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Infection control (Scotland) Online Course

Course Published 1 hour CPD Accredited

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Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Learn about infection prevention and control practices specific to care settings in Scotland, covering policy requirements and procedures. This course addresses the Scottish regulatory context, standard precautions, outbreak management, and the Care Inspectorate's expectations for infection prevention and control in care services.

Infection control (Scotland) at a glance

Infection control (Scotland) is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 1 hour to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration1 hour, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

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Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control
  2. The Chain of Infection and How Infections Spread
  3. Standard Precautions and Hand Hygiene
  4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  5. Environmental Cleaning and Decontamination
  6. Managing Outbreaks in Care Settings
  7. Scottish Regulatory Requirements and Care Inspectorate Standards

Who needs this course

Care workers, support workers, nurses, and care home staff working in Care Inspectorate-regulated services in Scotland who need to understand and implement effective infection control measures.

About this course

Infection control in Scottish care settings

This one-hour course brings together infection prevention topics for care workers, support workers and nurses working in Scotland. The syllabus connects the chain of infection with standard precautions, then covers hand hygiene, personal protective equipment and environmental cleaning. Outbreak management and the Scottish regulatory context are also included.

Which infection control course fits your setting?

The Scottish version includes a module on Care Inspectorate standards. The separate Infection Control course for England covers its CQC context, while Infection Control UK introduces principles across care and workplace environments.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

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Infection Control (Scotland)

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Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

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  3. Complete your courses

    Work at your own pace on any device. You can pause and return within your chosen access period.

  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

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