etdtraining.com

What It Is

ETD Training is a UK-based online health and safety training platform positioned as a low-cost alternative to corporate “in-house training.” The website emphasizes that its courses are interactive, video-based, and guided by Avatars, and that they are developed around UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations and best practices. The platform supports both individual self-employed learners and organizations that need to create accounts for multiple employees.

Core Capabilities

Based on the content reviewed, ETD’s core offering is not just course playback, but a management system for corporate compliance training. Managers can view employee course status, exam results, remaining validity periods, and access printable certificates and historical records. Courses support progress saving, as well as mobile and tablet access, making them suitable for shift workers, remote teams, or distributed workforces. The courses are written by subject-matter experts and are said to be regularly reviewed and updated; all online courses have been externally assessed/accredited by IIRSM and CPD. Organizations can also choose branded portals and branded certificates, or even commission bespoke custom video courses.

Pricing

Pricing is very clear: the complete training suite starts from £12 + VAT per user per year. The FAQ gives an example of 10 members costing £12 x 10 + VAT per year. Organizations with more than 500 members need to contact the company by phone for a quote. If a business wants to package the system as its own training platform, there is a one-off branding fee of £150 + VAT.

Pros and Cons

The advantages are its low price, easy annual per-user budgeting, and the fact that its management dashboard, automatic reminders, certificates, and record-retention features are well suited to corporate compliance tracking. The video and Avatar format is also likely more accessible than plain text-based courseware. The drawbacks are that the public pages do not list key details such as a complete course catalog, course duration, or assessment pass criteria. The courses are explicitly based on England/UK regulations and HSE guidance, so non-UK companies need to verify applicability themselves. The terms of service also state that uninterrupted availability is not guaranteed, and that once courses are published, they are not guaranteed to remain continuously up to date.

Who It’s For

ETD Training is better suited to UK-based small and medium-sized businesses, managers who need to arrange health and safety training for employees in bulk, remote or shift-based teams, and self-employed individuals who only need personal compliance training. Chinese companies may consider it for UK branches or UK regulatory training scenarios; however, its suitability is limited for local workplace safety compliance in China.

Access from China

The reviewed content does not provide information on access from mainland China, CDN availability, payment usability, or localization, so this is currently assessed as unknown.