About this course

This eLearning course aims to familiarise you with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002.

The COSHH course begins by introducing the principles of the COSHH regulations, and explains the requirements for you, as an employer or an employee, within the regulatory framework. The course then describes the meaning of the term ‘hazardous substance’ and clarifies what is included under this term. It then outlines and explains the common routes of exposure to substances and the symbols currently used on packing, in line with European Union requirements.

The final section of the course looks at good practice in storing, using and disposing of hazardous substances, and the tools that can be used to support this process, for example, Safety Data Sheets and the ‘COSHH Essentials’ tool. The course outlines good practice in risk assessment for COSHH, explaining what should be included and how the assessment should be recorded, in line with guidelines produced by the Health and Safety Executive.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

About this course

This eLearning course is designed to enable you to increase your awareness of how to help an individual reduce their risk of slipping, tripping and falling.

The course begins by defining what is meant by a fall, before outlining statistics on the negative impact of falls for older people and others in the care sector. The course then explains the term ‘multifactorial assessment’ in relation to falls and explains what should be included in a multifactorial assessment. Learners are then informed about different hazards that can increase the risk of a fall and are required to identify potential hazards in a simulated environment.

In the third stage, the course describes the importance of strength and exercise programmes and outlines the guidelines for their implementation. The course then describes different aids and adaptations that can be used to help prevent falls and explains how eyesight, medication and bladder and bowel problems can increase the risk.

In the final stage, the learner is informed about what to do if an individual does have a fall, including advice to give if the individual is on their own. They are also informed about the importance of recording falls, and the post-incident review.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

About this course

This Fire Safety course provides the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed to use effective Fire Safety procedures, in the event of a fire required for Health and Social Care Workers.

Health and social care workers must be trained in fire safety, this is a legal requirement. Fire Safety is, therefore, a mandatory training course that should be completed before supporting vulnerable individuals, in a professional capacity.

This Fire Safety course works in conjunction with the employers own Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Safety arrangements and practical on-site training and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures and is suitable for care staff working in care homes or organisations where they do not have to work remotely in the community.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 2 hours, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

About this course

This Fire Safety course provides the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed to use effective Fire Safety procedures, in the event of a fire required for Health and Social Care Workers.

Health and social care workers must be trained in fire safety, this is a legal requirement. Fire Safety is, therefore, a mandatory training course that should be completed before supporting vulnerable individuals, in a professional capacity.

This Fire Safety course works in conjunction with the employers own Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Safety arrangements and practical on-site training and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures and is suitable for care staff working remotely in the community where they are supporting individuals in their own home.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 2 hours, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

About this course

Health and social care workers may be involved in preparing and cooking food for someone or may support them to make their own food and drink.

Food hygiene is a mandatory training course that should be completed before supporting any vulnerable individual with food and drink, in a professional capacity. This training meets requirements for Food Hygiene Levels 1 and 2.

This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.

It is designed to give social care workers the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed when working professionally with food and drink.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

About this course

This course aims to give learners the knowledge and understanding required to perform effective hand hygiene.

Hand Hygiene is one of the most important things in managing infection control and prevention in a health and social care workplace, and as professionals, health and social care workers should know how and when to practice effective hand hygiene.

This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Day Centres or supporting an individual in their own home. This also applies to hospital staff at health care assistant level, unpaid and voluntary workers.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 30 minutes, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

The training provided is linked directly to the Care Certificate and the Health and Social Care Diploma at level 2 and level 3.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

About this course

This eLearning course aims to refresh and enhance your knowledge about Health and Safety in the workplace.

This course covers the cores subjects for Health and Safety practice in the health and social care sector. Health and Safety training is a legal requirement for all employers, and it is important that staff and individuals needing care and support are protected, and remain safe, in the workplace. 

The training relates to health and safety aspects in each module but does not take the place of mandatory or other specific courses that link to the module subjects. The course is aimed at giving learners a good overview and knowledge of their health and safety responsibilities, and how they should be supported by their employer and protected under law.  

This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home. This also applies to hospital staff at health care assistant level, unpaid and voluntary workers. 

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following: