A huge thank you to the academy, and especially to Stephen, who is a true credit to the team. The First Aid course was an excellent experience from start to finish, and that was largely down to his te... See more
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We are a family run independent training provider based in Bolton in the Northwest. We have over 43 years experience of working within the Police, Prison and Private Security Industries and have delivered learning programmes for thousands of learners. We provide learning programmes from Level 1 to Level 7 in various sectors including First Aid, Security, Licensing, Hospitality, Functional Skills and Management. We specialise in the Security sectors with Security Officer, Door Supervisor, Close protection, CCTV, CViT, Handcuffs and Stewarding qualifications being offered from our Approved and Accredited training centre in Bolton. We also now deliver the brand new Security Refreshers as from the 1st October 2024. We are friendly and helpful, and we offer free advice and guidance where required. We also have tutors, assessors and Internal Quality Assurers on site to ensure that quality and standards are raised and maintained.
Trinity House, 37 Breightmet Street, Bolton, Lancs., BL2 1BR, Bolton, United Kingdom
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Phil and Julie was absolutely amazing with helping me refresh my security knowledge I learnt so much that I can use for the future in security 5 stars

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I have attended this course with nationwide academy 3 times over the last nine years, every course has been exelent and the course teachers are very professional and brilliant. I would recommend a course with nationwide academy to anyone.

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I did Public space surveillance training 2025 ending and did my level 3 Emergency First Aid training and Level 2 Door supervision in 2026. It is an amazing experience in a serene environment

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Made to feel welcome straight from the start, instructors were great and made life easier with their explanations. Very much enjoyed the course thanks Phil and Julie

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This was an extensive and insightful course with instructors who have experience within the field of Door Supervision and other courses, and is well worth ever penny.

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Just had my Sia refresher with Julie and pill ,this is the second visit to them and again it was great, Julie took the course monitored by Phill they make you feel relaxed and at home and are really professional with a bit of fun thrown in😎. I hope I will be revisiting them in 2029 and would recommend them to anyone who needs any SIA training

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A great training experience, course was delivered professionally and with fun. The trainers delivery of the course shows she has professional knowledge and real world experience. I will definitely be going back for future courses and I would highly recommend this company for all your training needs.

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"I recently completed my training at Nationwide Academy and couldn't be happier I'll definitely be back again

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Julie and Phil were amazing tutors and made you feel at ease whilst doing my SIA refresher course.
See you in 3 years 😁. Well recommended.
Thank you

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Attended the Nationwide Academy with a last minute booking, Julie and Phill ran the refresher course exceptionally well. Great people and great customer service.

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Julie and Phil, were excellent tutors giving us great information on first aid and Sia refresh course. Thank you .

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Excellent tutors, the courses are really taught to a high standard and very informative.

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From booking to completing, always on hand, clear instructions sent for ID and course completion details of what’s needed, when arrived was greeted very well, the day was great with friendly professional trainers, everything throughout the day was explained clearly, will be booking direct with them for my next course

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Julie and Phil were both very approachable and down to earth which helps take the stress out of the learning and exam environment.
Each topic and practical was explained well making it easy to understand and therefore pass the exams.

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The tutor taught us first aid very professionally and in detail. Kind and lovely experience being a learner here.

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Just completed my third DS renewal with Julie and Phil, very professional business with a tutor that genuinely cares and is passionate about the industry, I would not go any where else for my training. Julie makes all the students feel comfortable. Welcoming and friendly environment. Great service.

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Great training centre and great team passionate about the industry and care learn the right way and skills and knowledge applied to all leat

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Phil and Julie are both down to earth and very funny and caring people they give you a lot of help and Julie is a great tutor who will answer any questions you have and makes the course fun and easy to learn

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Julie is a magnificent teacher and instructor. She takes her time to give detailed explanations

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Great training by a great bunch of people.

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