Short Courses

Courses Available:

• Epilepsy
• Epilepsy Awareness  
• Epilepsy Awareness and Buccal & Nasal Midazolam Administration
• Buccal and Nasal Midazolam Administration 
• Epilepsy Awareness and Diazepam Rectal Tube and Buccal and Nasal Midazolam Administration
• Epilepsy Awareness & Diazepam Rectal Tube Administration
• Epilepsy Awareness & Diazepam Rectal Tube Administration Refresher
• Diazepam Rectal Tube Administration
• Current Trends in Epilepsy   

• First Aid
• Emergency First Aid
• Extended Emergency First Aid  
• Childcarers First Aid
• First Aid at Work
• AED Defibrillation Training

• Food Hygiene
• Elementary Food Hygiene  
• Introduction to HACCP and Hazard Analysis

• Introduction to Food Hygiene

• Introduction to Food Hygiene with Infection Control

• Health and Safety 

• Health and Safety Awareness  
• Health and Safety in Care Homes
• Health and Safety for Volunteers
• Health and Safety Management
• Health and Safety Update
• Risk Assessment
• Corporate Health and Safety Management Briefing

• Moving and Handling  
• Moving and Handling  
• Moving and Handling Awareness (client and people handling)
• Hoist Training
• Ergonomics and Moving and Handling  

• Administration of Medication
  • Administration and Storage of Medication
  • Assisting in the Administration of Medication  
   
• Social Care/ Health Care    
• Essential Practice Skills for Social Carers
• Volunteering with Vulnerable Adults
• Good Practice in Infection Control
• Loss and Bereavement  
• Scotland's Mental Health First Aid

Click on Short Courses for general information and then on the menu for course details.

SVQs

Courses Available

Children's Care, Learning and Development 2 and 3

Health and Social Care 2, 3, and 4

General Information on our SVQ Provision

Experience
We have been delivering SVQs since 1993.

Success

The first student in Scotland to complete the Health and Social Modern Apprenticeship.

The first student in Scotland to complete the Early Years Care and Education Modern Apprenticeship.

Three of the first ten students in Scotland to complete Child Care and Education SVQ 2.

One of the first ten students in Scotland to complete the previous national occupational standards Care 4.

Students and Support

Professionally qualified staff, vocationally experienced in their subject areas.

High levels of candidate support built into all courses.

Assessment models and training times which recognise the demands on workplaces - supporting assessors and allowing candidates to complete courses on schedule.

Communications

Prompt and meaningful responses to your phone calls and letters; your interest interests us!

Funding and Fees

Skillseeker / Modern Apprenticeship / Adult Modern Apprenticeship funding for eligible Lothians based candidates, plus limited funding for other regions through our Scottish Enterprise national contract. 

Customised Courses for single organisations:  phone 0131 556 7773 for details. 

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