Project Skills Solutions

What Project Skills Solutions does

Project Skills Solutions is a privately owned, family-run training services company headquartered in Essex, United Kingdom, that has delivered accredited health and safety training since 2004. The company operates a portfolio of more than 20 distinct course categories spanning 14 accreditation bodies — including IOSH, NEBOSH, CITB, NRSWA, CPCS, Smart Awards, PIA, Openreach, IPAF, NPORS, EUSR, Lantra, the Water Jetting Association, and CCNSG — listing 12,067+ course options across 60+ UK and Ireland venues. Its primary customers are UK businesses across all sectors (horizontal segmentation) requiring workforce compliance training, together with individual learners seeking certifications for career advancement in construction, utilities, and telecommunications.

The company's underlying technology is a course marketplace and e-learning delivery layer that supports four delivery modalities: classroom at nationwide venues, on-site at client premises, virtual live classroom for remote participation, and self-paced e-learning for online completion. Course content and accreditation approvals are sourced through channel partnerships with UK accreditation bodies, and delivery capacity is augmented via a sub-contracted training supplier network that the company is actively recruiting. Beyond its core course catalogue, the company offers a Managed Training Services engagement model handling scheduling, venue coordination, and programme management for organisations requiring full workforce retraining programmes.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time per-course, per-participant fees (with classroom, virtual, or eLearning pricing variants) plus Managed Training Services engagements for enterprise-style workforce programmes. GTM is sales-led and multi-channel, combining self-serve website booking and e-commerce (targeting SMBs and individuals) with telephone sales and on-site delivery for enterprise accounts. Marketing relies on SEO-optimised course pages, blog content, REVIEWS.io customer review accumulation (1,117 reviews, 4.73 average), and social media presence. The company has no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity; only one founder / Supply Chain Manager, Jo O Connell, is named in the leadership data.

Name

Project Skills Solutions

Legal name

Project Skills Solutions

Website

https://projss.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Project Skills Solutions is a UK-wide, family-run training provider founded in 2004 that delivers accredited health and safety courses across 14 accreditation bodies via classroom, on-site, virtual, and eLearning formats to businesses and individuals across all sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Working at Heights, Fall Protection & Scaffolding (EDABAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vendor/Authorized Certification Training (Microsoft/AWS/Cisco, etc.) (BPAEANAA), Project, Process & Quality Certification Prep (PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL) (EDANAIAE)

Keywords

• Health and safety training
• Accredited safety certifications
• Construction safety courses
• Compliance training services
• Workplace safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Basildon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course Fees: Revenue is generated through one-time course fees for accredited health and safety training courses. Customers pay per course, per participant, with options for classroom, virtual, or eLearning delivery formats.
2. Managed Training Services: The company offers managed training services for organisations requiring comprehensive workforce retraining programmes, providing tailored solutions that encompass course scheduling, venue coordination, and programme management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Project Skills Solutions delivers accredited occupational health and safety training across the UK, offering IOSH, NEBOSH, CITB/Site Safety Plus, CPCS, NRSWA/Streetworks, CCNSG, EUSR, IPAF, NPORS, Smart Awards, PIA, Openreach and Water Jetting Association courses alongside general safety, confined spaces, working at heights, communications, electrical and Lantra highways sector-scheme content. Courses are delivered through classroom sessions at 100+ UK venues, virtual live classrooms, self-paced e-learning and bespoke on-site training for employer accounts, serving both individual learners booking single courses and corporate clients arranging managed training programmes.

