Action Training Systems (ATS USA) | Classroom streaming
Make your classroom firefighting and EMS training far more exciting.
More than 200 fire, firefighter, rescue and emergency medical services (EMS) training courses from Action Training Systems (ATS USA), mapped to recognised international fire standards and matched to the textbooks your programme already teaches from. Delivered as a classroom streaming subscription or individual online access codes, with SkillsTrain as the exclusive South African distributor for ATS.
Interactive video training
Classroom training that holds the room
Classroom training does not have to mean a static slideshow. Action Training Systems (ATS USA) has built interactive firefighting and emergency medical services courses since 1988. Each course brings broadcast quality video, built in teaching and full instructor resources into your training room. Your instructor stays in charge, and the session comes alive.
SkillsTrain supplies and supports these courses across Southern Africa. We do not deliver or accredit the training ourselves. We give your service the resources, and your instructors do what they do best.
Why services switch to ATS
Three problems ATS fixes
Classroom training goes flat
PowerPoints and talk and chalk do not hold a room. People switch off, and the lesson does not stick.
Buying titles one by one is eye wateringly expensive
Licensing individual series the old way runs into the hundreds of thousands before you have covered a full syllabus.
Instructors lose hours to prep
Building lesson plans from scratch eats the time your trainers should be spending on teaching.
ATS answers all three: engaging international video courses, a yearly streaming subscription at a fraction of the old cost, with instructor videos, PowerPoints and facilitator guides built in.
The best value option
One yearly classroom streaming subscription
The best ATS solution for a training facility is a yearly subscription to the courses of your choice, with the instructor videos, PowerPoints and facilitator guides built into the streaming option. You can change your course selection after the first year, and the whole subscription costs a fraction of what comparable video series used to cost. Phone Linda for a quote tailored to your service.
Request a quoteThree course libraries
Fire, EMS and industrial, each built around the real job
The ATS catalogue is organised into three libraries. License a full library, or just the courses your service needs.
Fire
Interactive firefighter training built to current NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standards: Firefighter I and II, HAZMAT (hazardous materials), driver and operator, emergency operations, and officer development. The newest addition is a 12 title Fire Operation Support series released by ATS in 2025.
EMS
Emergency Medical Services training across Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) levels, plus infection control, HAZMAT awareness and incident command. These courses carry continuing education credit.
Industrial fire brigade
For site based and workplace fire teams. Two pathways, an incipient (early stage fire) level and an exterior and structural level, both aligned to current NFPA industrial fire brigade standards.
Teach, test and track
Courses that teach, not just test
Plenty of online training shows a video, asks a question, marks you wrong and moves on. You never actually learn the part you missed.
ATS built theirs differently. When a learner answers incorrectly, the course stops, backs up and replays the information before letting them continue. It coaches the learner through the gap, then checks again. Each course runs about an hour, and every step is tracked, so a training officer can see exactly who has completed what.
Two simple ways to run it
Classroom streaming or online access codes
Most facilities take a classroom streaming subscription, so the instructor streams the course videos and resources straight into the training room. You can also issue individual online access codes for learners who need to work through the material on their own.
Either way you get the instructor videos, PowerPoints and facilitator guides, and every completion is tracked for your records. You do not need a platform of your own. There is nothing to install and no system to maintain.
What you get
A complete classroom solution
Fire, EMS and industrial titles
Interactive course libraries
Building interactive training since
Every ATS course pairs broadcast quality video with built in teaching, testing and tracking. Courses are mapped to NFPA standards, and the EMS courses align to NREMT (National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians) continuing education. Instructor videos, PowerPoints and facilitator guides come built in, so your trainers spend their time teaching, not preparing.
Who it is for
Built for the services who have to be ready
Fire services and brigades
Municipal and industrial fire teams who want engaging, repeatable classroom training mapped to recognised standards.
EMS and ambulance services
Paramedic and first responder teams earning continuing education credit while they train on broadcast quality video.
Industrial fire brigades
Site based and workplace fire teams training to current NFPA industrial fire brigade standards.
Colleges and academies
Fire and EMS training bodies that need consistent, trackable classroom material for every intake.
Catalogues
Download the ATS catalogues
The co-branded catalogues below cover the full ATS course library, the current course listing and per-learner pricing for the interactive courses. Open any of them as a PDF.
Get started
Bring your classroom training to life
Tell us what you are training for and we will help you choose the right libraries, confirm how they are delivered and get your team learning. SkillsTrain is the exclusive South African distributor for Action Training Systems.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best ATS solution for a training facility?
A yearly subscription to the courses of your choice, with instructor videos, PowerPoints and facilitator guides built into the streaming option. You can change your course selection after the first year. Phone Linda for a quote.
How do I deploy fire and EMS courses to make my classroom training more exciting?
Stream them in the classroom, or issue individual online access codes. You do not need a platform of your own. Your instructor leads, the sessions come alive, and every completion is tracked.
How much do fire and EMS courses cost?
SkillsTrain does not publish a fixed price list, because the South African rand price depends on learner numbers, the product selected and the exchange rate. Contact us for a tailored quote.
Do I have to run my own platform?
No. The courses are streamed to your classroom or reached through individual online access codes. There is nothing for you to host or maintain.
Are the courses accredited?
SkillsTrain is not an accredited provider and does not accredit training. Action Training Systems holds accreditation for the courses in its catalogue. Its EMS courses carry continuing education hours through CAPCE (the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education) and qualify under the NREMT continued competency programme, and its fire and industrial courses are built to align with current NFPA standards. SkillsTrain, working with ATS, supplies these courses into Southern Africa. The facilities that use them hold their own accreditation.
SkillsTrain is the exclusive Southern African distributor of Action Training Systems. We distribute and support the resources; the training is delivered by the organisations that use them.