About Johnson Training Ltd

Our Managing Director and Technical Consultant is Jim Johnson, FAPLT, MPWTAG, MISPE. He is considered to be one of the most experienced and respected pool plant trainers in the UK and an expert in the field of pool plant operations and associated services.  He has been responsible for the training of thousands of pool plant operators over a thirty plus year period.

Jim is a Member of the Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers, a Member of the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group and a Fellow of the Alliance of Professional Leisure Trainers.

His industrial career spans a number of engineering and management disciplines based around engineering building services and for many years was the Technical Director of an engineering building services company. He has over 30 years experience in delivering Pool Operator training and he is passionate about this subject and training candidates to the highest standard. Our Customer Reviews are testimony to this.

He was formerly a lecturer and then Quality Assurance Manager at Liverpool Community College and is a consultant to a number of local authorities, private sector organizations and a number of Leisure Trusts and is a Technical Advisor to Active IQ.

Matthew Johnson, Jim’s eldest son, joined the company as Operations Manager in 2022.

He started off his working life at the age of 16 as a Tool Maker, obtaining a NVQ qualification in Mechanical Engineering. In an ever evolving, and increasingly automated industry, Matthew decided on a complete change of career and started working in Personal Motor Insurance. In a 20-year Motor Insurance career in a customer facing role; he also dealt with Agricultural & Farm Insurance, and large-scale Motor trade Insurance including liaising with the engineering department on technical issues and claims. With the arrival of two young children, however, it was time for another change in career, which is when he joined the business.

Unsurprisingly, given his previous employment, he has maintained his enthusiasm for motors and cars, and never lost his initial fascination in all things relating to the world of engineering, so the prospect of bringing his customer service skills to the very technical world of pool plant operations is something which he has found exciting. Since joining the business, he is now certificated in all the courses that Johnson Training Ltd deliver, and he has gained an extensive knowledge in the subject of Pool Plant Operations. This puts him in an excellent place to support learners on their chosen course and to guide them to the correct course through to completion.

He is a keen Bolton Wanderers supporter, having held a season ticket for many years, and although he does confess to not being the most technical skier, he does love visiting Austria and spending a week or two flying down the mountain slopes on two planks of wood.

Emma Nicholson, Jim Johnson’s daughter is the Operations Director.  She has worked for Johnson Training since it’s birth in 1993, when she was 16, and she has been involved in every aspect of the back-office operation ever since.

Over the years she has worked in a variety of companies gaining a breadth of experience and expertise and is a very experienced manager.

Throughout this time, Emma has maintained her studies, gaining various qualifications including a BA Honours degree and more recently an ILM in Management qualification, a Level 6 Coaching certification and also qualifications. In the field of Nutrition.

Although Emma no longer works full time at Johnson Training Ltd, she is still very much involved in the management of the company concentrating on the back office functions of accounts, systems, etc. you will see her from time to time replying to your queries as she supports the other members of the team when required.