Product overview

Project Skills Solutions is a UK-wide provider of accredited health and safety training courses, established in 2004 and headquartered in Essex. The company offers a portfolio of classroom, virtual, and e-learning training options across multiple accreditation bodies (IOSH, NEBOSH, CITB, NRSWA, CPCS, Smart Awards, and PIA). The core product portfolio includes individual course categories such as CCNSG, CITB/Site Safety Plus, Confined Spaces, CPCS Plant, Electrical, EUSR, IOSH, IPAF, Lantra, NEBOSH, NPORS, NRSWA/Streetworks, Openreach/PIA Accredited Courses, Smart Awards, Water Jetting Association, and Working at Heights training. These are delivered through multiple channels: classroom-based courses at nationwide venues, on-site training at client locations, virtual live classrooms, and a self-paced e-learning platform. The company also provides Managed Training Services for organizations requiring end-to-end training program management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IOSH Courses Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) accredited courses including Managing Safely and Working Safely for managers, supervisors and employees across UK organisations.
• NEBOSH Courses NEBOSH National and International General Certificates, Construction Certificate and related diploma-level qualifications for health and safety professionals across UK and international learners.
• CITB / Site Safety Plus Courses CITB-accredited Site Safety Plus courses such as SMSTS, SSSTS, Site Management and Supervisor training required for construction site roles.
• CPCS Plant Courses Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) operator training and theory-test preparation for construction plant and equipment operators.
• NRSWA / Streetworks Courses New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) operator and supervisor qualifications required for working on UK highways and streetworks.
• CCNSG Courses CCNSG (Client / Contractor National Safety Group) safety passport training typically required for personnel working on major engineering construction sites.
• EUSR Courses Energy and Utility Skills Register (EUSR) registration and competency courses for utility-sector workers.
• IPAF Training International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) operator courses for safe use of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
• NPORS Training National Plant Operators Registration Scheme (NPORS) operator training for plant, lifting and construction equipment.
• Smart Awards Courses Smart Awards-accredited training for telecoms and network installation engineers, supporting competence requirements for regulated communications work.
• Openreach Accredited Courses Openreach-accredited training for engineers and contractors working on the Openreach telecommunications network.
• PIA Openreach Courses Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) accreditation courses for engineers performing civils and cabling work on the Openreach network.
• Water Jetting Association Courses Water Jetting Association-accredited safety and operator competence courses for high-pressure water jetting work.
• Confined Spaces Training Confined-space entry, rescue and standby cover training for operatives working in restricted industrial, utilities and construction environments.
• Working at Heights Training Working-at-height safety training including harness use, fall-arrest equipment inspection and safe systems of work for construction, maintenance and industrial roles.
• Safety Courses General workplace safety courses covering manual handling, fire safety, first aid, asbestos awareness and similar foundational safety topics.
• Communications Training Communications and customer-service training delivered alongside the health and safety portfolio for workforce development.
• Electrical Training Electrical safety and competence training courses for electricians, maintenance staff and electrical workers.
• Lantra Highways Sector Scheme Training Lantra Highways Sector Scheme training for operatives and supervisors working on UK highways maintenance and construction.
• On-Site Training Bespoke on-site training delivered at client premises for groups of delegates covering any of the company's accredited course categories, aimed at organisations with multiple staff to train at a single location.
• Managed Training Services Managed multi-course training programmes delivered on behalf of corporate clients, including scheduling, delegate administration and completion reporting across the company's accredited course catalogue.
• Virtual Live Classroom Training Live instructor-led training delivered remotely via virtual classroom, enabling delegates to attend accredited courses from any location without travelling to a physical venue.
• E-Learning Courses Self-paced online e-learning equivalents of selected classroom courses, allowing delegates to complete accredited training at their own pace without scheduled classroom attendance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.73 average customer rating from 1,117 reviews

