Pool Plant Operator and Specialist Technical training for the sport, recreation and swimming pool industry

Johnson Training is a specialist training company delivering pool plant and other technical and management training courses. They have successfully delivered hundreds of swimming pool plant operator courses throughout the UK, and have been responsible for training thousands of students/operators.  They have also delivered high level management training programmes for a number of major employers.

The Principal Training Consultant is Jim Johnson.

Jim is a Fellow of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management, a Fellow of the Institution of British Engineers, a Member of the Chartered Management Institute and a Member of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers.  His industrial career spans a number of engineering and management disciplines based around engineering building services.  He was formerly a lecturer and then quality assurance manager at Liverpool Community College before leaving to form Johnson Training and Johnson Educational Consulting Ltd.

He is an external verifier and external examiner for a number of awarding bodies including Edexcel, Active IQ and City and Guilds and is the former chief verifier for the ISRM. He is the author of a number of learning resouces including the NEC distance learning units of the City and Guilds Higher Professional Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management and he is the lead tutor for the qualification.

He enjoys listening to music, most genres, but particularly classical music and jazz; and is an accomplished guitar player. He is an active member of the local Anglican church and one  of his other passions is visiting mediaeval castles.  He tries to spend as much time as he can with his family and enjoys walking his Cocker Spaniel dog.

What the learners say!

Just consider the comments made by students on the new  Active IQ 3PPO course

This course has inspired me, it has given me a new impetus to go back to site and deliver an excellent standard.  The tutor was first rate and he material was excellent.  CA

 Very engaging, lots of examples to help you paint a picture of the importance of issues and procedure. ......... all of it was good, very interesting for my career development RF

 I enjoyed the course, presenter was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.  He explained everything we in great detail

 Jim was very helpful; and clearly very knowledgeable, with vast experience.  AB

 Jim’s delivering great course, really enjoyed my time!  BG

 and other recent courses:

'Fantastic’ MA

 ‘Very informative and opened my eyes to situations I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of’ DA

 ‘Very interesting and educational’ AW

 ‘Very well delivered and very patient and informative’ LM

 ‘Excellent. The first truly ongoing, clear and concise trainer I’ve experienced. If only Jim was my manager’. PF 

‘Jim was extremely enthusiastic, patient, gave everyone the opportunity to ask questions and explained all

of the content to a high standard.’ AW

‘Very good presenter, used visual and verbal aids to make course interesting and understanding.’ DA

 ‘Absolutely superb’ MA

 ‘Great location, easy to find and good room setup.’ DR

 ‘Easy to find and supplied everything that was required’. AL

 Has an excellent manner and gives information in a way that is easy to understand and digest.   JJ

 Brilliant, as always!!  ..... Very clear, fantastic knowledge and entertaining  MJ

 I loved every day of the course and wish it was starting again. Jim is fantastic!  SF

Couldn’t have been better, very interesting, lots of interaction, no question too small or too big. Jim is helpful, enthusiastic and  passionate......... He makes learning fun.  SF

 Very professional!  MD

 I found the course was brilliant and it has helped me a lot with the running of my pool MD

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