The Health Care Assistant (HCA) Training Course are the minimum standards that should be covered as part of induction training of new care workers. It is designed for new staff, it also offers opportunities for existing staff to refresh or improve their knowledge.

It covers what is needed to be caring – giving workers a good basis from which they can develop their knowledge and skills.

The standards:

• Understand your role
• Your personal development
• Duty of care
• Equality and diversity
• Work in a person-centred way
• Communication
• Privacy and dignity
• Fluids and nutrition
• Awareness of mental health
• Dementia
• Learning disabilities
• Safeguarding adults
• Safeguarding children
• Basic life support
• Health and safety
• Handling information
• Infection prevention and control
• Food Safety & Hygiene

The certificate is immediately available upon completion online.