The Mandatory Training Group

The Mandatory Training Group: statutory training and compliance software for UK organisations

The Mandatory Training Group describes itself as a UK provider of workforce development solutions across all sectors. Operating since 2012, the organisation combines accredited e-learning, train the trainer programmes, blended learning and document management tools aimed at helping employers meet regulatory requirements. Its stated focus is health and social care, early years, education and corporate environments, with reference to the frameworks of CQC, Ofsted and HSE.

The company presents its activity as a single compliance ecosystem: courses, policies and procedures, and software for tracking training and documentation. It reports collaboration with NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers, social care organisations and educational institutions, and states that its catalogue exceeds 800 CPD-accredited online courses.

Course catalogue and mandatory training bundles

The e-learning offer is organised into subject areas that include mandatory training bundles, health and social care, train the trainer, childcare and EYFS, resuscitation, first aid, safeguarding, health and safety, moving and handling, clinical skills, mental health, fire safety and business essentials. Separate bundles are listed for health and social care providers and for health and social care professionals, alongside practical courses.

Among the specific topics covered by the bundles and courses are first aid at work, basic and immediate life support, safeguarding and child protection, chaperone and consent, medication management, food safety and hygiene, and policies and procedures. The catalogue shown at the time of writing included, for example:

• Online Train the Trainer Package – Level 3 (£297.00)
• Emergency First Aid at Work – Level 3 (£24.99)
• Moving and Handling – Online Train the Trainer – Level 3 (£297.00)
• Medicines Management Train the Trainer – Level 3 (£349.00)
• Resuscitation Immediate Life Support – Level 3 (£24.99)
• Mandatory Training for Allied Health Professionals (£29.99)
• Basic Life Support – Online Train the Trainer – Level 3 (£297.00)
• CSTF Resuscitation (Adult Basic Life Support) – Level 2 (£19.99)

These prices correspond to the catalogue displayed when this profile was drafted and may vary.

Train the Trainer programmes

A distinct line of the business is the Train the Trainer offer, aimed at organisations that want to build internal capacity to deliver compliance training. The programmes are accredited and come with access to ComplyPlus™ TMS, the company's training management system. The stated purpose is to let in-house trainers use the provided resources, schedule and deliver sessions, and maintain consistent staff development across the organisation.

ComplyPlus™: software for regulatory compliance

The company has developed a family of tools grouped under the ComplyPlus™ name, presented as regulatory compliance management software. Its components address different parts of the compliance workflow:

• ComplyPlus™ LMS: access to more than 800 accredited online courses for healthcare, education and social care organisations.
• ComplyPlus™ TMS: training management, including progress tracking and session scheduling.
• ComplyPlus™ Docs: upload, organisation and secure access to policies, employee certificates and organisational records.
• Policies and Procedures: fully customisable templates intended to meet regulatory standards in healthcare, education and social care.
• ComplyPlus™ CPD Tracker: a separate tool listed in the site navigation.

The software is positioned as a way to streamline policies, track training and manage documents while aligning with standards from CQC, Ofsted and HSE.

Sectors and client base

The material identifies health and social care, early years and childcare, schools and education, and corporate settings as the main audiences. The company states that it works with NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers, social care organisations and educational institutions, and that its solutions cover onboarding, training and governance. It also reports having been trusted by three million learners.

Two client comments reproduced on the site refer to tailored course content and to the use of a blended learning environment for agency workers in healthcare; they are individual testimonies rather than a general assessment of the service.

Service conditions highlighted by the company

The site advertises device compatibility across desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone and other mobile devices, a 100% money back guarantee and online customer support available . These are claims made in the company's own presentation.