Training courses
If you are looking to embark on a career in health and fitness or health and social care or if you already have experience and qualifications in the industry then we are sure to have a course perfect for you. At Lifetime we provide a variety of flexible training options that fit easily around today's busy lifestyles, so whether you wish to change career completely or specialise in a particular area, you have come to the right place.
Courses
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Personal Training and Business Planning Diploma
£1,999 £1,899
If becoming a personal trainer is your goal and being up there with the best is your aspiration, then this Personal Training and Business Planning Diploma will not only qualify you as a personal trainer, but will also give you the business, marketing and customer interaction skills needed to be an all-round success!
More information about this course > Course available in:• Birmingham • Bristol • Manchester • London • Leeds • Edinburgh
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Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks and a fully interactive CD Rom which takes approximately 40 hours to complete. This is the foundation to all fitness courses and is included ...
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Fitness Instructor (attendance)
This is a five day intensive module that is included in all fitness instructor courses and personal trainer courses. The module is followed by a practical assessment day approximately two weeks after ...
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Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks, a fully interactive CD Rom and unlimited tutor support. This is a mandatory module for all personal training courses. You can complete this c...
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Personal Training (attendance)
This module will enable you to deliver balanced training programmes at a higher level, helping you to increase your clients' fitness levels. The personal training award is the gateway to access REPs l...
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Nutrition for Physical Activity (distance)
A distance learning module where candidates are required to work through two manuals. Assessment is an invigilated multiple choice exam at a training venue and submission of a case study. This is a ma...
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Business Planning (formerly Business Skills)
This mandatory module in all our personal training courses is delivered by distance learning in approximately 40 hours. You will find a business skills manual in your pack and additional support infor...
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Personal Training and Business Planning Diploma (current instructors)
£1,399 £1,299
If you are a Level 2 qualified fitness professional looking to become a personal trainer then this Personal Training Diploma is ideal for you! And with a mix of tutored, distance and online learning studying and qualifying around your existing job couldn’t be easier. So if you want to build on your current fitness experience, gain new qualifications and increase your earning potential call our course advisor team today.
More information about this course > Course available in:• Norwich • Watford • Southampton • High Wycombe • Manchester • London • Liverpool • Leeds • Reading • Cardiff • Edinburgh • Derby • Exeter • Harlow • Birmingham • Bristol • Brighton
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Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks, a fully interactive CD Rom and unlimited tutor support. This is a mandatory module for all personal training courses. You can complete this c...
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Personal Training (attendance)
This module will enable you to deliver balanced training programmes at a higher level, helping you to increase your clients' fitness levels. The personal training award is the gateway to access REPs l...
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Nutrition for Physical Activity (distance)
A distance learning module where candidates are required to work through two manuals. Assessment is an invigilated multiple choice exam at a training venue and submission of a case study. This is a ma...
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Business Planning (formerly Business Skills)
This mandatory module in all our personal training courses is delivered by distance learning in approximately 40 hours. You will find a business skills manual in your pack and additional support infor...
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Intensive Personal Trainer
£3,295
If you are looking to embark on a new career as a Personal Trainer and want to gain your qualification quickly whilst ensuring no detail is missed, then this is the diploma for you! After just seven weeks of intensive classroom-based study and practical experience in the gym, you will be ready to make your mark in the world of personal training! PLUS not only will you be a REPs accredited personal trainer, but you will also have the business, marketing and customer interaction skills needed to be an all-round success!
More information about this course > Course available in:• Bristol • Manchester • London
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Fitness Instructor Intensive
This is an intensive module that is included in all intensive fitness instructor and personal trainer courses. All training and assessment is included in the course timeframe. Programme Design Knowled...
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Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (attendance)
This is the foundation to all fitness courses and is included in fitness instructor courses, personal trainer courses and exercise to music courses. This module is taught in the classroom with all tr...
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Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (attendance)
This is a mandatory module for all personal training courses. It is delivered intensively in the classroom with all training and assessment included in the course timeframe. Components and Principles ...
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Personal Trainer intensive
This intensive module will enable you to deliver balanced training programmes at a higher level, helping you to increase your clients' fitness levels.
