Support Worker - Essential Skills

Understanding Your Role in Health and Social Care

Kickstart your career in the health and social care sector by gaining the practical skills required to become a qualified professional working in hospitals, care homes, GP surgeries and other professional settings. This training course includes case studies and practical guidance on key topics such as legal requirements, skills and career path.

Person-Centred Care

A person-centred care approach is essential for healthcare and social care roles, in order to meet the needs of the individual. This practical course is designed to teach learners the importance of person-centred care for providing quality service to patients, as well as introduces fundamental person-centred care techniques and skills.

Community Support Worker

Community Support Worker course teaches you everything on the topic thoroughly from scratch so you can achieve a professional certificate for free to showcase your achievement in professional life.

Adult Support Worker

Adult Support Worker course teaches you everything on the topic thoroughly from scratch so you can achieve a professional certificate for free to showcase your achievement in professional life.

Child Safeguarding

Learn how to safeguard the welfare of children and young people under your care and supervision, with this practical training course, ideal for healthcare and social care professionals. It covers the principles of safeguarding, how to identify signs of abuse in children, record-keeping and handling disclosures.

Adult Safeguarding

Learn how to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults and become a competent professional in your field, with this accredited training course. You’ll deepen your understanding of the principles of safeguarding, explore your duties and responsibilities, learn about safeguarding laws, and how to report any safeguarding concerns.

Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Learn how to detect the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse with this accredited training course, designed for health and social care professionals, employers and managers. This course explores the effects of substance abuse on mental and physical health, common causes of abuse, legal responsibilities and other essential topics.

Autism Awareness

Whether you are looking to become a qualified SEN teaching assistant, are a parent or support worker, this Autism Awareness course provides essential information on this developmental disability. It will provide you with the core skills to provide quality person-centred care and support to individuals with autism, deepening your understanding of the autism spectrum, the impact of autism, the diagnosis process and much more.

Dementia Awareness

Dementia is a debilitating disease that affects brain function in older people, affecting memory and cognitive performance. In this Dementia Awareness course, you will enrich your knowledge of dementia, from its causes and diagnosis to its impact on mental health and everyday life. Gain the skills to provide quality care for dementia patients through each stage of the disease, with this recognised qualification.

End of Life Care

Learn how to support individuals in the final stages of their life, and fast track your career, with this comprehensive training course. This course provides essential information for health and social care professionals, providing you with the fundamental skills to work in fields such as domiciliary care and palliative care.

Epilepsy Awareness

This Epilepsy Awareness course is designed for health and social care workers who have a duty to care for clients with epilepsy. It explores the causes of epilepsy and epileptic seizures, how to recognise the signs of a seizure, and what to do in the case of an individual suffering from a seizure.

Mental Health Awareness

If you’re considering a career in healthcare or social care, it is important to understand mental health issues and how they can be linked to physical disabilities or illnesses. In this Mental Health Awareness course, you will broaden your knowledge of the types of mental health disorders and their treatment, equipping you with the skills to make important decisions on what action to take for your patients or clients.

Personal Development

This personal development training course 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.

Duty of Care

The duty of care training course is designed to provide employers and managers with an understanding of duty of care best practice in the workplace. This duty of care training course covers complaints handling, the needs of employees, legal responsibilities and duty of care dilemmas.

Risk Management in Health & Social Care

This health and social care risk management training course is designed to provide aspiring professionals with the tools and knowledge to protect employees and patients, gain the skills to identify risks and hazards in the workplace, and implement effective control measures to ensure a healthy environment for all.

Manual Handling

Injury caused by poor manual handling is one of the most common work-related injuries and can cause both short-term and long-term health implications. This manual handling training course teaches best practice for manual handling, as well as manual handling requirements in the UK.

Safe Handling of Medicines

In the Safe Handling of Medicines course, you will deepen your understanding of the different types of medication and their use, the process for administering medication and key legislation behind managing medication in the UK. This course is ideal for healthcare and social care professionals such as palliative care nurses, GPS and pharmacy assistants.

Paediatric First Aid

The Paediatric First Aid training course is a practical, instructor-led certification, covering fundamental first aid procedures. You’ll learn the contents of the paediatric first aid kit, what to do in the case of an emergency, how to perform CPR on a child and infant, treat wounds and burns, place a child in the recovery position, deal with head injuries, and much more.

Emergency First Aid

Develop the skills, confidence and practical knowledge to take control in the case of a first aid incident in the workplace, with this step-by-step training course for beginners. Learn how to perform life-saving procedures, place someone in the recovery position, and much more.

Health and Safety

Prevent injury and illness at work and ensure your compliance and professionalism by learning fundamental safety regulations. Learn about common safety risks, electrical, fire, and gas safety and other key topics, covering legal responsibilities for both employers and employees.