Social Care Training


Social Care Awareness Program

Any combination of the following 'modules' can be run with two in one day. A full program is 12 modules run over two weeks which is designed to keep under 16 hrs per week requirement.

  • Principals of care
  • Induction to care
  • Manual Handling
  • Fire Safety Training for Nursing and Residential Home Staff
  • Fire Marshal Training
  • Safe Handling of Medicines
  • Challenging Behaviour
  • Drug Awareness
  • Incontinence
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Death, Dying and bereavement
  • Mental Health
  • Dementia
  • S.O.V.A/Abuse/Adult Protection
  • Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation Of Liberty (M.C.A/D.O.L.S)
  • Pressure Ulcers/Tissue Viability
  • The Aging Process
  • Food and Hygiene
  • Nutrition
  • Infection Control
  • Care Planning
  • Record Keeping




Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care - Level 2 & 3

These qualifications do not confirm competence but relate to the knowledge elements covered in the mandatory units of the Health and Social Care (HSC) Diploma at level 2/3 and also reflect much of the Common Induction Standards. Learners progressing to the HSC Diploma at level 2/3 will therefore be able to have their achievement of the knowledge elements of the mandatory units recognised via prior learning (RPL) at the discretion of their awarding organisation. These certificates will also be utilised within the HSC Apprenticeship framework as a knowledge qualification.

Both courses contain 9 mandatory units:

  • Communication
  • Personal Development
  • Diversity, Equality and inclusion
  • Roles
  • Understand person centre approach
  • Health & Safety
  • Handling Information
  • Safeguarding and protection
  • Duty of care



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