Online health & social care courses

The exact requirements depend on your role and employer, but most social care positions require a core set of training: Safeguarding Adults, Child Protection (if working with children), Health and Safety, Infection Control, Manual Handling, and First Aid awareness. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) expects care providers to demonstrate that staff are suitably trained. Our platform covers all of these topics and more, giving you a strong foundation for a career in social care.

Yes. All care workers are expected to have safeguarding training appropriate to their role. The Care Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities and care providers to safeguard adults at risk of abuse or neglect. CQC inspectors will check that staff have received safeguarding training. For anyone working with children, safeguarding and child protection training is also mandatory under the Children Act 1989 and 2004.

We offer several courses covering child protection and safeguarding, including Child Protection Awareness, Safeguarding Children, and courses covering the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC), and British Values and Prevent. These cover recognising signs of abuse, reporting procedures, multi-agency working, and your legal responsibilities. All are suitable for professionals working in childcare, education, healthcare, and social work settings.

Yes. We have a dedicated range of courses designed for early years professionals, including Early Years Foundation Stage, Child Development and Schemas, Building the Ambition, Physical Activity in Early Years, Key Person Approach, and Observation and Assessment. These are suitable for nursery nurses, childminders, teaching assistants, playgroup workers, and anyone working in early years settings.

Yes. CPD accredited online training is widely accepted across the UK care sector. CQC does not specify how training must be delivered — what matters is that staff can demonstrate competence and understanding. Many care homes, domiciliary care providers, and NHS trusts accept online CPD certificates as evidence of training, particularly for introductory and awareness-level courses. Some roles may require additional practical assessment alongside online learning.