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.

shaun@castlefordtrainingsolutions.co.uk

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.

jen@castlefordtrainingsolutions.co.uk

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.

nathan@castlefordtrainingsolutions.co.uk

Stuart is a trainer at CTS and also one of our Internal Quality Assessors so helps keep us up to date on compliance and training procedures. As well as teaching the First Aid and FREC qualifications we do, he also trains awareness courses in Autism and Dementia.

His passion for First Aid started 25+ years ago when he used to cover both local and national motorsport events, moving on to the more relaxed world of paintballing! Like Shaun, Stuart believes in giving some of his time volunteering for Yorkshire Ambulance Services as a Community First Responder (CFR), which involves responding to life threatening emergencies and keeping patients alive until ambulance support arrives. Stuart is also a FREC 4 (SALM) medic.

As well as being a long serving Fire Fighter and a FREC 3 Medic, James also looks after all CTS Fire Safety and Fire Warden enquiries. Who better to teach you about Fire Safety than a serving Fire Fighter!

James is a family man with two young children and his First Aid interests started as a youth when, aged 18, he studied at college to become a fitness instructor, alongside also working as a lifeguard and playing rugby league. During his time in the Fire Service he quickly ventured down the training route, gaining his qualifications and becoming station instructor in areas like water rescue and immediate emergency care. Whatever your needs are relating to Fire Safety or inspection, let CTS be the company to help you.

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.