Course list

Skills your team will use on the very next shift.

Every course is delivered by a practising trainer, sized to your group, and can run at your premises or one of our training venues in Aberdeen or Dundee. Open to organisations in any sector, and sessions can be combined into a package.

Courses marked with the CPD badge are accredited by The CPD Group.

Moving and Handling training in progressCPD Group accredited
01

Moving and Handling

Safe techniques for moving people and loads, protecting your team from injury in any workplace.

  • Risk assessing and planning a move
  • Slide sheets, hoists and transfer boards
  • Protecting backs, posture and dignity

Half or full day • Practical

Moving and Handling Refresher training in progress
02

Moving and Handling Refresher

A focused update for experienced staff, refreshing safe practice and keeping your organisation compliant.

  • Reviewing current technique and habits
  • Changes to guidance and equipment
  • Correcting drift in everyday practice

Half day • Practical refresher

Basic Life Support + AED training in progress
03

Basic Life Support + AED

Decisive emergency response: recognising a deteriorating person, effective CPR and safe use of a defibrillator.

  • Adult CPR to current resuscitation guidelines
  • Safe, practised AED use
  • Choking and the recovery position

Half day • Certificated

Infection Prevention and Control training in progress
04

Infection Prevention and Control

Best practice for preventing and managing the spread of infection in any working environment.

  • Chain of infection and breaking it
  • Hand hygiene and PPE in practice
  • Cleaning, waste and outbreak response

Half day • Classroom

VR — Dementia training in progressCPD Group accredited
05

VR — Dementia

Immersive virtual reality that lets staff experience the world as someone living with dementia does, then translate that into daily practice.

  • Lived-experience VR simulation
  • Recognising distress as communication
  • Adapting the environment and your approach

Half day • VR headsets provided

Fire Safety and Fire Marshal training in progress
06

Fire Safety and Fire Marshal

Fire prevention, evacuation and the practical responsibilities of a nominated fire marshal.

  • Fire risk, prevention and legal duties
  • Extinguisher types and safe use
  • Leading a calm, accounted-for evacuation

Half day • Certificated

Dementia Awareness training in progressCPD Group accredited
07

Dementia Awareness

Essential knowledge of dementia — the types, symptoms and strategies for compassionate, person-centred support.

  • Types of dementia and how they present
  • Communication that reduces distress
  • Supporting families and colleagues

Half day • Classroom

Trauma Informed Practice training in progressCPD Group accredited
08

Trauma Informed Practice

Understand the impact of trauma and build the skills to support people whose behaviour is shaped by it.

  • How trauma affects behaviour and trust
  • Safety, choice and collaboration in practice
  • Avoiding re-traumatisation and staff burnout

Half or full day • Classroom

Adult Support and Protection training in progressCPD Group accredited
09

Adult Support and Protection

Recognise and respond to signs of harm or abuse, and know exactly what your duty to report looks like.

  • Adults at risk and the three-point test
  • Types and indicators of harm
  • Recording, escalating and referring

Half day • Classroom

Administration of Medication training in progressCPD Group accredited
10

Administration of Medication

Safe, accurate handling, administration and recording of medication wherever staff support people with medicines.

  • The six rights of administration
  • MAR charts, errors and near misses
  • Covert, PRN and controlled medication

Half or full day • Competency based

Health and Safety training in progress
11

Health and Safety

The essential workplace health and safety knowledge every team needs to reduce risk and meet its duties.

  • Employer and employee responsibilities
  • Hazard spotting and risk assessment
  • Accidents, RIDDOR and reporting

Half day • Classroom

Mental Health First Aid training in progressCPD Group accredited
12

Mental Health First Aid

Practical skills to spot when a colleague is struggling, start the conversation and signpost real support.

  • Recognising signs of poor mental health
  • Non-judgemental listening and first response
  • Crisis situations and onward referral

1–2 days • Certificated

First Aid at Work training in progressCPD Group accredited
13

First Aid at Work

Workplace first aid for any setting, covering the incidents teams genuinely encounter on shift.

  • Primary survey and casualty management
  • Bleeding, burns, fractures and shock
  • Record keeping and reporting

1–3 days • Certificated

Introduction to Care training in progressCPD Group accredited
14

Introduction to Care

A grounding for people entering care: core skills, responsibilities and what person-centred support looks like day to day.

  • The role, values and boundaries
  • Dignity, consent and confidentiality
  • Working as part of a care team

1 day • Classroom

Health and Social Care Standards training in progressCPD Group accredited
15

Health and Social Care Standards

An introduction to the principles behind the Standards — dignity, respect, compassion, inclusion and responsive care.

  • The five headline outcomes
  • Evidencing the Standards in your practice
  • What inspectors look for

Half day • Classroom

Autism Awareness training in progressCPD Group accredited
16

Autism Awareness

Raising awareness of autism, with a focus on understanding, promoting inclusion and supporting individuals well.

  • Autism as a spectrum, not a stereotype
  • Sensory needs and communication styles
  • Reasonable adjustments that work

Half day • Classroom

SVQ Levels 2 & 3 training in progress
17

SVQ Levels 2 & 3

A work-based qualification assessing practical skills and knowledge in the job role, delivered through our SQA approved centre.

  • Assessment in your own workplace
  • Portfolio building with assessor support
  • Flexible timescales around shifts

Work-based • SQA approved centre

Need something not listed?

We regularly build sessions around an organisation's specific needs — new equipment, higher-risk tasks, or refreshers for a single team.

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