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Nutrition for Physical Activity (attendance)
This module is delivered intensively in the classroom with all training and assessment included in the course timeframe. It is a mandatory module for all personal training courses and comprises of the...
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Health Screening and Fitness Testing intensive
During this intensive workshop instructors will learn how to construct and deliver a client consultation including blood pressure monitoring, body composition analysis and heart disease risk stratific...
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Fitness Instructor Certificate
£799 £599
If you want to be a fitness instructor then this Fitness Instructor Certificate will help kick-start your career. Combining home and classroom-based study with practical experience in the gym, this industry-recognised qualification can be completed in 6-8 weeks. So before you know it you will have all the skills, knowledge and confidence to induct clients around the gym, plan and supervise their workouts.
More information about this course > Course available in:• Norwich • Watford • Southampton • High Wycombe • Manchester • London • Liverpool • Leeds • Reading • Cardiff • Edinburgh • Derby • Exeter • Harlow • Birmingham • Bristol • Brighton
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Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks and a fully interactive CD Rom which takes approximately 40 hours to complete. This is the foundation to all fitness courses and is included ...
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Fitness Instructor (attendance)
This is a five day intensive module that is included in all fitness instructor courses and personal trainer courses. The module is followed by a practical assessment day approximately two weeks after ...
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Exercise to Music Instructor Certificate
£699
Group exercise to music classes feature heavily on studio timetables across the world. This Exercise to Music Instructor qualification gives you all the practical skills and knowledge you need to launch an active career as a group exercise instructor. The Exercise to Music Instructor Certificate course is jam packed with the latest choreography and training techniques so you can teach fun and exciting group exercise classes to all ability levels.
More information about this course > Course available in:• Norwich • High Wycombe • Southampton • Manchester • London • Liverpool • Leeds • Cardiff • Edinburgh • Reading • Birmingham • Bristol • Brighton
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Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks and a fully interactive CD Rom which takes approximately 40 hours to complete. This is the foundation to all fitness courses and is included ...
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Group Exercise to Music
This is a four day practical module for the aspiring aerobics instructor. You will be required to attend two practical assessment days approximately two weeks after this Exercise to Music module. Use ...
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Fitpro GroupEx Award (one module)
£799
The Fitpro GroupEx Award delivered in partnership with Lifetime will allow you to quickly achieve your Exercise to Music (ETM) qualification AND Les Mills certification with the best in the industry! Choose one out of the eight famous Les Mills programmes to qualify in.
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Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks and a fully interactive CD Rom which takes approximately 40 hours to complete. This is the foundation to all fitness courses and is included ...
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Group Exercise to Music
This is a four day practical module for the aspiring aerobics instructor. You will be required to attend two practical assessment days approximately two weeks after this Exercise to Music module. Use ...
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BODYATTACK
Good for someone who… likes hard core aerobics with simple to follow choreography
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BODYBALANCE
Good for someone who…likes calm, slow paced classes with a lot of stretches
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BODYCOMBAT
Good for someone who…enjoys a high intensity martial arts based workout. Strong recommendation for having exercise to music with this programme as the choreography is challenging
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BODYJAM
Good for someone who…loves to dance
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BODYPUMP
Good for someone who…enjoys weight training
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BODYSTEP
Good for someone who…likes the idea of athletics on the step! Hard core cardio workout on a step with easy to medium choreography
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BODYVIVE
Good for someone who…likes having fun whilst they work out. Easy to follow low-impact choreography
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RPM
Good for someone who…enjoys riding a bike to music
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Fitpro GroupEx Award (two modules)
£999
The Fitpro GroupEx Award delivered in partnership with Lifetime will allow you to quickly achieve your Exercise to Music qualification AND Les Mills certification with the best in the industry! Choose two out of the eight famous Les Mills programmes to qualify in.
More information about this course > Course available in:• London
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Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise (distance)
This is a distance learning module supported by workbooks and a fully interactive CD Rom which takes approximately 40 hours to complete. This is the foundation to all fitness courses and is included ...
