Training

In this section you can find Resource links and guidance to:

• LBS resources
• Skills For Care mandatory training and good practice
• Social care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Skills checks
• Underpinning Legislation

A robust programme of staff induction, training, skills and knowledge refresher updates and competency checks is essential to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and good practice.

LBS

• LBS training booking portal

• Training matrix example (to follow)

• M&H Record of Hoisting Competency form and visual check of slings form recommended by LBS Manual Handling Advisor and Trainer – (Please feel free to adapt the forms to better suit your needs or just compare to your existing competency form)

SKILLS FOR CARE

• Core & mandatory training guide  plus also: The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training from 1 July 2022
• Refreshing the learning
• Guidance on creating staff learning plan
• Care Certificate – Skills For Care FAQs  (see number 10)  recommends full delivery of the Care Certificate (the workplace assessments as well as the e-learning) should be delivered over a period of around 12 weeks allow sufficient time for workers to assimilate the necessary knowledge ” Timescales will depend on a number of factors (including the prior knowledge of the learner)

UNDERPINNING LEGISLATION:

• Health and Care Act 2022 
• Section 181 NEW LD and Autism training legal requirement

• Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018

• Equality Act 2010

• Health and Social Care Act 2008
  • (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

• Regulation 13 – Safeguarding service users from abuse and improper treatment
• Regulation 18 – Staffing
• Regulation 19 – Fit and proper person employed

• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the Protection of Freedoms Bill (recruitment practices)

• Mental Capacity Act 2005

• Food Safety Act 1990
  • Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 and Food Safety (Temperature Control) Regulations 1995

• Mental Health Act 1983

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended 2002)

• Regulation 4 – Duties of the employer – 3 (c )  Knowledge and training
• HSE guidance 65-71 (page 18) on Regulation 4 (3)(c)

• The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
• HSE guidance – PPE at Work

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 
• HSE guidance –Training for employees working with substances hazardous to health

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Hse guidance – managing risk and risk assessment at work

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Regulations 1995
• HSE guidance – Types of reportable incidents 

• Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 
• HSE guidance

• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
• HSE guidance