This training explains ADHD in plain English, what it is, the main types and the signs to watch for at home, in education or at work. It also looks at possible causes and how diagnosis is made. Finally, it outlines practical ways to support people, from small environmental changes to therapy and medication, so you can respond with confidence, not guesswork. Suitable for managers, educators and care staff. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 45 mins
This training will provide you with an understanding of what autism is and how it affects a child's daily life. You'll touch on some of the typical behaviours associated with it and how to can provide effective support for those with the condition. You'll also discusses what happens during the diagnosis process, some of the intervention methods that can help manage the condition and suggests some simple adaptations you can make to improve a child with autism's day to day life. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 30 mins
This training explains why fires occur and what actions you must take to help prevent them starting and the actions you must take when they do. By completing This training You'll be making your workplace a safer environment. This training is a variation on the Basic Fire Awareness course that contains information that is specific to employees of care and residential homes. Approvals: IOSH, IIRSM, Gatehouse Awards & CPD | Duration: 60 mins
This training introduces Legionella and Legionnaires’ disease, where the bacteria come from, and why water systems create a risk. It explains typical high-risk systems, who is responsible, and the practical controls you can use, from temperature regimes to flushing and records, to keep people safe. Ideal for dutyholders, facilities teams and anyone managing water safety. Approvals: IIRSM, Gatehouse Awards & CPD | Duration: 75 mins
This training introduces common mental health issues in children and young people, ADHD, depression, eating disorders and self-harm, and the signs to look out for. You’ll learn likely causes, when and how to raise a concern, and the roles of parents and professionals. It finishes with simple, practical ways to offer support in schools, care and community settings. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 90 mins
Approvals: CPD | Duration: 25 mins Built for give you an overview of the common types and symptoms of dementia as well as going into how it can affect the brain in different ways. You'll also covers strategies to use with clients with dementia and dealing with challenging behaviour. The training is intended for anyone who works with or around people that may be living with dementia. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 25 mins
This training raises awareness of depression, what it looks like and how it’s diagnosed. Learn the main types, possible causes and day-to-day factors that make symptoms better or worse in adults, teens and children. It also outlines treatment options and simple self-help ideas, including how exercise, diet and routine can support recovery, and when to seek professional support. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 45 mins
Diabetes is a serious lifelong health condition that occurs when the amount of glucose, or sugar, in the blood is too high. If left untreated, high blood glucose levels can cause serious health complications. Built for people working in the health and social care sector and will provide an overview of the condition, the common symptoms that might indicate someone has diabetes, methods of diagnosis, some possible treatments and common complications that can affect those with the condition. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 45 mins
The training will start by defining dignity and privacy within the healthcare sector, and will explain how the two are quite often linked. You'll then go on to give you a range of useful professional tips about setting up the right working relationship with your service users, and discuss some of the issues that can arise when dignity and privacy are not respected. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 50 mins
Built for provide you with the information you needed to understand and spot the signs of drug and alcohol misuse. Covers the legal and social implications for the individual and for your company if you find out an employee is misusing drugs. This training discusses the law, different types of drugs, and policies that can be put in place to protect yourself, your business and your employees. Approvals: CPD, IIRSM & Institute of Hospitality | Duration: 80 mins
A duty of care is the requirement that all health and social care professionals, and organisations providing health and care services, must put the interests of service users first. This training will give you an introduction to the concept of duty of care, cover how duty of care affects your work, what to do if you come across a duty of care dilemma and where to go for support or advice along with some practical examples of duty of care situations. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 50 mins
This Emergency aid course will highlight some of the most common situations that you might come across and the actions that you can take to help.In the most serious situations a first aider's role will be to assess the scene so that accurate information can be passed to Emergency services and then to act appropriately to try and increase the patients odds of survival. Approvals: IIRSM | Duration: 150 mins
End of life care should be several things, compassionate, cost effective, holistic and effective. There are usually a number of people involved in the care of people at the end of their life and it can be a difficult process to be part of. This training will provide you with information about what to expect, how to handle some of the emotions associated with this time, and working with the other professionals involved in end of life care. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 25 mins
This training will give you an overview of epilepsy. It lists the methods of diagnosis, what a seizure is and how the brain can be affected. You'll introduce some possible seizure triggers and describe what to do when someone has a seizure. You'll also discuss some of the treatments offered to people with epilepsy and provide practical advice on what you can do if you witness someone having a seizure. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 30 mins
This training explains what we mean by equality and what we mean by diversity, and how the two work together in a modern workplace. It shows how unfair treatment and discrimination can creep in, sometimes unintentionally, and how to spot, challenge and prevent it. You’ll also see where the law fits in and what managers and employees are each responsible for. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 70 mins
