Training available at the Social Care Academy for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

This course is for Staffordshire Adult Social Care providers delivering care to individuals in Staffordshire or for individuals outside of Staffordshire receiving care funded or commissioned by Staffordshire County Council. Course Dates   8th September 2025 - 09:30am - 12:30pm - The Stone House Hotel (The Garden Suite), Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ  8th September 2025 - 13:30pm - 16:30pm - The Stone House Hotel (The Garden Suite), Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ  1st October 2025 - 09:30am - 12:30pm - The Stone House Hotel (The Garden Suite), Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ  1st October 2025 - 13:30pm - 16:30pm - The Stone House Hotel (The Garden Suite), Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ  20th November 2025 - 09:30am - 12:30pm - The Stone House Hotel (The Garden Suite), Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ  20th November 2025 - 13:30pm - 16:30pm - The Stone House Hotel (The Garden Suite), Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone ST15 0BQ  How to book this training To book a training event, add it to your cart, there will be an option to choose a training session and "purchase" it from the storefront, if there is only one training session available for that course, you will automatically be enrolled on to that session and if there are multiple dates available then you will be prompted to select an available date. Please note there is no cost for this training. Session Details This training is being held at: The Stone House Hotel,  Brooms Park Stafford Road, Stone, ST15 0BQ  Course Aim and Description This training provides participants with the relevant knowledge, understanding and a practical ability to conduct risk assessments  appropriate to the workplace and client group, while focusing on the relevant health and safety legislation educating participants  to recognise the need for risk assessment and the potential hazards associated with the working environment. Learning Objectives: • The principles and practice of Risk Assessment • Explain and evaluate risk assessing legislation as identified in the Health and Safety at Work Act  • Risk assessing people in care in accordance with their care plan • Risk assessment in a workplace according to the particular environment and their care plan. • Hazard identification & stages involved in risk assessment  • The meaning and elements of the ‘hierarchy of control’ • Understand the difference between likelihood, frequency and impact of harm • How to complete a risk assessment • The importance of reviewing risk assessments • Recording, monitoring, reviewing and revising workplace risk assessments Teaching Methods  This course will be delivered by a variety of teaching methods including: - presentations; case studies; small group discussion;  whole group discussion; individual work Booking Changes Please note, by booking onto this training course you are committing to attending at the referenced date and time. Your space on this session has cost Staffordshire County Council and while there is not a cost to yourself or your organisation, public funds have been utilised to fund the training.  If you cannot attend, you can send someone in your place but we will require notification so we can update the course register.  If you are unable to attend or send someone in your place, we ask for 7 working days’ notice in order to have the opportunity to offer this space to others.  All bookings or unenrolment changes should be emailed to cmdt@staffordshire.gov.uk Car Parking Please note that there is free on site car parking at The Stone House Hotel. Refreshment's Refreshments will not be provided on the day, however there are shops close by and a cafe on site. If you have any additional requirements, such as the need for British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation or mobility requirements, please let us know in advance so that we can make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs. Waiting List If this course is fully booked, or you are unable to attend of the available dates, you can request to be added to the waiting list. Read more

Welcome to this module focused on Safeguarding and Mental Capacity Safeguarding adults means protecting a person’s right to live in safely, free from abuse and neglect. As an adult social care employer, it’s important to understand your responsibilities around safeguarding and the standards you need to follow. In this module, you’ll start to explore some of the underpinning knowledge you’ll need to embed best practice in safeguarding and mental capacity. The module is aligned to Standard 7 of the Manager Induction Standards and will cover the following 4 topics: Safeguarding adults Safeguarding children Mental capacity Restrictive practices   100% of the cost of these modules can be reimbursed via the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS). Visit Skills for Care website to learn more: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Funding/Learning-and-development-funding-for-adult-social-care.aspx?utm_source=LMS&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=StokeStaffsLMS&utm_content=LDSS Read more

This e-learning course is designed to help you understand what scabies is and how to manage it in social care settings.   The course explains what scabies is, how to identify and treat infestations in care settings. You'll learn about managing contacts, medications used to treat scabies and the correct processes for handling outbreaks and coordinating treatments. The course also includes advice on hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), environmental cleaning, and laundry protocols to prevent onward transmission and ensure effective care.  This training is suitable for all social care staff.  This training is equivalent to one hour participatory hours for CPD. A certificate will be provided upon completion of this training.  This training does have images of scabies infestations.  This training was developed by the MPFT Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPC). Read more

