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Making your world safer, with a smilePortsmouth | Hampshire | UK | International
About Invictus

Who we are

A family-run training business delivering nationally recognised, bespoke programmes since 2010.

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Our story

Training that's never one size fits all

Invictus Professional Training is a family-run business delivering nationally recognised and bespoke training. We offer a free, no-obligation training needs analysis with on-site observations, ensuring the perfect fit for you and your team.

We provide training solutions, consultancy and operational support for clients ranging from international corporate organisations to small businesses, charities and individuals. Training can be delivered 1:1 or in groups at your premises or our venues.

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Our mission

Our mission: empowering you, your team and your clients to live safer, more secure lives.

An Invictus workplace mental health awareness training session
Our values

What sets our trainers apart

Specialty subjects have had expert consultation and lived experience input. Every trainer brings real-world credibility.

01Teach don't tell
02Passionate about every topic
03Make learning interesting and engaging
04Extensive experience instructing across all demographics
05Qualified and operationally active
The team

Qualified, operationally active instructors.

Our trainers don't just teach this work, they still do it. That real-world credibility is what makes the training stick.

Carl Sonnen, Managing Director & Lead Instructor

Carl Sonnen

Managing Director & Lead Instructor

Over 30 years' experience teaching martial arts, self-defence and conflict management. Creator of CRISIS, Invictus' flagship breakaway and physical intervention model. Carl's career has taken him from running women's self-defence classes internationally to security roles coordinating and running major festivals, arenas and events. Former operations executive for one of the largest crowd management companies in Europe. He holds trainer qualifications in conflict management and physical intervention, and volunteered with Hampshire Constabulary's Public Order Support Unit.

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KT Sonnen, Chief Operating Officer & Specialist Trainer

KT Sonnen

Chief Operating Officer & Specialist Trainer

An experienced and exuberant instructor with more than 19 years' experience in making even the most mundane subject fun to learn. KT teaches Conflict Management, Breakaway, Assault Avoidance, PIT (front of stage barrier), First Aid, Fire Safety and Evacuation Chair training. She has over a decade of volunteering for South Coast Fire and Rescue Services and is currently studying for her PhD in Safety and Security at large music events.

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Tim Peace, Consultant Trainer

Tim Peace

Consultant Trainer

A wealth of experience in the adult education sector including Lifeguarding, Advanced Security Skills and Powered Marine Craft. A successful Security and Events Manager with teams in Whitehall and across the UK, tasked with close protection for celebrities and management of complex events in remote locations, both home and abroad. An established life coach whose passion for sharing knowledge makes his training easy-going and enjoyable.

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Frankie Wright, Trainer & Clinical Lead

Frankie Wright

Trainer & Clinical Lead

Career began in the military, specialising in training and armoured vehicles. Now a consultant in the security sector delivering bespoke training, including to police forces in the Middle East. A fully qualified Paramedic and advanced driver, trained in blue-light emergency driving. The perfect instructor for First Aid courses through to First Responder level and bespoke 4x4 Offroad Driving courses.

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Dan Houghton, Instructor

Dan Houghton

Instructor

An experienced consultant and instructor with a background in Event Security and Policing, as a father to a young family. Passionate about First Aid, Dan also teaches SIA licence-linked qualifications, Conflict Management and breakaway training. His easy-going nature makes him approachable, and he always tailors training to meet learners' needs.

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Leah Noble, Trainer & Client Success and Growth Lead

Leah Noble

Trainer & Client Success and Growth Lead

Leah is an enthusiastic and supportive trainer with over a decade of coaching, and a career full of working with the general public, sometimes in challenging settings.

One of her roles is to understand what your team and business needs from our training and consultant team. Our networking and social media Queen loves to promote not only Invictus but our clients too, believing in supporting good people and their businesses to thrive.

Memberships and Accreditations

Recognised, Regulated, and Respected.

Restraint Reduction NetworkQNUK Approved CentreUK Crowd Management Association
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Ready to invest in your team?

Get in touch for a no-obligation chat. We offer a free training needs analysis to ensure the perfect fit.