This short course provides you with an introduction to fire doors in the workplace and why they play an important part in fire safety planning. The training establishes exactly what a fire door is, exactly why fire doors are important and how they should be used correctly to ensure the safety of people and property. Finally The training explores the practical steps that can be taken to ensure your workplace fire doors are up to standard. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 40 mins
This training will identify the different types of fire extinguishers that might be installed within your workplace. You'll discuss which ones should be used for different types of fires and how you can assess the risk factor involved upon finding a fire in your workplace. At the end of the final module You'll be presented with a simulation that will test what you've learnt. Approvals: IOSH, Institute of Hospitality, IIRSM, Gatehouse Awards & CPD | Duration: 25 mins
The main outcome of this training course is to provide you with the knowledge to carry out the functions of a fire marshal. Please note, This training also contains all of the content in the Basic Fire Awareness and Fire Extinguisher courses. This training is a variation on the Fire Marshal course that contains information that is specific to employees of care and residential homes. Approvals: IIRSM, Gatehouse Awards & CPD | Duration: 220 mins
This training introduces secure handling of information in care. You’ll learn why confidentiality matters, how to share on a ‘need to know’ basis, what consent means in practice, and how records should be stored. It also shows where to get guidance if you’re unsure, so you protect people’s data, support good care and maintain trust with service users and families. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 20 mins
This training explains how health and safety works in a care home, where it’s both a workplace and someone’s home. It covers the key legislation, how to set up safe systems of work, and what to do in common and emergency situations. It also looks at environment and staff welfare, so residents are respected and everyone understands their responsibilities. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 80 mins
This training explains what infection prevention and control is and why it matters in care and other workplaces. Learn the main microorganisms, how infection spreads through the chain of infection, and the simple hygiene, PPE and cleaning measures that break that chain. We also outline the key UK legal duties so you can work safely and protect service users. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 60 mins
This training aims to provide a gentle introduction to the expectations of the Early Years Foundation Stage and it can also act as a refresher for those wanting to update their knowledge. You'll introduce you to some of the key documents and legislation that relate to Early Years providers, the process for registering with Ofsted and the various policies and procedures that need to be in place. You'll also covers learning and development requirements, how to observe and assess the progress of children in your care and the safeguarding and welfare requirements laid out in the EYFS Framework. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 60 mins
This training shows you what a risk assessment is, why we do it and how to complete one properly. It defines key terms, links to the main UK legislation and then walks you through a simple process: spot the hazards, decide who could be harmed and how, evaluate the risks, record the findings and review. It also explains what employers and employees are each responsible for.
This Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines course will start by explaining the key terminology used when handling medicines. It then goes into detail about the roles of the people involved, some of the different groups of medicines, providing different levels of support to patients, infection control, label interpretation and much more. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 60 mins
This training will start by giving you an overview of some of the common types and causes of learning disabilities and how they affect people. You'll touch on how a person centred approach to care will get the best results and look at how management must perform, and at the needs of the individual. I will also discuss overcoming the stigma attached to learning disabilities and much more. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 50 mins
This training explains the key elements, procedures and activities involved in successful Occupational Health and Safety Management in the workplace. The training show how professional Occupational Health and Safety Management benefits individuals and organisations. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 90 mins
This training describes in detail the many facets and procedures of the Mental Capacity Act. This includes who the act affects, when it applies, how to assess capacity and the procedures that can be put in place in the home or workplace to ensure best practices are followed and people are treated fairly at all times. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 75 mins
This training explains the difference between mental health and mental illness. Covers the symptoms of a number of the most common mental illnesses so You'll know what to look out for or what to expect if you are working with someone with one of these conditions. As well as providing some practical advice on how you can work effectively with those affected by these conditions. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 25 mins
Mental Health First Aid teaches participants how to notice and support individuals who may be experiencing mental health issues or exhibiting the signs of substance use in a work environment. They are also taught how to connect those people with appropriate help from fellow employees, community resources or healthcare professionals. Approvals: IIRSM & Gatehouse Awards | Duration: 90 mins
The training outlines the dangers and legislation that applies to moving and handling people as well as showing a range of techniques and equipment that can be used. The training also highlights the importance of proper risk assessments and care plans. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 150 mins
