CTD is a fully accredited CITB ATO (Approved Training Organisation) authorised to deliver courses for numerous accreditation boards.
We have been delivering a wide range of training, assessment and testing in construction and industrial plant, and health and safety for in excess of 20 years now. We offer professional, industry-relevant and cost-effective training. Bespoke training can also be developed to meet your needs.
Our training centre is located at Bournemouth Airport, where we have both classroom facilities, plus an impressive purpose-built practical training ground, that can realistically simulate real-life site conditions, using our fleet of modern plant machinery. We believe that combining the use of classroom based learning with hands-on practice is the most effective way to deliver a skilled and safety-conscious workforce.
Our team of highly-qualified, motivated instructors bring with them a wealth of real life experience in construction, civil engineering, and the industrial and quarrying sectors. They use this together with a practical and open approach to create a relaxed learning environment that fully engages candidates to fully participate.
Our Team
Paul Crabb (MD)
Dave Blake
Richard Hardy
Steve Tubbs
Duane Vincent
Office Team
Testimonials
Paul Crabb
Paul has extensive experience in plant and groundworks, having worked in the industry for most of his life. His experience has been gained through working for local groundworks companies and working for himself both locally and in New Zealand for a time. He started teaching in 1999 and then went on to help set up CTD in 2006, taking over the company in 2014. Paul was the first tester in the country to deliver the first new CPCS technical test. He holds many qualifications and delivers both CPCS & NPORS testing for many categories of plant.
Dave Blake
Dave worked in the industry before joining CTD in 2006. He’s a great communicator and along with his experience and knowledge of health & safety in the industry, he is a crucial part of the team, delivering a large range of classroom courses from Service Location to Working at Heights . He also delivers some CPCS, NPORS and in-house plant training.
Richard Hardy
Richard is an experienced CITB safety trainer and an active construction safety professional. After gaining a Civil Engineering degree from Loughborough University, he began his career in Highway Design and Project Management. Over the years, Richard has worked on various highway, structural, and major building projects. He holds the NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety and is a certified member of IOSH. For the past 15 years, Richard has specialised in health and safety management and consultancy. He now runs his own consultancy and delivers the CITB Site Safety Plus training for CTD, combining his hands-on industry experience with expert guidance, sharing both knowledge and practical experience with CTD delegates in the classroom.
Steve Tubbs
Steve worked for many years as a plant operator, then supervisor and site manager within the earthworks and construction industry, before becoming a Health & Safety Manager and internal trainer. He joined the team at CTD in 2015 where his extensive experience was put to use from day one! He delivers various classroom based Health & safety courses and undertakes a wide variety of plant training.
Duane Vincent
Duane began his working life with over 20 years experience working as an operative. His hugely varied career included groundworks, sea defences, major motorway and demolition work and council and rail industry roles. He then moved into teaching in 2007 and ran his own successful business delivering training in a wide variety of plant, before joining the team here in 2022
Office Team
We have a team of 5 in the administration office ensuring that there is always someone on hand to answer any enquiry. We pride ourselves on our customer service and offer as much help and guidance as possible, which is often praised in our customer feedback. Sarah and Helen have 20 years of experience in construction training between them and work closely with the rest of the team and the CITB and Industry accreditation boards to keep pace with this fast-changing industry.’