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Group Exercise to Music
This is a four day practical module for the aspiring aerobics instructor. You will be required to attend two practical assessment days approximately two weeks after this Exercise to Music module. Use ...
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BODYATTACK
Good for someone who… likes hard core aerobics with simple to follow choreography
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BODYBALANCE
Good for someone who…likes calm, slow paced classes with a lot of stretches
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BODYCOMBAT
Good for someone who…enjoys a high intensity martial arts based workout. Strong recommendation for having exercise to music with this programme as the choreography is challenging
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BODYJAM
Good for someone who…loves to dance
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BODYPUMP
Good for someone who…enjoys weight training
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BODYSTEP
Good for someone who…likes the idea of athletics on the step! Hard core cardio workout on a step with easy to medium choreography
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BODYVIVE
Good for someone who…likes having fun whilst they work out. Easy to follow low-impact choreography
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RPM
Good for someone who…enjoys riding a bike to music
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Exercise Referral Diploma
£699
If you are looking to push your career to the next level and increase your portfolio of skills then this course is ideal. You will be qualified to deal with GP referred clients considered low to moderate risk, and understand how their specialist conditions will impact their training programmes.
More information about this course > Course available in:• Birmingham • Bristol • Manchester • London • Leeds • Edinburgh
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Exercise Referral
This is taught as a combination of distance learning and a five day intensive module. The self-study pack should be completed before the module and handed in during course. A current level 3 certifica...
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Ultimate Personal Trainer Toolkit
£599
Want to be the best you can be? Deliver fun, varied and effective workouts for all your clients? And be confident and creative with cutting edge personal training equipment? Then the Ultimate Personal Trainer Toolkit is for you. No other training provider offers so much in such a short space of time!
More information about this course > Course available in:• Birmingham • Bristol • Manchester • London • Leeds • Edinburgh
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Ultimate Personal Trainer Toolkit
Want to be the best you can be? Deliver fun, varied and effective workouts for all your clients? And be confident and creative with cutting edge personal training equipment? Then this unique four day Ultimate Personal Trainer Toolkit course is for you.
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Group Training Specialist
£599
Looking to master the art of group training and increase your earning potential? Then this unique course will give you the skills to teach not one, but five types of fun and on-trend group training classes. And all in just four days! Complete this course and start teaching classes – indoors and outdoors - straight away. Make the most of your working hours and earn extra cash. It’s time to work smarter not harder!
More information about this course > Course available in:• Birmingham • Bristol • Manchester • London • Leeds • Edinburgh
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Group Training Specialist
Looking to master the art of group training and increase your earning potential? Then this unique course will give you the skills to teach not one, but five types of fun and on-trend group training classes. And all in just four days!
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Ante and Post Natal Specialist
£325
This specialised workshop will enable you to deliver expert advice to low risk ante/post natal clients, expanding your expertise as a personal trainer and allowing you to work confidently with this new market. You will look at anatomical changes that occur during pregnancy, as well as physiological adaptations and psychological considerations. Once completed you will also be able to deliver specific abdominal training recommendations for expecting mothers.
More information about this course > Course available in:• Birmingham • Bristol • Manchester • London • Leeds • Edinburgh
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Adapting Exercise for Ante and Post Natal Clients
Designed for instructors wishing to work with low risk ante and post natal clients, this two day intensive workshop is taught by one of our qualified tutors and includes an invigilated case study exam...
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Older Adults Specialist
£325
If you are looking to increase your appeal to a wider range of clients and become an exercise specialist then you may want to consider our Active Ageing course. You will learn how to create expert programmes considering any health implications of this market as well as increase your appeal to a wider client base.
More information about this course > Course available in:• Birmingham • Bristol • Manchester • London • Leeds • Edinburgh
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Older Adults Specialist
With 34% of the UK adult population over 50 and this baby boom generation having a growing desire for a healthy, active lifestyle, specialising in exercise for the older adult is a great move. Not only will it increase your client appeal, but also help maximise your daytime earning potential. On this two day course, you will learn how to create expert programmes, considering any health implications of this market, and help your clients challenge the ageing process!
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Adapting Exercise for Older Adults
As more and more 'older' clients embark on a fitness programme it is important to fully understand the needs, wants and specialist requirements of this age group. Taught as a two day intensive worksho...
