What ACI Training and Consultancy does

ACI Training and Consultancy Ltd is a privately held UK training and compliance provider founded circa 2003 and headquartered in Chepstow, South Wales. The company specializes in health and social care training and compliance services, serving healthcare professionals, social care agencies, early years/EYFS settings, dental practices, GP surgeries, private hospitals, aesthetics clinics, and veterinary clinics. Its offering is organized around four service pillars: Training Services (mandatory and clinical courses), Health Screening (SEQOHS accredited occupational health and fit-to-work certification), Consultancy and Compliance (internal auditing and ISO training), and Doctor Revalidation support for GMC compliance. The firm holds accreditations including SEQOHS, CPD, Cyber Essentials, QV ISO certification, and Approved Trainer status for the NHS-mandated Oliver McGowan Learning Disability and Autism programme, and is a member of the Homecare Association and partner of the Association of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Professionals (iOH).

Delivery is multi-channel: scheduled public face-to-face events at venues across the UK (Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, London, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Exeter, and Chepstow), on-site corporate training, an online e-learning platform built on Thinkific, self-paced distance learning, and live webinar sessions. Pricing is transparent for some public courses (£114 per person for the Oliver McGowan Tier 2 full-day training) while private and consultancy work is quote-based. Differentiated assets include a Certificate Checker verification service for issued credentials and a Lived Experience Co-Delivery model where training on learning disability and autism is delivered alongside co-trainers with personal lived experience of those conditions.

ACI monetizes through per-seat public course fees, bespoke corporate training contracts, professional services for health screening and revalidation, and online course sales. Customers are unnamed in available materials but span healthcare agencies, complex care providers, private hospitals, nurseries, and dental practices across England and Wales. The company operates with an 11–50 employee headcount under Managing Director Kate Lewis, with no external funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors identified.

Name

ACI Training and Consultancy

Legal name

ACI Training and Consultancy Ltd

Website

https://acitrainingandconsultancy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACI Training and Consultancy is a UK-based private training and compliance provider specializing in health and social care, offering accredited clinical, mandatory, and revalidation training to healthcare professionals, care agencies, and regulated settings across England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Compliance Training

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Medical Licensure Exam Prep (USMLE/COMLEX, NCLEX, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA) (EDANAIAA), Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB), Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

Keywords

• Health and social care training
• Occupational health screening
• Compliance consultancy
• Medical revalidation services
• Mandatory training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Chepstow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Training Courses: Individual course bookings at venues across UK cities, with per-person pricing (e.g., Oliver McGowan Tier 2 at £114 pp)
2. Private/Corporate Training: On-site training delivery at client locations, tailored to specific organisational needs and policies
3. Online E-Learning: Self-paced online courses delivered via Thinkific platform, available as distance learning options
4. Live Webinar Training: Interactive practical refresher training via live video sessions with demonstrations and Q&A
5. Health Screening Services: SEQOHS accredited occupational health screening and fit-to-work certificate services
6. Doctors Revalidation & Appraisal: Specialist support for medical practitioners with annual appraisals and GMC revalidation requirements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACI Training and Consultancy delivers accredited health and social care training courses (mandatory, clinical, paediatric first aid, safeguarding, Oliver McGowan), SEQOHS-accredited occupational health screening and fit-to-work certificates, consultancy and internal auditing/ISO compliance support, and doctor revalidation and appraisal services. Offerings are delivered via online e-learning, live webinar, face-to-face at its Chepstow Care Training Academy, and on-site at client locations across the UK.

Product overview

ACI Training and Consultancy is a training and compliance services provider specializing in Health & Social Care. The company offers a multi-format training platform comprising four core service areas: Training Services (clinical and mandatory courses), Health Screening (SEQOHS accredited occupational health), Consultancy & Compliance (auditing and ISO training), and Revalidation Services (GMC doctor revalidation support). Training is delivered through multiple channels including Online Training via Thinkific, Face-to-Face sessions at their Care Training Academy or client sites, Distance Learning, and Live Webinar sessions. The course portfolio spans Healthcare Courses (medication, first aid, clinical procedures), Statutory Mandatory Courses (BLS, fire safety, safeguarding), and Workplace Training. Specialized offerings include Oliver McGowan Tier 1 and Tier 2 mandatory training, Level 3 Paediatric First Aid, Train the Trainer programmes, Internal Auditing training, and Doctor Revalidation & Appraisal services. The company also provides a Certificate Checker verification service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training Services Accredited training courses for healthcare, social care, education, and workplace settings covering First Aid, Mandatory Training, Safeguarding, clinical procedures, and specialist compliance training for healthcare professionals and care staff.
• Health Screening SEQOHS-accredited occupational health screening and fit-to-work certificate services to protect employee wellbeing and ensure regulatory compliance in workplace environments.
• Consultancy and Compliance Expert consultancy and compliance solutions including policies and procedures, internal auditing, and ISO compliance training to help healthcare, care, and education businesses meet industry regulations.
• Revalidation Services Streamlined revalidation support for healthcare professionals including doctor appraisals, revalidation assistance, multi-source feedback reporting, and NHS framework compliance support.
• Certificate Checker Online verification service allowing employers and organisations to validate training certificates issued by ACI Training and Consultancy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certificates valid for 3 years meeting EYFS requirements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Professionals (iOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACI Training and Consultancy Ltd has partnered with The Association of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Professionals, a professional body supporting occupational health professionals in the UK. This partnership aligns with their SEQOHS accredited occupational health screening services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• High Speed Training: UK online training provider offering accredited courses in first aid, food safety, safeguarding, and health & social care, with a similar SMB/individual buyer mix and Thinkific-style self-serve delivery model to ACI.
• Flick Learning: UK e-learning provider focused on safeguarding, PREVENT, and health/social care training; overlaps directly with ACI's safeguarding and statutory mandatory course catalogue and buyer segments.
• iHASCO: UK-based e-learning provider focused on health & safety, HR, and healthcare compliance training, directly competing with ACI in online mandatory and statutory courses for UK employers and care providers.
• Virtual College: UK e-learning specialist with a strong healthcare and social care training portfolio, including mandatory and statutory courses, competing head-to-head with ACI for care provider and local authority training budgets.
• BVS Training: UK training provider delivering first aid, health & safety, and clinical training to healthcare, dental, and care sector customers, with a similar multi-format delivery approach to ACI.
• HSS Training: UK training provider delivering first aid, health & safety, and clinical training to healthcare and workplace customers, with a similar mix of public and on-site delivery to ACI.

Broad incumbents

• QA (QA Limited): One of the UK's largest commercial training providers, offering a much broader catalogue (technology, project management, leadership) including health and social care courses, competing with ACI in enterprise training contracts at greater scale.
• Reed (Reed Training): Major UK training course marketplace and provider, listing competing healthcare, compliance, and mandatory training courses and capturing demand that might otherwise go to ACI.
• St John Ambulance (Training): Established UK first aid and workplace training provider, directly overlapping with ACI's paediatric first aid, BLS, and emergency first aid at work courses, but operating at much larger national scale.

Others

• Nuffield Health (Workplace Health): Large UK occupational health and health screening provider; relevant adjacency to ACI's SEQOHS-accredited health screening and fit-to-work certificate service rather than a direct training competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ACInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aci-training-&-consultancy-ltd.
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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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