the business, providing support with IT and social media management, as well as web design. He brings his knowledge from his career in Quality to ensure all our courses are run at the highest standard.
Nathan also has experience in sports coaching, and enjoys instilling his passion through the athletes he coaches. He is also working towards his teaching qualifications to provide support for our current course offerings as well as exploring opportunities in youth sports.
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Castleford Training Solutions (CTS) also use a selected number of highly qualiffied trainers, who are all specialists in the their field, on an as-needed basis to fulfil our customer requirements. All our trainers hold an enhanced DBS certificate and all relevant training/teaching qualifications to ensure we uphold our strict standards for the quality and professionalism of our courses.
All of the instructors we use have extensive experience working within their industry, whether that be on the front line as paramedics or fire fighters, or other recognised industries.