This course is for Staffordshire Adult Social Care providers delivering care to individuals in Staffordshire or for individuals outside of Staffordshire receiving care funded or commissioned by Staffordshire County Council.  Awareness Session Dates Scam and Fraud Awareness - 30th September 2025 - 09:30 - 12:30 - Staffordshire Place 1 (Rudyard Suite) Scam and Fraud Awareness - 30th September 2025 - 13:30 - 16:30 - Staffordshire Place 1 (Rudyard Suite) Scam and Fraud Awareness - 27th November 2025 - 09:30 - 12:30 - Staffordshire Place 1 (Trentham Suite) Scam and Fraud Awareness - 27th November 2025 - 13:30 - 16:30 - Staffordshire Place 1 (Trentham Suite) How to book this training To book a training event, add it to your cart, there will be an option to choose a training session and "purchase" it from the storefront, if there is only one training session available for that course, you will automatically be enrolled on to that session and if there are multiple dates available then you will be prompted to select an available date. Please note there is no cost for this training. Session Details This training is being held at: Staffordshire Place 1 (Trentham Suite OR Rudyard Suite) Tipping Street Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2DH Course Aim and Description Cyber threats today don't just evolve—they mutate rapidly, testing the resilience of everything from global financial systems to critical infrastructure. As cybersecurity confronts new battlegrounds—ranging from nation-state espionage and ransomware to manipulated AI chatbots—to targeting you, as an individual, the landscape becomes increasingly complex, prompting vital questions: How secure are our cloud environments? Can our IT devices be weaponized unnoticed? What happens when cybercriminals take over your email account and become YOU? “We are facing an epidemic in the growth of financial fraud, leading to individuals, often vulnerable people, and companies being defrauded on a massive and global scale. “Changes in technology and the rapid increase in the scale and volume of organized crime has driven the creation of a range of new ways to defraud innocent people, business and even governments. With the development of AI and Cryptocurrencies, the situation is only going to get worse without urgent action.” Credit: INTERPOL Our trainer is offering you the chance to engage with their project. The chance to help keep you, your family, friends and those you work with safe from criminals who could target you. The offer comes without charge, FREE training (awareness raising) to help keep more people safe in our communities. Are you interested in keeping those you love or work with safe? Are you doing everything you can to achieve this? Do you want to know how fraudsters target you and your loved ones? Do you really know all there is to know about how Doorstep Criminals work? AND, do you want to learn how to STOP these criminals? Answered ‘YES’ to any of the above, then our free training course is for You! Learn about how these criminals worm their way into people’s lives, how they groom the elderly and vulnerable and then exploit them financially. Understand the methods they adopt and most importantly how to spot the signs if someone is already a victim of crime. Expert information and advice that will up-skill you to give a better service to your clients or family and help “Keep them Safe”. “I have been training Health and Social Care sector workers since 2012 and helping them to raise awareness amongst the elderly and vulnerable to Fraud and Doorstep Crime. This training has enabled people to understand the lengths that criminals will go to in order to steal money from their victims with one con or another, but it also gives the simple messages and methods available to prevent these crimes from occurring and how to protect people from becoming victims in the first place” Reg Burrell – Director. The training covers all areas of Fraud including internet/cyber, Mass Marketing Fraud (including mail and telephone fraud); Romance and courier fraud, social media data harvesting and Doorstep Crime including Bogus Officials, Distraction Burglary, Criminal (Rogue) Traders. Objectives: · Recognise the different types of fraud · Analyse why the telephone enables fraud · Explain how Mail Fraud works · Discuss where Romance Fraud leads to · Understand the dangers of money laundering · Passwords and the need to review them · See how social media can be your weakest link · View doorstep callers correctly · Understand the folly of making contact with callers · Recognise grooming and exploitation Learning Outcomes: · Enhance your knowledge of different fraud types · Recognise fraud indicators and red flags · Deepen your understanding of fraud prevention measures · Apply prevention messages to help keep those at risk safe · Identify those already being victimised · Build your confidence in dealing with fraud · Know how criminals target victims · Learn how to prevent your identity theft · Heighten awareness to fraud in everyday life · Comprehend the need to fight against fraud Please note, by booking onto this training course you are committing to attending at the referenced date and time. Your space on this session has cost Staffordshire County Council and while there is not a cost to yourself or your organisation, public funds have been utilised to fund the training.  If you cannot attend, you can send someone in your place but we will require notification so we can update the course register.  If you are unable to attend or send someone in your place, we ask for 7 working days’ notice in order to have the opportunity to offer this space to others.  All bookings or unenrolment changes should be emailed to cmdt@staffordshire.gov.uk Car Parking The nearest car parking is a 5-minute walk away at Civic Centre, South Walls, Stafford ST16 3AQ Refreshment's Refreshment's will be not be provided on the day, there are local cafes and restaurants or alternatively we recommend bringing your own. If you have any additional requirements, such as the need for British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation or mobility requirements, please let us know in advance so that we can make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.   Waiting List If this course is fully booked, or you are unable to attend of the available dates, you can request to be added to the waiting list. Read more

