What Does CSTF Stand For?

CSTF stands for Core Skills Training Framework - a national framework, authored by Skills for Health, that sets out the statutory and mandatory training subjects required across NHS and wider healthcare roles in the UK. It covers areas like conflict resolution, safeguarding, and infection control, giving employers a consistent standard rather than each trust defining its own.

One of the framework's core subjects is Conflict Resolution - see what the NHS Conflict Resolution course covers for what it actually involves.

CSTF-aligned training only counts if it genuinely meets the framework's learning outcomes. Our training courses are built around exactly this kind of real-world, statutory-standard delivery for NHS and healthcare teams.