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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using FluentValidation.TestHelper;
+using GetIntoTeachingApi.Models;
+using GetIntoTeachingApi.Models.Crm;
+using GetIntoTeachingApi.Models.Crm.Validators;
+using GetIntoTeachingApi.Services;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace GetIntoTeachingApiTests.Models.Crm.Validators
+{
+    public class ContactChannelCreationValidatorTests
+    {
+        private readonly ContactChannelCreationValidator _validator;
+        private readonly Mock<IStore> _mockStore;
+
+        public ContactChannelCreationValidatorTests()
+        {
+            _mockStore = new Mock<IStore>();
+            _validator = new ContactChannelCreationValidator(_mockStore.Object);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Validate_WhenValid_HasNoErrors()
+        {
+            var mockPickListItem = new PickListItem { Id = 123 };
+
+            _mockStore
+                .Setup(mock => mock.GetPickListItems("dfe_contactchannelcreation", "dfe_creationchannelsource"))
+                .Returns(new[] { mockPickListItem }.AsQueryable());
+            
+            _mockStore
+                .Setup(mock => mock.GetPickListItems("dfe_contactchannelcreation", "dfe_creationchannelservice"))
+                .Returns(new[] { mockPickListItem }.AsQueryable());
+
+            _mockStore
+                .Setup(mock => mock.GetPickListItems("dfe_contactchannelcreation", "dfe_creationchannelactivities"))
+                .Returns(new[] { mockPickListItem }.AsQueryable());
+
+            var contactChannelCreation = new ContactChannelCreation()
+            {
+                CreationChannelSourceId = mockPickListItem.Id,
+                CreationChannelServiceId = mockPickListItem.Id,
+                CreationChannelActivityId = mockPickListItem.Id,
+            };
+
+            var result = _validator.TestValidate(contactChannelCreation);
+
+            result.IsValid.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Validate_ChannelIdIsInvalid_HasError()
+        {
+            var result = _validator.TestValidate(new ContactChannelCreation() { CreationChannelSourceId = 123 });
+        
+            result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(r => r.CreationChannelSourceId);
+        }
+    }
+}