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iMoveFreely Instructor
£180
Are you a group exercise instructor looking to help correct your clients’ biomechanics and move more freely? Then the iMoveFreely workshop, powered by Intelligent Training Systems, will give you the edge you are looking for! The iMoveFreely group exercise programme has been proven to be the ‘foundation for all exercise’ and is a truly revolutionary, yet very simple, new exercise package to help your clients move more freely.
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iMovefreely Instructor
A revolutionary yet simple new exercise package to help your clients move more freely. Helps manage aches and pains in line with the NICE guidelines as part of low back pain management
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Biomechanics Trainer
£330
The Biomechanics Trainer CPD course is quite simply the foundation to all activities and exercise programmes from the relatively deconditioned to elite athletes. It is not clinical in any way and concentrates on function – ideal for those who want to add some of the unique and easy-to-apply screens and corrective exercises to their training toolbox. This course consolidates over 20 years of biomechanics research into an instantly usable screening protocol. It will complement existing screening protocols or give those new to screening an excellent platform in which to biomechanically screen their clients.
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Biomechanics Trainer
This two day workshop is not clinical in any way and concentrates on function. It is quite simply the foundation to all activities and exercise programmes from the relatively deconditioned to elite athletes.
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Specialist Biomechanics Coaching Diploma
£4,316 £3,117
This Level 4 Biomechanics Coach Diploma is the flagship Biomechanics qualification and is the product of 20 years of research in biomechanics. As a Biomechanics Coach you will give your clients the confidence to move freely by assessing every part of their body’s mechanics and empower them to look after themselves with a personalised corrective exercise plan. It is ideal for any fitness professional who wants to develop their expertise and business offer.
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Biomechanics Coach
This covers a thorough screening protocol of the client, looking at each area of the body to identify key areas of dysfunction.
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Advanced Biomechanics Coach
This covers assessment and prescription of exercises for muscle function, motor control and nerve release to enable clients to perform at optimum levels.
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Specialist Biomechanics Coach
This module focuses on back care and follows the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on the management of low back pain.
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Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage
£2,399
Unique qualification including Biomechanics Trainer™ which provides you with the knowledge, competency and proficiency to perform sports massage on a range of clients who have no underlying pathological conditions.
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Sports Massage
Offers you the knowledge, competency and proficiency to perform sports massage on a range of clients who have no underlying pathological conditions. The course is taught over a period of nine days, which is divided into face-to-face classroom workshops and online distance learning.
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Biomechanics Trainer
This two day workshop is not clinical in any way and concentrates on function. It is quite simply the foundation to all activities and exercise programmes from the relatively deconditioned to elite athletes.
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Biomechanics Coach
£2,039
This one of a kind workshop is designed for level 3 Personal Trainers who wish to advance their skills in screening clients and prescribing exercise that will help improve their function.
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Biomechanics Coach
This covers a thorough screening protocol of the client, looking at each area of the body to identify key areas of dysfunction.
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Advanced Biomechanics Coach
£1,199
This one of a kind workshop is designed for level 3 Personal Trainers who wish to advance their skills in screening clients and prescribing exercise that will help improve their function.
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Advanced Biomechanics Coach
This covers assessment and prescription of exercises for muscle function, motor control and nerve release to enable clients to perform at optimum levels.
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Specialist Biomechanics Coach
£1,199
This one of a kind workshop is designed for level 3 Personal Trainers who wish to advance their skills in screening clients and prescribing exercise that will help improve their function and at the highest level allows learners to work with people to help manage and improve low back pain.
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Specialist Biomechanics Coach
This module focuses on back care and follows the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on the management of low back pain.
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Emergency First Aid Update
£30
This course is designed to provide individuals with the basic awareness, skills and confidence to prepare them for an emergency situation. First Aid is mandatory for those working in a care setting and considered good personal and professional practice for everyone.
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Emergency First Aid Update
This emergency First Aid course is designed to provide individuals with the basic awareness, skills and confidence to prepare them for an emergency situation.
