"The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors." - Skills For Care
The Care Certificate includes the 16 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and was developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England and Skills for Health.
Our 4 day programme includes ALL 8 modules, including the 16 standards of the Care Certificate plus the 20 mandatory training subjects listed below:
- Manual Handling - People Handling
- First Aid - Basic Life Support
- Medication
- Safeguarding Adults
- Safeguarding Children
- Reporting and Recording
- Positive Behaviour Support & Non-restrictive Practice
- Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
- Deprivation of Liberties Safeguarding (DoLS/LPS)
- Communication
- Dignity
- Person Centred Care
- Autism + Learning Disability
- Equality and Diversity
- Oral Health
- Food Safety
- Hydration and Nutrition
- Infection Prevention and Control (COVID-19)
- Health and Safety
- Fire Safety
Next programme dates:
- Mon 21/07/25 to Thu 24/07/25
- Mon 04/08/25 to Thu 07/08/25
- Mon 18/08/25 to Thu 21/08/25
- Mon 01/09/25 to Thu 04/09/25
- Mon 15/09/25 to Thu 18/09/25
- Mon 29/09/25 to Thu 02/10/25
- Mon 13/10/25 to Thu 16/10/25
- Mon 27/10/25 to Thu 30/10/25
- Mon 10/11/25 to Thu 13/11/25
- Mon 24/11/25 to Thu 27/11/25
- Mon 08/12/25 to Thu 11/12/25
- Mon 05/01/26 to Thu 08/01/26
- Mon 19/01/26 to Thu 22/01/26
- Mon 02/02/26 to Thu 05/02/26
- Mon 16/02/26 to Thu 19/02/26
- Mon 02/03/26 to Thu 05/03/26
- Mon 16/03/26 to Thu 19/03/26
- Mon 30/03/26 to Thu 02/04/26
Not available for the full programme? That's fine! You can mix and match the dates from any programme to suit you
Refreshing your training is more than a tick box exercise. It is essential to reinforce learning to ensure your staff are working towards best practice, up to date with new legislation and remain competent to meet the CQCs inspection framework.
Our mandatory Update Programme includes all mandatory training subjects as detailed by 'Skills for Care', supporting learners to refresh their knowledge and skills in a variety of topic areas based on ongoing review of legislation, guidelines, statutory guidance, standards and recommendations.
Our 3 ½ day programme includes 7 modules, covering:
- Manual Handling - People Handling
- First Aid - Basic Life Support
- Medication
- Safeguarding Adults
- Safeguarding Children
- Reporting and Recording
- Positive Behaviour Support & Non-restrictive Practice
- Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
- Deprivation of Liberties Safeguarding (DoLS/LPS)
- Communication
- Dignity
- Person Centred Care
- Autism + Learning Disability
- Equality and Diversity
- Oral Health
- Food Safety
- Hydration and Nutrition
- Infection Prevention and Control (COVID-19)
- Health and Safety
- Fire Safety
Next programme dates:
- Mon 21/07/25 to Thu 24/07/25
- Mon 04/08/25 to Thu 07/08/25
- Mon 18/08/25 to Thu 21/08/25
- Mon 01/09/25 to Thu 04/09/25
- Mon 15/09/25 to Thu 18/09/25
- Mon 29/09/25 to Thu 02/10/25
- Mon 13/10/25 to Thu 16/10/25
- Mon 27/10/25 to Thu 30/10/25
- Mon 10/11/25 to Thu 13/11/25
- Mon 24/11/25 to Thu 27/11/25
- Mon 08/12/25 to Thu 11/12/25
- Mon 05/01/26 to Thu 08/01/26
- Mon 19/01/26 to Thu 22/01/26
- Mon 02/02/26 to Thu 05/02/26
- Mon 16/02/26 to Thu 19/02/26
- Mon 02/03/26 to Thu 05/03/26
- Mon 16/03/26 to Thu 19/03/26
- Mon 30/03/26 to Thu 02/04/26
Not available for the full programme? That's fine! You can mix and match the dates from any programme to suit you
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