Mandatory Care Courses
FlexLearn offers Short/Mandatory Care Training to support the Common Induction Standards. Candidates who successfully complete any of these courses will receive a certificate of attendance shortly after completion. Accreditation is also available on certain courses.
Start Date
Enrolment anytime
1/2 Day Training Workshops at your premises
1/2 sessions will include full training in one full subject (3hrs)
Fees are based on a group booking:
£300 + VAT for up to 10 attendees each session
£30+ VAT per attendees
Full Day Training Workshops at your premises
Full day sessions will include full training in 2 full subjects.
Fees are based on a group booking:
£600 + VAT for up to 10 attendees each session
£60 + VAT per attendees
Fees include trainer’s expenses / travel costs and all training materials, including handouts, certificates etc.
Courses
- Food Hygiene
- Health and Safety Awareness
- Moving and Handling
- Dementia and Managing Challenging Behaviour
- POVA Protection of Vulnerable Adults
- Medication Awareness
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Infection Control
- First Aid Awareness
- Continence Management
- Basic Life Support
- Diversity & Equal Opportunities
- Risk Assessment
- Grief and Bereavement
Health and Safety Awareness
This course is a brief and basic overview of the legislation, policy and practice that relates to RIDDOR, COSHH and Fire Awareness. Accredited courses available.
Food Hygiene
This course provides a basic awareness of food hygiene and includes: legislation and policy on food handling; causes of food poisoning; cross contamination; personal hygiene; dress codes; cleaning and temperature control; pests etc. Accredited courses available.
Moving and Handling Training
This half day course provides a theoretical awareness of the principles of safe moving and handling. It will be of particular interest to residential and domiciliary care workers including those that work with older people who are living in their own home or in care homes. Please ask if more practical training is required.
Dementia Care
According to the international classification of diseases Dementia is a syndrome caused by disease of the brain, usually of chronic or progressive nature in which there is a degeneration of brain function including memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, language and judgement.
Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
This new course will enable the care worker to explore the legislation, policy and procedures that relate to the safeguarding of vulnerable people. It will be of particular interest to residential and domiciliary care workers including: carers, supervisors, trainers and managers working with older people; vulnerable adults and service users living in their own home.
Medication Awareness
This newly revised course provides the underpinning knowledge required for residential and domiciliary care workers to: (1) support service users who are self-medicating; and (2) administer medication within their care setting (referred too as level 1 and level 2 training in the CQC Guidance to Inspectors).
Epilepsy Awareness
This course promotes a person centred approach towards the management of seizures and is based on advice received from the National Society for Epilepsy. Specialist Epilepsy courses also available, dealing with more specific topics within Epilepsy.
Infection Control
This course introduces the residential and domiciliary care worker to the principles of infection control. The content includes: bacteria and viruses; modes of spread; people at risk; standard precautions, hand hygiene, dress code; disposal of waste; blood spillages; collecting and handling specimens; disinfection and sterilization.
First Aid Awareness
The Health and Safety Executive define the appointed person as an individual who can take charge when someone is injured or ill, including calling an ambulance if required; and look after the first aid equipment. Accredited courses available.
Communications and Record Keeping
This training course provides an awareness of the principles of good communication and record keeping It will be of particular interest to residential and domiciliary care workers including: carers, supervisors, and managers working with older people; or vulnerable adults, in their own home or in care homes. Individual consultations around care planning can also be arranged.
Fire Awareness
This course provides participants with a greater awareness and understanding of the threat posed by fire, and is designed to increase confidence in the action to be taken in the case of a fire occurring
3 Day Health and Social Care Staff Courses
Induction to Care (based on Skills for Care Common Induction Standards)
Fees
£275 per learner or £995 per group (minimum 6 - maximum 10)To register for any of the courses, please click here