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Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
£75
This level two award in Emergency First Aid will meet the criteria laid down in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 for the Emergency First Aider.
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Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
This course focuses on the practical use of recognised techniques and could mean the difference between life and death. This level two award in Emergency First Aid will meet the criteria laid down in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 for the Emergency First Aider.
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Paediatric First Aid
£110
This qualification if perfect for those involved in early years settings who wish to provide quality and effective First Aid care.
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Level 2 Award in Paediatric First Aid
This course will provide candidates with knowledge and understanding of First Aid to be able to provide appropriate care and manage life threatening conditions, illness and injuries identified in an early years settings.
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Paediatric First Aid Course Update
£30
A refresher course perfect for those involved in early years settings who wish to provide quality and effective First Aid care.
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Paediatric First Aid Course Update
Those involved in early years settings who wish to provide quality and effective First Aid care. Refresher for those who have completed the 14hr Paediatric First Aid Course
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Care Induction
£on application
The eight Common Induction Standards (CIS) covered by this course are designed for people entering social care, and those changing roles or employers within adult social care. Managers have a duty to ensure that new staff know enough to meet the required outcomes in each knowledge area.
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Care Induction
Suitable for new Social Care Workers
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Moving & Handling Induction
£60
Moving & Handling is a part of the Common Induction Standards course which is mandatory for all staff working in the Health & Social Care Sector.
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Moving & Handling Induction
Moving & Handling is a part of the Common Induction Standards course which is mandatory for all staff working in the Health & Social Care Sector.
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Moving & Handling Update
£30
This is an update course for those who have already undertaken their 6 hour Moving & Handling Induction. It is mandatory for all staff working in the Health and Social Care Sector to update their training on a regular basis.
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Moving & Handling Update
Those who have already undertaken their 6 hour Moving & Handling induction. It is mandatory for all staff working in the Health and Social Care Sector to update their training on a regular basis.
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Awareness of the Principles of the Safe Handling of Medicines
£50
This course is designed to ensure that all healthcare workers who may administer medication do so with regard to safe practice.
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Awareness of the Principles of the Safe Handling of Medicines
This course is suitable for trained staff, managers and carers who administer medication in any child care or adult care setting.
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Awareness of the Principles of Infection Control
£30
This course is designed to ensure that all Healthcare and Social Care workers are aware of Infection Control so as to ensure those in their care, colleagues, visitors and others are protected from danger and harm by their acts or omissions.
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Awareness of the Principles of Infection Control
This course is suitable for all persons employed within the Care Sector.
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Awareness of the Principles of Health & Safety in the Adult Care Sector
£30
This course is suitable for all persons employed within the care sector.
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Awareness of the Principles of Health & Safety in the Adult Care Sector
This course is suitable for all persons employed within the care sector.
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Nutrition Awareness for the Elderly
£on application
Nutrition and Hydration Awareness training for all staff - level of training tailored according to job role
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Nutrition Awareness for the Elderly
Nutrition and Hydration Awareness training for all staff - level of training tailored according to job role
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Food Hygiene Awareness (Society of Food Hygiene & Technology)
£35
This Food Hygiene Awareness course is designed to provide individuals with the basic awareness, knowledge, and confidence to handle food safely. It is suitable for any individual or working environment where food is present.
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Food Hygiene Awareness SOFT
This course is suitable for and recommended to those who handle or serve food as part of their job and is applicable to any individual or working environment where food is present.
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Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate (Society of Food Hygiene & Technology)
£80
This course is suitable for and recommended to those who handle or serve food as part of their job and is applicable to any individual or working environment where food is present.
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Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate SOFT
This course is aimed at those involved in preparing food requiring cooking and chilling. It is applicable to any individual or working environment. Though can be tailored to suit a particular audience if required.
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Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse & Neglect
£20
This course forms part part of the Common Induction Standards (CIS) course which is mandatory for all staff working in the Health & Social Care Sector especially all staff in the voluntary, independent & statutory sectors that work with vulnerable adults. It is only currently available to people working in the care sector for Gloucestershire.
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Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse & Neglect
This course is essential for all staff in the voluntary, independent & statutory sectors that work with vulnerable adults.
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