Train the Trainer Course

One trainers certificate for a range of qualifications: 

First Aid Trainer, Health & Safety Trainer, Manual Handling Trainer, Fire Safety Trainer, Food Safety Trainer, Safeguarding Trainer, Mental Health First Aider Trainer And Pool Plant Trainer.

• Portability & Recognition: Unlike standard in-house training courses, this qualification is not restricted to PTDQ. It is accepted by all major UK awarding bodies and training organisations across multiple sectors.
• Freedom & Flexibility: While most of our educators proudly continue their journey within the PTDQ training network, your certification belongs to you—giving you the commercial freedom to deliver training anywhere.
• Real Practical Pedagogy: Move beyond basic slide-reading. Master inclusive teaching, session planning, formative assessment, and constructive feedback.
• Great Value Train the Trainer Course: One of the very few within the industry allowing you to train all qualifications and not just attend a train the trainer for each course. Saving you on average £4000.00.

Build a Career, Not Just a Paper Trail

Don’t settle for a closed shop train the trainer certificate that limits where you can teach. Enrol on the PTDQ Professional Trainer Certificate today and gain an accredited, portable qualification designed for a lifetime of rewarding delivery.

PTDQ Train the Trainer Course: Deliver 17+ Regulated Qualifications

Launch or scale your training business with the UK’s most versatile workplace trainer programme.

The PTDQ Workplace Train the Trainer Course includes the fully accredited Ofqual Level 3 Award in Education & Training (AET / RQF), authorizing you to teach, assess, and certify candidates across 17 high-demand compliance subjects. Qualify simultaneously as a first aid trainer, health and safety trainer, fire safety trainer, manual handling trainer, mental health first aid trainer, and pool plant trainer—all through one unified, cost-effective pathway.

Why Choose Our Workplace Train the Trainer Course?

• Ofqual Level 3 Award in Education & Training (RQF) Included: Graduate with the recognized, regulated UK teaching benchmark that establishes your statutory credentials.
• 17 Qualifications from a Single Programme: Eliminate the cost and downtime of attending half a dozen separate instructor courses. Teach compliance, care, and leisure subjects under one license.
• Max 8 Learners per Cohort: Strict capacity limits guarantee intensive 1-to-1 mentoring, personal micro-teaching guidance, and direct feedback from qualified MSET education specialists.
• Exclusive PTDQ Trainers Portal: Streamlined back-office software to effortlessly register candidates, submit assessment decisions, and issue certificates.
• 100% Turnkey Teaching Packs: Walk away with complete, compliant course materials—slide decks, syllabus guides,  and learner assessment workbooks.
• All-Inclusive Investment: One transparent fee covers your training, exam and registration costs, lifetime learner support, plus hot lunches and refreshments during face-to-face venue days.
• Independently Regulated and All Qualifications CPD Accredited: PTDQ are independent regulators and renowned for upholding upmost quality and due-diligences protection the deliver and learner. PTDQ are full regulated and accredited by Professional Certified Training PCT UK and all qualification PTDQ certificates hold valuable CPD points.

Specialist Instructor Stream	Qualifications & Courses You Can Deliver
First Aid Trainer   6 Course opportunities   Holders Of PTDQ First Aid at Work or Equivalent	• Level 3 First Aid at Work (FAW) New Course   • Level 3 First Aid at Work (FAW) Renewal Course   • Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)   • Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (PFA)   • Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA)   • CPR & Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Health and Safety Trainer 5 Current Opportunities and 2 pending Opportunities.   Holders Of PTDQ health and safety level 2 or level 3 if you wish to deliver level 3.  or equivalent.	• Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace fro Employees • Level 3 Health & Safety in the Workplace for supervisors and management • Principles of fire safety • Principles of fire marshal in the workplace Principles of Manual Handling of Loads Coming soon – Principles of Risk Assessment Coming Soon – principles of COSHH
Mental Health First Aid Trainer 1 opportunity   Holders Of PTDQ Mental Health First Aider Certificates or Equivalent .	• Level 2 First Aid for Mental Health
Safeguarding Training 1 opportunity Holders Of PTDQ safeguarding  Certificates sor Equivalent .	• Level 2 Safeguarding Children, Young People & Adults at Risk
Food Safety Trainer 2 Opportunities Holders Of PTDQ Food safety level 2 or level 3 if you wish to deliver level 3.  or equivalent.	• Level 2 Food Safety (Catering, Retail & Manufacturing) • Level 3 Supervising Food Safety
Pool Plant Trainer   3 opportunities   Holders Of PTDQ Pool Plant Certificates sor Equivalent.	Principles of Managing Pool Water safety in Holiday Parks Principles of Managing Pool Water safety in Leisure Clubs Principles of Managing Pool Water safety in Pools

