Bespoke Programmes often involve tried and proven methods of delivery that use a variety of mediums to engender learning and development. These can include indoor and outdoor-based training, practical team-building and problem-solving exercises, discussion and debate, practical and theory-based exercises, one-to-one sessions, small and large group activities, concluded with a full review and evaluation.
 

 
Training is all about encouraging changes in people's habits, behaviour, attitudes and skill sets. We work closely with customers to help design and run bespoke residential and non-residential development programmes to boost team working, communications, problem-solving, decision-making, creativity and leadership skills. These are events which often win over hearts and minds from even the most sceptical - and which offer lots of safe fun too!
 

 
Make your staff team more effective in the workplace. Staff development training can yield huge benefits through improvements in efficiency, morale and motivation.
Effective training needs careful preparation and attention to individual circumstances, since every workplace, and every person within it, can have different requirements.
 

Outdoor education, training and recreation promote active learning through direct personal experience and offer excitement, fun and adventure within a framework of safety.  

Active learning and adventure outdoors can take place in a variety of environments; rural and urban, local and more remote. Outdoor education, training and recreation involve both young people and adults in a wide variety of experiences, including adventurous activities on land and water and activities with an environmental focus. CTS uses a range of recognised methodology including skills-focus learning, problem solving, team building and self-reliant journeys and activities, with a residential experience an especially valued feature.

Some of the outdoor activities we can provide and organise include:   Archery; Indoor & Outdoor Climbing; Hillwalking; Orienteering; Canoeing; Raft Building; High Ropes; Mountain Biking; Problem Solving & Team Building; Camping; Zip Wire.

 
CTS regularly deliver training and activities for a range of organisations and has developed opportunities for children, young people and adults.

We have extensive experience of delivering 'enrichment' provision in both primary and secondary education.

An example of this is the City of Birmingham Children's University, where, as a Learning Destination, we have developed a Sport in the Environment module and a Basic First Aid module, both of which being validated and successfully delivered to children in Year's 5 and 6, from many schools within the city.  CTS are now working with other Children's University areas to develop and deliver additional modules.

With experience of assisting with the development, management and support of Sure Start Children's Centres, CTS have also worked in partnership with a number of centres, delivering staff development and training, as well as organising and facilitating 'Dads and Kids' activities. 

RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES

CTS organises and delivers residential opportunities for a range of organisations, within the statutory, voluntary and private sectors, including FE Colleges, youth clubs and schools. 

Spending time away from the home environment gives children and young people opportunities to live more independently alongside others, learning new social skills, making decisions and sharing free time. They are often able to take more individual and group ownership of learning.

Residential experiences can include using outdoor centres, youth hostels and camping.

The duration of a residential visit offers a unique form of intensive experience which encourages children and young people to engage with staff and peers at a deeper level and build relationships. 

In order to maximise the benefits of residential experiences, CTS offers careful planning and preparation, including work undertaken with children and young people before and after the residential experience, which is key to the relevance, coherence, breadth and depth of learning. 

We use a range of residential and activity centres across the UK, offering various styles of accommodation to meet an organisations needs, including working in partnership with Blackwell Adventure, near Bromsgove, Worcestershire and Bethania Adventure, Lake Vyrnwy, Powys.