This course is for Staffordshire Adult Social Care providers delivering care to individuals in Staffordshire or for individuals outside of Staffordshire receiving care funded or commissioned by Staffordshire County Council.  How to book this training To book a training event, add it to your cart, proceed to checkout, and complete the purchase. It's free, so no payment details are required. Session Dates  8th July 2025 - Microsoft Teams 16th September 2025 - Microsoft Teams Session Details - Sepsis Training This training is delivered via Microsoft Teams, please ensure you join the webinar 5 minutes before your course start time, you will remain in the waiting room until the facilitator accepts you to join.   Course Objectives The training will comprise of a current overview of sepsis and how to recognise and effectively escalate this life-threatening illness. Training is aimed at: All front-line staff working in Care Home, Nursing Home, Supported Living and Home Care settings. By the end of the session the learner will: • Understand the scale and burden of sepsis within the UK • Be able to define ‘Sepsis’ and ‘Post Sepsis Syndrome’ • Understand and identify the risk factors for sepsis (Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (2016) NICE guideline NG51) • Understand and explain how to reduce the risk of sepsis within a care setting. • Recognise sepsis and how rapid intervention will help reduce the number of deaths occurring annually by understanding the use of national sepsis decision tools and early warning scoring systems (NEWS2) • Understand when and how to escalate sepsis within your care setting • Have an awareness of the management and treatment for sepsis Please note, by booking onto this training course you are committing to attending at the referenced date and time. Your space on this session has cost Staffordshire County Council and while there is not a cost to yourself or your organisation, public funds have been utilised to fund the training.  If you cannot attend, you can send someone in your place but we will require notification so we can update the course register.  If you are unable to attend or send someone in your place, we ask for 7 working days’ notice in order to have the opportunity to offer this space to others.  All bookings or unenrolment changes should be emailed to cmdt@staffordshire.gov.uk Waiting List If this course is fully booked, or you are unable to attend of the available dates, you can request to be added to the waiting list. Read more

Spirituality and End of Life Care explores the profound aspects of spirituality in the context of end-of-life care. This course delves into essential topics such as understanding what spirituality is and the role of religion in spiritual care. Participants will learn to identify and address spiritual distress, recognising that spirituality can be challenging to navigate. The course provides guidance on the aims and assessments of spiritual care, including its integration within healthcare settings. Please also see other Palliative Care and End of Life training courses developed by the MPFT Palliative and End of Life Care Team (Palliative + EOLC):   E-Learning: Palliative Care Introduction for Care Support Workers Advance Care Planning Early Identification of End of Life Spirituality and End of Life Care The SWAN Model in End of Life and Bereavement Care   Webinars: Available for registered staff: Assessment and Care Planning in Palliative and End of Life Care Difficult Conversations Care After Death Last Days of Life Available for all staff: Introduction to ReSPECT and Advance Care Planning Responding to Distress: Communication Skills End of Life Education for Care Agencies   This training is suitable for all care support worker staff.   This training is equivalent to one hour participatory hours for CPD. A certificate will be provided upon completion of this training.   This training does discuss death and dying, and may be upsetting for some audiences.   This training was developed by the MPFT Palliative and End of Life Care Team (Palliative + EOLC). Read more