*Delivery authorization relies on holding or validating relevant sector competence/experience alongside your trainer credential.

Course Curriculum & Assessment Structure

Our curriculum satisfies the national requirements for adult education while giving you the practical mechanics to conduct engaging workshops:

1. Pedagogy & Adult Learning Theory: Developing inclusive learning environments, tailoring delivery to diverse learning styles, and mastering session planning.
2. Micro-Teaching & Practical Delivery: Conducting assessed teaching presentations within your small peer cohort (max 8 learners) with individualized coaching from MSET professionals.
3. Assessment Principles & IQA Standards: Setting clear learning outcomes, marking theory papers, judging practical skills, and satisfying Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) audits.
4. Hands-On Skills Delivery: Leading realistic CPR/defibrillator drills, manual handling kinetic lifting demonstrations, fire warden scenarios, and chemical testing run-throughs.
5. Business & Portal Operations: Navigating candidate enrollment, quality compliance, and rapid certificate processing via the PTDQ portal.

Candidate Reviews & Industry Applications

"Most instructor qualifications leave you stuck in a single silo. Completing this train the trainer course allowed me to step into corporate accounts offering everything from first aid and fire warden training to mental health and manual handling on a single supplier agreement."

Who Is This Programme For?

• Independent instructors launching a multi-service training enterprise.
• In-house corporate health & safety coordinators, HR advisors, and risk officers.
• Leisure center operators, duty managers, and commercial pool supervisors.
• Care home managers and nursing leads managing internal compliance matrices.

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes this train the trainer course different from standard courses?

Standard instructor programmes qualify you in a single discipline (such as first aid only or manual handling only). The PTDQ programme awards the accredited Ofqual Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) while simultaneously approving you to deliver across 17 specific compliance qualifications, including food hygiene, fire safety, pool plant, and mental health.

Do I need prior teaching experience to register?

No previous instructional experience is required. The course guides you step-by-step through adult learning principles, session delivery, and assessment techniques. You only need vocational background or practical competence in the subject areas you intend to teach.

What is included in the course fee?

Your fee is fully inclusive: Ofqual registration and assessment fees, access to the PTDQ Trainers Portal, lifetime instructor support packs, customizable teaching slide decks, daily lunch, and venue refreshments. There are no hidden certification or annual portal licensing charges.

Reserve Your Place on the Next Cohort

With cohort capacity strictly limited to 8 learners per session, dates fill rapidly. Speak with a senior course tutor to verify your occupational prerequisites and secure your venue date.

• Website: trainthetrainercourse.co.uk
• Telephone: 01206 890 292
• Direct Email: prs@paulrsalmon.co.uk

 

Health and Safety Trainer

Trainer must hold a PTDQ Health & Safety for Employees to teach up to Level 2 or equivalent certificate recognised by PTDQ, A PTDQ Level 3 Health & Safety Is required or equivalent certificate recognised by PTDQ, to deliver Level 3. 5 Current Opportunities 

• Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace fro Employees
• Level 3 Health & Safety in the Workplace for supervisors and management
• Principles of fire safety
• Principles of fire marshal in the workplace
• Principles of Manual Handling of Loads

Safeguarding Training

Holders Of PTDQ safeguarding Certificates or Equivalent . certificate recognised by PTDQ . 1 opportunity to teach in this suite.                              Level 2 Safeguarding Children, Young People & Adults at Risk

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