Find us
All ESO courses take place at our training centre in Bootle:
ESO Education and Training (NW) LtdSt Mary's Complex
Waverley Street
Bootle
L20 4AP
Free parking
Parking at the centre is free. If you are used to training in Liverpool city centre, that is a real saving – Liverpool city centre car parks typically charge £6 to £26 for a full day.
Getting here
Bootle is just north of Liverpool city centre, in the borough of Sefton. The centre is a short walk from Bootle's shops, bus station and Merseyrail stations:
- Asda Bootle (Strand Road) – about a 5-minute walk (around 260m)
- the New Strand Shopping Centre – about an 8-minute walk (around 500m)
- Bootle Bus Station (Washington Parade, by the New Strand) – about an 8-minute walk (around 500m)
- Bootle New Strand station (Merseyrail Northern Line) – about an 8-minute walk (around 550m)
- Bootle Oriel Road station (Merseyrail Northern Line) – about a 12-minute walk (around 800m)
By train
The nearest station is Bootle New Strand on the Merseyrail Northern Line, about an 8-minute walk away. Bootle Oriel Road, on the same line, is about a 12-minute walk.
By bus
Bootle Bus Station on Washington Parade, next to the New Strand Shopping Centre, is about an 8-minute walk. Check current routes and times on the Merseytravel journey planner.
By car
Parking at the centre is free (see above).
Use Google Maps directions to plan your route. Walking times are approximate, based on OpenStreetMap route data.
Coming from further afield? See travel tips for your area – Southport, the Wirral, St Helens, Warrington, Wigan, Chester and more.
On the day
Courses run from 9am to 6pm. Please bring the ID documents listed in your joining instructions – without them you cannot sit your assessments.
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What to expect on your first day
A 2-minute walk-through of your first day: finding us, parking, the online learning before your course, course times and what to bring.
Narrated with an AI voice. Captions available.
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Booked your course with us? Nice one. Here's what your first day at ESO looks like, so you can walk in knowing exactly what's what.
We're at St Mary's Complex, on Waverley Street in Bootle. The full address is on screen. Driving in? Parking's completely free, so there's no forking out for city-centre car parks. Coming by train, Bootle New Strand station is about an 8-minute walk, and so is the bus station.
Before you come in, there's some online pre-course learning to do. We'll send you a login when you book, and you can work through it in your own time. Just make sure it's done before your course starts.
On the full Door Supervisor course, it's six days in total. If you've added the Emergency First Aid at Work, day one starts at 9am with the first aid, until 2pm. Then the Door Supervisor training runs from 2pm till 6pm. Already got your first aid? Then you'll join us at 2pm. From day two to day six, it's 9am till 6pm.
Here for a refresher? The Door Supervisor refresher is two days, and the Security Guard refresher is one day. Both run from 9am till 6pm. You'll need in-date first aid before the refresher, and you can add that when you book.
Now, the important bit. Bring a passport-sized photo and your original ID documents, as listed in your joining email. The real thing, not photocopies, because without them you can't sit your assessments. If you've already got a first aid certificate, bring that on day one too. And for lunch, there's an Asda about 5 minutes' walk away.
Feeling a bit nervous? Honestly, don't be. We're a family-run centre, and we've got hundreds of five-star Google reviews from people who've sat right where you'll be sitting.
Got a question before your course? Just give us a ring, or send us an email. The details are on screen. Not booked yet? The link's on screen, or search ESO Training in Bootle. See you soon!
Questions about getting here or accessibility? Call us free on 0800 144 8458.
St Mary's Complex, Waverley Street, Bootle L20 4AP
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