The following courses are available:

Dates for many of the mandatory training courses held at our training room in Knaphill near Woking in Surrey are planned well in advance and can be viewed by selecting ‘Course Dates’. Please contact us to arrange for courses to be delivered at your own venue.

Below is an outline of some of our courses and their links to the Health and Social Care (NVQ) Award.

The aims of the Topss induction is to ensure that all care understand the needs and expectations of the service user and their responsibility for working competently within the workforce. Knowledge is tested via a work book being completed and then marked.

This is delivered over a three day period and fully covers the five standards. The TOPSS induction also covers the core units for Health and Social Care Level 2 as well as some optional units within the award Including Knowledge Evidence
(Knowledge Evidence)

Standard 1

The values
Confidentiality
Person centred approaches
Risk assessments

Standard 2

Understand your role as a worker
Policies and procedures
Worker relationships

Standard 3

Health and safety
Moving and Handling
Fire safety
Emergency Aid
Infection Control
Medication and Procedures
Security

Standard 4

Encourage communication
Communication techniques
Record keeping

Standard 5

Legislation policies and procedures in regards to abuse and neglect
Understand the nature of abuse and neglect
Recognise the signs and symptom of abuse and neglect
Recognise how to respond to suspicion of abuse and neglect
Whistle blowing

The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge avoidance for the Health and Social Care

Core Units

HSC21
HSC22
HSC23
HSC24

Optional units

HSC 23
HSC 25
HSC27a, b
HSC29
HSC213
HSC214
HSC215
HSC217
HSC218
HSC219
HSC234
HSC240
HSC241
HSC223
HSC224
HSC225
HSC232
HSC243

The aims of this course are to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills of correct moving and handling procedures, assessing risk and reducing this risk within their working environment. Knowledge is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session.

This is run over one full day. The course looks at the following:

• The Statistics surrounding people handling

• The Legislation surrounding health and safety – this also looks at the employees responsibilities in relation to health and safety in general. Legislation explored includes

1. The Moving & Handling Operations 1992
2. The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
3. The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1998
4. The Human Rights Act 1998
5. The lifting Operations and Equipment Regulations 1998

• A basic introduction to the anatomy of the spine and it’s components, we also look at how the body moves and protects itself in relation to body movement and joint function

• Explore bad posture and it’s consequences in adult life

• Explore the principals of movement and biomechanics

• An insight into unsafe lifting practises.

• Practical sessions lasting 4hrs where the delegates use small handling aids and where appropriate hoists and other lifting aids / equipment.

The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge avoidance for the Health and Social Care

Core Units

HSC 21
HSC 22 a, b
HSC 23
HSC 24

Optional units

HSC 22
HSC 23
HSC 24
HSC 25
HSC 215
HSC217
HSC234
HSC223
HSC224

½ Day course

The aims of this course are to enable delegates to have an awareness of basic life support in the care environment knowledge of the topic is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session. At the end of the course delegates will have basic skills to save a life through being able to perform CPR and other life saving techniques.

The following are explored:
• The Principals of First Aid
• Action plan - get help D R A B C
• The recovery position
• Resuscitation
• Coping with different emergencies
• First Aid boxes
• Reporting

Practical session

• Each delegate must put another delegate into the recovery position.
• Perform Mouth to Mouth and Cardiac Massage on a resuscitation dummy

1 Day Course

The Appointed Persons First Aid certificate is a full one day course
The aims of this course are to enable delegate to have a sound knowledge of first Aid.

The syllabus remains the same as above; delegates go through a more thorough understanding of incidents as well as an understanding of the HSAWA including accident/incident reporting.

The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge evidence for the Health and Social Care.

HSC 21
HSC 22 PATICULARY HSC 22C
HSC 23
HSC224
HSC234
HSC240
HSC242

½ day course

The aims of this course are to introduce care workers to food safety within the workplace. Knowledge of the topic is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session

The following topics are explored-

• Who are food handlers
• Legislation surrounding food safety
• Food poisoning
• Different types of bacteria
• The multiplication of bacteria
• Safe storage of food
• Personal hygiene
• Preparation of different food types
• Defrosting of foods
• Cooking of foods
• Keeping foods warm
• Safe temperatures
• Cooling foods
• Cleaning

The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge evidence for the Health and Social Care

HSC213
HSC214
HSC 21
HSC 22
HSC 23

1 full day

The aims of this course are to enable care workers to have an understanding of adult protection. Knowledge is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session

The following topics are explored

• Current legislation including Multi agency Procedures and GSCC
• Who is a vulnerable adult?
• Where abuse occurs
• Types of abuse
• How to recognise abuse
• The effects of abuse
• How to report suspicion of abuse

The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge evidence for the Health and Social Care

Due to the course content this course is linked to all units in Health and Social Care but in particular –

HSC 24

1 full day

The aims of this course are to familiarise care workers to the types of basic observations, monitoring and recording of these.
At the end of this course delegates will be able to perform basic observations report and record their findings. They will also be able to operate safely and within current legislation.

Topics explored are –

• Legislation surrounding reporting and recording.
• How to and what to report and record
• Blood Pressure (BP) – what is it, the purpose of monitoring, how to take and record.
• Temperature - what is it, the purpose of monitoring, how to take and record.
• Pulse - what is it, the purpose of monitoring, how to take and record.
• Input and Output - what is it, the purpose of monitoring, how to measure and record.
• Blood Sugar (BM) - what is it, the purpose of monitoring, how to take and record.

During the course we also look at

• Incontinence – the definition of and possible causes.
• Pressure sores and their management - the definition of and possible causes.
• Stoma care and their management.
• Health and safety – Infection control, Sharps disposal, clinical waste.

The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge evidence for the Health and Social Care

Due to the course content this course is linked to all units and knowledge Evidence in Health and Social Care and the following units

HSC 21
HSC 23
HSC 25
HSC 27
HSC 29
HSC215
HSC216
HSC217
HSC218
HSC219
HSC222
HSC225
HSC237
HSC238
HSC242
HSC243
HSC246