Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chris Todd - Local Security Management Specialist
"In 2007 one of our targets in the Trust was to deliver Conflict Resolution training to all our front line staff. This was a sizable task requiring careful planning and we decided to outsource the training provision. After careful research we decided to develop a partnership with Cheshire Assessment and Training Solutions (CAATS).
That partnership has resulted in over 2000 staff at the Trust receiving Conflict Resolution Training to the standard required by the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS). That partnership continues to grow with Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and CAATS working together to provide a safer hospital community.
"I am pleased with the outcome" says Chris Todd Trust Security Management Specialist. "CAATS provides us with a superb resource which frees our own staff to undertake the operational side of security with the confidence that our Conflict Resolution Training matches the national syllabus and is realistically delivered."
Spindles and Town Square Shopping Centre, Oldham
Tim O'Callaghan, Security Manager
"My team at this very busy shopping centre underwent the NVQ process using CAATS Ltd. In a word they were superb. From the first meeting with their management through to the start of the agreed delivery plan they took in all our concerns about no loss of operational delivery and our clients requirements. The assessors were well organised and professional when they arrived on site and delivered what they had programmed on time.
My Security Officers found the process positive and informative, the guided learning sessions delivered were tailored to each Officer's role. If you were to ask what difference CAATS has made to our operations I would have to say: "My team think in a much more informed way when they approach situations. They are more confident and competent within their role".
My team have achieved their Level 2 NVQ in Providing Security Services and I would recommend CAATS to any security organisation as a professional company, indeed we have engaged again with them to conduct more training with our new members of staff".