This training will start by defining the various terms used when talking about nutrition and hydration in care environments, the basic elements of nutrition and eating a healthy balanced diet, identify the reasons why vulnerable people might suffer with dehydration and the tools you can use to identify people that are at risk of malnutrition and the steps you can take to deal with this condition. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 65 mins
The aim of This training is to equip you with the theoretical knowledge, skills and confidence you need to deal with paediatric first aid situations. Covers all of the key topics including: emergency planning, assessing a situation, basic Life Support, CPR, shock, fractures, bleeding and a range of other minor illness and injuries. Please be aware that having a theoretical knowledge on its own is not enough to be considered competent in paediatric first aid and practical demonstration in some areas is required to complete this training. Please contact us to arrange this. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 115 mins
This training will give you an understanding of person centred approaches for care and support, and how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting. It starts by explaining what we mean by person centred care and where this term originated. It then goes on to analyse the values represented by person centred care and explains why care should be as much as possible tailored to each service user. Finally You'll give you an overview of care plans, daily reports, the importance of obtaining consent and much more. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 45 mins
This training will start by looking at some examples and statistics which highlight the seriousness and extent of aggressive pupil behaviour, You'll then go on to explain how you can identify the stages of aggression and provide some tips on how you could de-escalate a pupil before they lash out. You'll also looks at where the law stands on this subject and finally best practice in theory if you ever do need to restrain a pupil. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 100 mins
This training starts with an overview of the Government's Prevent strategy, and then looks at some of the reasons people become extremists. It goes on to cover the objectives of the Prevent strategy, how to base your actions on a risk based approach, what to do if you are concerned and much more. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 65 mins
This training covers some of the different ways of communication, how to identify barriers to communication and how to reduce these, making sure the person you are communicating with understands what you are communicating, how to get help with communication issues and much more. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 75 mins
Built for anyone who has a duty of care for, or comes into contact with, adults in need of care and support, either as a paid professional or a volunteer. You and the organisation you work for must take appropriate measures for the protection of adults in your care, while still ensuring they are supported and empowered. This training can bring you one step closer to being able to do this. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 75 mins
Safeguarding is a term that describes the work and processes undertaken to minimise and manage the risks involved to vulnerable children. During this training video You'll hear many facts, figures and details surrounding the risk to children, the types of abuse suffered, how to recognise the signs of abuse and key safeguarding legislations put in place to minimise the abuse of children. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 75 mins
In This training you'll learn about the prevalence and different types of 'sharps litter' that can be found in the UK. It then covers the primary and secondary risks from sharps including some of the common blood borne viruses. You'll also covers the responsibilities of employers, the equipment needed and the effectiveness of PPE. Finally, it'll cover how to report discarded sharps and the correct procedures to follow if you're unlucky enough to receive a sharps injury. Approvals: IOSH, CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 55 mins
This training will introduce you to some of the statistics relating to slips, trips and falls and dispel some of the myths surrounding them. You'll also touches on the law as it relates to slips, trips and falls. It contains real examples of where things have gone wrong and some practical steps that could have been taken to prevent these incidents. The training also covers some of the straightforward changes that can be made in most businesses to significantly reduce the risk of a slip, trip or fall incident occurring. Approvals: IOSH & IIRSM | Duration: 60 mins
Strokes are the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK, as well as a leading cause of disability. Being aware of the causes and symptoms will help you act fast in a situation where you suspect someone is having a stroke and provide them with the best chance of receiving the treatment they need and minimising the long term impact of the condition. This training will cover the types of strokes, the symptoms, and risk factors. You'll also cover the treatment options and the longer term impact of the condition. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 55 mins
This training will look at supervising stress and mental health at work and show you how to create a good mental health culture in your workplace. It starts by examining the negative effects of poor mental health and considers the benefits of intervention by employers. You'll learn about the six main areas that can lead to work- related stress and discover how to recognise when individuals are at risk of stress. Finally You'll learn how to promote a good mental health culture within your workplace. Approvals: CPD & IIRSM | Duration: 25 mins
The Care Certificate is a nationally agreed set of standards that detail the learning outcomes and requirements that health and social care support workers are expected to be trained in before they can work unsupervised. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 990 mins
This training will define social care and talk about why people choose it as a career and what its goals and objectives are. You'll also cover job descriptions, person centred care, understanding code of practices and the basics of government legislation. Finally You'll touch on dealing with conflicts at work. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 40 mins
The training will start by looking at the way standards are set, monitored and regulated for social care organisations and workers throughout the UK. It then goes on to cover the codes of practice and legislation, reflecting on your work to ensure continued improvement, communication, feedback and much more. Approvals: CPD | Duration: 35 mins
