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Training

Hoople Training is one of the largest training providers in Herefordshire, running a broad range of courses including first aid, health & safety, food safety, and essential training for the care sector. We work closely with Herefordshire Council and Wye Valley NHS Trust, and also support businesses and educational organisations across the county and beyond.

Free training for businesses in Hereford

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Hoople Training has received funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to provide free training to businesses in Herefordshire. Click here to find out more: 

Courses

  • Health & Social Care

    We deliver a large range of specialist care training including moving and handling, safeguarding and infection prevention and control. We offer care certificate training for all new staff working in a health and social care setting.

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  • First Aid & Wellbeing

    Our accredited courses cover everything from basic life support and emergency first aid, to paediatric first aid and more. We hold annual refreshers to ensure your knowledge and skills are up to date. Use our First Aid Requirements Calculator to find which course is the most suitable for you. See the link at the bottom of the page.

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  • Health & Safety

    Our Health and Safety courses cover a wide range of topics from introductory awareness sessions, to fire warden training and risk assessments.

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  • Food Safety

    Our Food Safety courses include a Level 2 qualification which covers the importance of food hygiene, associated food hazards and good hygiene practice and controls, as well as food safety laws and legal responsibilities. Essential for anyone working within the catering or hospitality industry!

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  • Leadership & Management

    These courses are designed especially for the modern workplace, to ensure that managers and senior staff are fully equipped to handle whatever the working day may throw at them! This range of courses includes a range of topics from conflict resolution and delivering feedback to financial management and presentation skills.

    View Courses leadership & management
  • Personal Development

    These courses will help you to develop your capabilities and potential by improving your existing skills and learning new ones; the competences you will acquire can be applied both to your work and personal life.

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  • Information Technology

    Everything to help you brush up on your IT skills, with courses on how to get to grips with Microsoft Teams to enable to you work remotely more efficiently, and spreadsheet building with Microsoft Excel.

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  • Bespoke Courses

    Can’t find what you’re looking for? We offer bespoke courses tailored to your requirements, as well as flexible timings and locations. Our team are always happy to discuss flexible options, just ask!

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  • Unit4 ERP Reporting: Consultancy & Training

    We provide online training and consultancy on reporting from Unit4 ERP software (formerly known as Business World or Agresso), including Excelerator and XtraReports. We work across all modules and platforms.

    Unit4 ERP Reporting: Consultancy & Training view courses

Read our reviews

Sutton Primary Academy

Thank you Sarah, your professionalism and knowledge was excellent. Very bespoke and personalised to our needs. Thank you for training to our specific needs and always considering the emotional side of our reasons for the training.

Delegate RJ

I was dreading a boring ‘being talked at’ course, but VERY engaging course - lots of theory mixed with practical. Friendly, approachable trainer and clear teaching given with plenty of chances to ask questions and make comments. Best training I have ever attended - thank you!

Deer Park Care Home

The attendees have given such positive feedback from “absolutely fantastic Trainer”, “so interactive”, “knows the subject really well”, “The best First Aid training I’ve had” and “I feel so equipped to be able to deliver First Aid in an emergency situation”. I mean I had no doubt - Sarah is a superstar! Thank you so much Sarah - I cannot wait to work closely with you and Hoople in the future.

Meet the team

  • Daley Jones

    Daley has over 20 years’ experience in the learning and development sector, originating in IT training delivery. He is proud to lead our professional training delivery team and Ofsted rated ‘Good’ education provision. Daley has been with Hoople since its inception in April 2011 and joined the Executive Management Team in October 2022.

    Daley Jones

    Head of Training & Education

  • Stacey Knill

    Stacey has 20 years’ experience in the learning and development sector, originating in dental nursing delivery, but more recently in coaching & mentoring, and leadership & management. Stacey has a proven track record of developing quality curriculums and is proud to lead our professional training team in developing their product range for Hoople’s shareholders and commercial customers. Stacey joined the team in July 2024.

    Stacey Knill

    Learning & Development Manager

  • Sarah Ellis

    With 16 years of experience in the care sector, Sarah uses her extensive knowledge to deliver our Health and Social Care focused courses, including Moving and Handling which is her favourite. With her A1 Assessor qualification under her belt, Sarah can assess and tailor courses for organisations, and she has recently gained her level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, so there's no stopping her.

    Sarah Ellis

    Learning & Development Specialist – Care & Quality

  • Shane Young

    Shane brings to the team over 20 years of experience from the finance and administrative sector, including management and training responsibilities. A natural communicator with an adaptable approach means that Shane is a positive influence both in the team and within the training environment.

    Shane Young

    Learning & Development Specialist – Compliance

  • Georgia Aldsworth

    Georgia, the newest member of the team, joined Hoople as a trainer in January 2024. As an experienced mental health advocate, Georgia is particularly passionate about mental health first aid training and promoting organisational wellbeing. She also draws on a background in customer service to welcome and support new starters at induction training, and helps delegates develop essential skills in first aid.

    Georgia Aldsworth

    Health & Wellbeing Trainer

  • Rebecca Aitken-Moist

    Becka joined Hoople in 2024 with over 15 years of Learning & Development experience. She is a qualified teacher and brings coaching and development experience to support our management and leadership training. She uses her customer service skills and standards to support new starters at their induction sessions.

    Rebecca Aitken-Moist

    Learning & Development Facilitator

  • Elisabeth Taylor

    Elisabeth specialises in training and consultancy for Unit4 ERP reporting software. She has 30 years’ experience of business applications in a wide variety of sectors, primarily local government and higher education. Elisabeth joined Hoople Group in 2023, adding reporting training and consultancy to the range of specialist services provided by the Unit4 ERP team within IT Services at Hoople.

    Elisabeth Taylor

    Unit4 ERP Reporting Trainer & Consultant

  • Ferrara Evans

    Ferrara has been with Hoople from the very beginning, back in April 2011. With over 13 years administration experience, specifically in the training and education sector, she is the fount of all knowledge and loves nothing better than keeping the training team organised! She's also the go-to for any bespoke requirements, always happy to discuss your training needs.

    Ferrara Evans

    Business Support Supervisor

  • Marie Barnett

    Marie joined Hoople with over 20 years of experience in administration and customer service. She likes to be kept busy, she is passionate about the training services our wonderful team can provide, and meeting the needs of our customers. She can be found planning our trainers calendars, looking after our enquiries, bookings and course delegates. She is the go-to for any training requirements and is always happy to discuss your training needs.

    Marie Barnett

    Training Administrator

  • Caroline Cook

    Caroline has been with Hoople for as long as we can remember, and has many years of experience in business administration and customer service. A true ‘people person’ who is happy to help and support the team, she never fails to put a smile on our face, and not just because she brings cake into the office!

    Caroline Cook

    Customer Support Assistant

Contact Hoople Training

General Enquiries

Address

Hoople Training
Auxilium House
Legion Way
Hereford
HR1 1LN

Phone

01432 383500

More information

  • On-site Training

    When you have several employees to train, on-site training is usually more cost-effective as you pay per course rather than per delegate, save on travel costs and minimise staff downtime. Hoople Training can also offer increased flexibility regarding dates and times, and tailor courses to your specific organisational needs.

    Contact us to discuss on-site training
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  • First Aid Calculator

    Our first aid requirements calculator is a handy tool for checking if you have the correct provision. The calculator has three simple steps and only takes a few minutes to complete. It will then use the latest HSE guidance to provide you with a full breakdown of how many first aiders you need and what type of training they require.

    Try our First Aid Calculator