This is a lighter mandatory training course for health and social care staff that carry out responsibilities at level 2 standard of working practices.

It is for staff working  in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.

All staff working in health and social care should be trained in Infection Control, to have an understanding of how infections can easily be transmitted and put people at risk. They must have the underpinning knowledge to help prevent and control risks of infection in the workplace and be able to demonstrate working practices that ensure the workplace is maintained at the correct standards of infection control.

Infection Control Lite training comprises of 6 learning modules:

• The 2 R’s of Infection Control
• Hand Hygiene
• The Spread of Infection
• Types of Infection
• Decontamination
• Infection Prevention

Course duration: up to approx. 1 hour, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.