We design and roll out a tailored health & safety training programme for your organisation — from training needs analysis through to a training matrix, delivery and refresher scheduling. Built by CMIOSH consultants, not pulled from a catalogue. Since 1984.
Training programme development is the consultancy-led work of designing health and safety training as a planned, organisation-wide programme — rather than booking ad-hoc courses whenever someone remembers. It begins with a training needs analysis (TNA): mapping every role against the risks it carries and the competence the law and the job require, so you can see exactly where the gaps are.
From the TNA comes a training matrix — a clear picture of who needs what training, to what standard, and how often it must be refreshed. The programme then sets out the right delivery mix for each need (classroom, virtual classroom, e-learning, toolbox talks, on-the-job), an implementation plan to roll it out without disrupting operations, and the records and refresher scheduling to keep it current.
This is different from simply buying courses. KeyOstas designs the whole programme — by CMIOSH consultants, tailored to your sector and roles — and can draw on KeyOstas’ own accredited training (NEBOSH, IOSH, CITB and more) to deliver it. The result is a workforce trained to the right standard, with the records to prove it.
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 13 of MHSWR 1999 require employers to provide employees with adequate health and safety training — on recruitment, and when risks change. A planned training programme is the recognised way to evidence that you have met that duty across the whole workforce.
The full lifecycle — from training needs analysis to a maintained, refreshed programme — designed by CMIOSH consultants.
We map every role against its risks and the competence required — so training is targeted, not guessed.
A clear matrix of who needs what training, to what standard, and at what refresh interval.
The right delivery mix for each need — classroom, virtual, e-learning, toolbox talks, on-the-job.
A practical rollout plan that trains your workforce without disrupting operations.
A system for recording completion and scheduling refreshers, so competence never quietly lapses.
The programme is reviewed as roles, risks and the law change — and can be maintained under a retained package.
Four reasons UK employers have KeyOstas design their health & safety training programme.
Five CMIOSH-grade consultants — Chartered Members of IOSH, the highest grade IOSH awards. Most one-person UK consultancies hold no Chartered grade at all.
Our lead consultant is listed on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register — the cross-body register endorsed by HSE, IOSH and IEMA. Verify us directly on OSHCR.
No junior account managers, no offshored advice lines. The Chartered consultant who scopes your engagement on the free call is the consultant who delivers it.
Findings closed, not just listed. Documents your team will actually use. The benchmark is whether this made your business safer.
From first call to delivery, the Chartered consultant you meet is the consultant who does the work — no handoffs, no junior advisors.
We discuss your roles, your risks and where training currently stands — and agree the shape of the programme.
A training needs analysis, a training matrix and a designed programme with the right delivery mix — with a fixed fee.
We implement the programme, set up records and refresher scheduling, and review it as roles and risks change.
Programme design and rollout is fixed-scope project work; ongoing programme maintenance can sit inside a retained advisory package.
Training needs analysis, training matrix, programme design and implementation — fixed scope, fixed fee. Written proposal within 24 hours of the scoping call.
Ongoing programme maintenance — records, refresher scheduling and updates as roles and risks change — inside a retained package from £495 a year.
The questions UK buyers ask us most about this service. Tap any to expand.
A training needs analysis (TNA) is the process of mapping every role in your organisation against the risks it carries and the competence the law and the job require — then comparing that to the training people have actually had. It shows exactly where the gaps are, so training can be targeted rather than guessed.
Start with a training needs analysis; build a training matrix of who needs what and how often; design the right delivery mix for each need; create an implementation plan; and set up records and refresher scheduling. KeyOstas designs and runs that whole lifecycle for you.
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulation 13 of MHSWR 1999 require employers to provide adequate H&S training on recruitment and when risks change. The specific training depends on the role and its risks — which is exactly what a training needs analysis identifies.
A training matrix is a single view of who needs what training, to what standard, and when it must be refreshed. It turns training from an ad-hoc cost into a managed system — and gives you the evidence, at a glance, that your workforce is competently trained.
It depends on the topic and the risk — some certifications carry a defined validity (often three years), while others are refreshed when roles, equipment or procedures change. A training programme builds the right refresh interval into the matrix so nothing quietly expires.
Off-the-shelf courses are generic and bought one at a time. A bespoke programme is designed around your roles, your risks and your sector, planned as a whole, and delivered in the mix that suits your workforce — with the records and refresher scheduling to keep it current.
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