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

This e-learning course is designed to support you to develop skills in the delivery of holistic care for individuals who are palliative or approaching end of life. This course explores the distinctions between palliative care and end-of-life care, examining various illness trajectories and decision-making processes such as DNACPR and ReSPECT. It covers the delivery of holistic care, effective communication strategies, and key considerations for end-of-life care. Additionally, the course addresses post-death care, symptom management, and the evolving needs of individuals as they approach the end of life.   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

Welcome to this module focused on your personal development and wellbeing As a manager in adult social care, focusing on yourself is essential for you to be able to deliver good and outstanding care. Sometimes this can be hard - but how can you look after others if you don’t first look after yourself? The module is aligned to Standard 11 of the Manager Induction Standards and will cover the following 4 topics: Your own development Being self-aware Managing your workload Your personal wellbeing   100% of the cost of these modules can be reimbursed via the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS). Read more

Preparing to work in care - English as a Second Language (ESOL) This ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) course is designed for learners who want to work in the care sector. The course will help you develop the knowledge needed to work in care alongside the essential English language skills to be able to communicate effectively with service users and colleagues. This course is accessible to all residents of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. It is available at: Newcastle and Stafford College Group     These courses are offered and completed through local colleges within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. They are held externally to the Social Care Academy.   At the point of creating this course, all courses were free, however learners should contact the college to confirm they are eligible to complete the course for free. Some courses may result in a charge if they are not finished in time. We recommend enrolling in this course as a reminder, and to see the more detailed descriptions of each college's offer.   Read more

Welcome to this module focused on regulation and governance Governance can be defined as a collection of systems and processes concerned with ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of an organisation or service. Within adult social care, good governance is paramount due to the nature of the work completed and the impact your management can have on people’s lives. Good governance means that accountability is recognised and accepted. It means that lessons are really learned and that there’s honesty and openness in seeing the best possible outcomes for people. There’s an expectation that you’ll take appropriate action to address failings, as well as exploring and improving the situation that allowed any failings to occur. The module is aligned to Standard 3 of the Manager Induction Standards and will cover the following topics: Regulation in adult social care The role of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in adult social care   100% of the cost of these modules can be reimbursed via the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS). 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). 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. Read more