What we do
Opto Training Ltd specialises in the design and delivery of training courses and learning programmes in Investigative Skills, Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults.
The company is based in Greater Manchester, England, but training has been delivered at various locations throughout the UK and also internationally.
Opto Training Ltd holds an ISO 9001 certification, which has only been achieved by approximately 5% of UK businesses and this prestigious award is supported by the Government and recognised world-wide.
Our Managing Director
David Keech is the Managing Director of the company and has been delivering investigative skills and safeguarding training since he first qualified as a trainer in 1996.
David served 30 years with Greater Manchester Police (GMP), where he gained extensive operational investigation experience in a variety of roles as a detective sergeant. He also gained training experience when he worked as a trainer in the GMP Investigative Skills department.
David has a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and is currently an associate trainer for the College of Policing. In 2015 he gained a Certificate IV in Government (Investigation) from Charles Darwin University and has since co-delivered training to council enforcement officers in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. He is also a qualified assessor and is currently a member of the international Investigative Interviewing Research Group.