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Q: Can I only buy one type of course at a time?

No, you can buy as many or few credits as you like and then decide which of your staff to enrol on each course. This way you are not committing to purchasing specific courses in advance as you don’t always know what courses your staff will need ahead of time. Similarly, if you use or subscription model then you have unrestricted access to our entire suite of online courses.

Q: What time of the day can I access my online training?

Any time you like that suits you, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. As long as you have an internet connection and a device. PC, laptop, smartphone, tablet.

Q: How quickly can I start using Careskills Academy?

As soon as you have opened a Careskills Academy account by speaking to one of our account managers. Call now on 02033979734.

Q: Will your online courses alone be sufficient to be ensure we are compliant as an organisation?

The best way to ensure staff training compliance is to use a blended training approach. So your staff will complete the underpinning knowledge through our online courses and then carry out the practical elements through face to face training. For example, practical moving and handling and CPR.

Q: Why should I use Careskills Academy?

We have unique features which set us apart from our competitors. Read on to find out more… Save many hours of work and drastically reduce your training administration effort. With one click you can produce an instant, accurate, colour-coded training matrix showing exactly which staff have completed which courses. No more manually updating the matrix yourself. Reduce your training costs. eLearning is extremely cost-efficient and reduces the expense of classroom training, staff cover, travel and refreshments. Courses are linked to Health and Social Care vocational qualifications. Courses meet CQC best practice standards, helping ensure your organisation's compliance. eLearning is completely flexible and can be undertaken at a time, place and pace to suit each individual learner. Evidence compliance quickly and easily. Consistent, relevant training throughout your whole organisation.

Q: Can you run reports to show when refresher training is due for each individual?

Yes, you can run a very quick and simple report showing which staff are due for which refresher training and when. This will save you many hours of work.