An Ashby business teaching lifesaving skills is marking its 10th anniversary this month.

Elite Training Solutions has successfully trained thousands of people and supported many local businesses, educational establishments and Government authorities.

It has assisted in producing a number of bespoke training packages, including manual handling courses for the local authority, ensuring clients are fully compliant, or upskilling staff to learn new skills with a combination of face to face training from a number of training locations in the area or at the clients' premises - and also by offering our e-learning courses.

Elite has built a number of long-term relationships with local businesses, individuals and the voluntary sector, and provided free water safety education training to local schools and nurseries for a number of years now.

The business has also supported a number of charity swims.

Elite Training Solutions was founded by former local Lifeguard Tom Bennett in 2013. Tom qualified in 2006 and hung up his whistle in 2022, in that time he has made a considerable impact in saving lives and educating members of the public in drowning prevention, as well as regularly leading staff training sessions for Lifeguards and Leisure staff in the local area.

Elite Training Solutions' Timeline

• 2007 Tom Qualified as a Royal Lifesaving Society Trainer Assessor and regularly delivered monthly Lifeguard Training at Ashby Leisure Centre and Lido until September 2022

• 2010-2011: Tom delivered regular Lifeguard training sessions at the Snowdome in Tamworth

• 2011: Tom qualified as a Trainer Assessor and approved training centre with First Aid International.

• 2013: Elite Training Solutions was formed.

• 2013-2016 Elite Training Solutions started offering training courses from The function room at the Beeches in Ashby.

• 2017: Elite Training Solutions, started offering training courses from Moira Replan Centre which became quite an iconic venue for the business. But the hire agreement ended in January of this year.

• 2018: Tom qualified as an Educator for England Rugby specialising in training Safeguarding and First Aid Training for grass roots clubs and continues to deliver courses to this day.

• 2020: Elite Training Solutions qualified as an approved Training Centre to deliver First Aid and National Pool Lifeguard Qualifications

• 2020: During the Pandemic, Elite Training Solutions had to diversify how training was delivered, as face to face training was not an option. Elite offered training remotely and became qualified to offer E-learning courses through a nationally recognised company, Highfield.

• 2021: Tom qualified as a Royal Lifesaving Society Mentor to develop and inspire the new generation of Trainer Assessors and ensure that the highest standards are carried forward in training and assessment.

• 2021:Tom was presented with National Honours in the form of the Service Medal from the Royal Lifesaving Society for his contribution to teaching Lifesaving skills.

• 2023: Elite Training Solutions now offers a range of, Ofqual Regulated First Aid Qualifications and nationally recognised e-learning courses.

Director of Training Tom said: "Thank you to all our clients past present and future, without you ETS wouldn't be possible."