Chris Garland Training

Chris Garland Training: workplace compliance and safety training from Knutsford

Chris Garland Training is a training provider based in Knutsford, Cheshire, that delivers accredited and bespoke workplace compliance and safety courses to businesses across the UK. The organisation presents itself as a dedicated safety partner, aiming to help clients stay compliant, reduce liability and support sustainability goals. Its primary training venue is in Knutsford, and its trainers travel nationwide to deliver courses at client sites.

Course areas

The course catalogue is organised into several core sectors:

• First aid and medical: workplace first aid, paediatric and child first aid, outdoor and forestry first aid, sports first aid, home and family first aid, online first aid and medical courses, pre-hospital care, and annual refresher training. The workplace first aid courses are described as aligned with HSE regulations and UK Resuscitation Council guidelines.
• Fire and evacuation: fire safety training and evacuation equipment courses, including hands-on practice with evacuation chairs and sledges on clients' own stairwells and the creation of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) to meet Equality Act duties.
• Care sector: Care Certificate support and advanced safety protocols for residential settings and children's homes, including site-specific ligature response training intended to help meet CQC expectations.
• Mental health and wellbeing: accredited mental health first aid modules aimed at HR teams and managers, covering early warning signs and supporting colleagues.
• Food safety and hygiene: regulated Level 2 and Level 3 food hygiene courses, including allergen awareness.
• Conflict, safety and security: courses covering Martyn's Law and safeguarding.
• Workplace compliance and essentials: health and safety courses (classroom and online), ladder safety training, EDI, business and interpersonal skills courses for 16–19 year olds, and CPD courses.
• Train the Trainer programmes and courses for GP and dental practices.

Group training and compliance tracking

For teams, the provider designs bespoke programmes and delivers them at the client's site anywhere in the UK, or as a private course at its Knutsford venue. It positions itself as a single-supplier safety partner that monitors upcoming certification deadlines, organises private training blocks and issues automated renewal alerts. All training, whether regulated or custom-built, is mapped against national regulatory frameworks and supports compliance with HSE guidelines, industry frameworks and insurance requirements.

Accreditation and standards

Chris Garland Training operates as an approved training centre under a regulated UK awarding body, which it says provides verification for safety inspections, CQC frameworks and corporate insurance audits. The organisation also states that if a training experience falls short of expectations, clients can contact it within five working days to resolve the issue.

Sustainability and social value

The provider links its training delivery to environmental and social commitments. For private course quotations, it can supply Scope 3 emission estimates for the delivery, whether an instructor travels to the client or the team is hosted in Knutsford, giving procurement teams figures for net-zero reporting. It also maintains a guide to local EV charging points in Knutsford, sorted by proximity, networks and charging speeds, and highlights rail and motorway access to its venue. Through partnerships, it reports planting one tree for every candidate trained (with One Tree Planted), supporting ocean conservation through Surfers Against Sewage, and funding North West Air Ambulance.

Clients and reach

The organisation states that its clients include businesses, public sector bodies and more than eight regional NHS Trusts. Its customer support team is UK-based and works remotely, while trainers deliver practical skills at organisations nationwide. The classroom centre is located just off Junction 19 of the M6.