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIOSH is an accreditation body for health and safety professionals. Project Skills Solutions offers IOSH courses including IOSH Working Safely, IOSH Managing Safely, IOSH Managing Safely Refresher, and IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing as classroom, virtual, and eLearning options.
• NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNEBOSH is a UK-based examination board providing globally recognised health and safety qualifications. Project Skills Solutions offers NEBOSH National General Certificate as classroom, on-site, virtual, and eLearning courses.
• CITB (Construction Industry Training Board)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCITB provides the Site Safety Plus suite of courses for the construction industry. Project Skills Solutions offers CITB Health and Safety Awareness and other Site Safety Plus courses.
• Smart AwardscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmart Awards is an accreditation body for the utilities and telecommunications sector. Project Skills Solutions offers Smart Awards courses including SA001 Overhead Safety and SA002 Underground Safety for Openreach engineers.
• OpenreachcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpenreach is a telecommunications network business. Project Skills Solutions offers Openreach Accredited Courses and PIA Openreach Accredited Courses for telecommunications engineers.
• NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Act)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNRSWA is the regulatory framework for street works in the UK. Project Skills Solutions offers NRSWA Streetworks Operative and Supervisor courses leading to certification cards.
• CPCS (Construction Plant Competence Scheme)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCPCS provides competency cards for plant operators in construction. Project Skills Solutions offers CPCS Plant Courses for plant machinery operation training and certification.
• EUSR (Energy & Utility Skills Register)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEUSR is the register for energy and utility skills. Project Skills Solutions offers EUSR Courses including National Water Hygiene as classroom and eLearning options.
• LantraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLantra is a sector skills body for land-based and environmental industries. Project Skills Solutions offers Lantra Highways Sector Scheme courses.
• IPAF (International Powered Access Federation)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIPAF promotes the safe use of powered access equipment. Project Skills Solutions offers IPAF training courses for MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform) operation.
• NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNPORS is a UK registration scheme for plant operators. Project Skills Solutions offers NPORS Training courses for plant and machinery operation.
• Water Jetting AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Water Jetting Association promotes safe working practices for water jetting operations. Project Skills Solutions offers Water Jetting Association Courses for high-pressure water jetting certification.
• CCNSG (Client Contractor National Safety Group)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCNSG provides safety training passport schemes for the engineering and construction industries. Project Skills Solutions offers CCNSG courses.
• PIA (Pole Inspection and Access)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPIA provides accreditation for telecommunications line workers. Project Skills Solutions offers PIA Openreach Accredited Courses for PIA-certified training.
• Training Suppliers (Supply Chain)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProject Skills Solutions actively seeks to expand its supply chain with training supplier organisations that share dedication to quality and course delivery standards. The company advertises 'Training Supplier Opportunities' on its website to grow its network of sub-contracted training providers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Virtual College: UK e-learning and training provider offering health & safety, compliance, and vocational courses to businesses and individuals. Comparable to PSS because of overlapping online delivery of IOSH, food safety, and workplace safety training into the same UK buyer base.
• SHEilds: UK-based health, safety, and environmental training provider offering NEBOSH, IOSH, and construction safety courses online and in classroom. Comparable to PSS as a competing UK safety training brand serving individuals and corporate clients.
• Astutis: UK-based NEBOSH and IOSH accredited training provider offering classroom, virtual, and eLearning courses. Directly comparable to PSS due to overlapping NEBOSH National General Certificate and IOSH Managing Safely offerings and similar B2B/B2C positioning.
• iHASCO: UK provider of online health & safety, HR, and compliance e-learning courses, including IOSH-approved programmes. Comparable to PSS as a competing UK health and safety training brand targeting both businesses and individuals, particularly in the eLearning channel.
• Phoenix Health & Safety: UK NEBOSH, IOSH, and construction safety training provider offering classroom, online, and in-company courses. Comparable to PSS due to overlapping accreditation portfolio (NEBOSH, IOSH, CITB) and similar B2B/B2C sales model across UK venues.
• High Speed Training: UK-based provider of accredited health and safety, food safety, and compliance training delivered online and in classroom formats. Directly comparable to PSS because it serves the same UK B2B/B2C market with overlapping IOSH, NEBOSH, and general safety courses.
• The Training Room: UK vocational and health & safety training provider offering accredited courses including NEBOSH and IOSH via classroom and online formats. Comparable to PSS in targeting both individual learners pursuing safety qualifications and employers seeking workforce training.

Broad incumbents

• British Safety Council: Long-established UK chartered body offering accredited health, safety, and environmental training and qualifications. Comparable as a broader, well-recognised UK safety training incumbent that competes with PSS in IOSH, NEBOSH, and general workplace safety courses.
• NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health): UK examination body and awarding organisation that issues globally recognised health and safety qualifications such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate. Comparable to PSS as the accreditation body whose courses PSS delivers, and as an indirect incumbent shaping the UK safety training market.

Regional players

• Acorn Safety Services: UK-based health and safety training provider focused on construction, industrial, and workplace safety courses including CITB and IOSH. Comparable to PSS as a regional training operator competing for similar UK construction and workplace safety training demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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