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Mandatory Care Courses
Healthcare Academy London’s Healthcare Mandatory Training is developed by experts to support your learning needs, whether you’re new to healthcare, a career switcher, or a professional looking to upskill. Aligned with the Skills for Care e-learning framework, our courses support continuous professional development and help boost your CV. Start learning at your convenience, complete your course in just a few hours, and earn a free certificate upon completion.
Browse Our Mandatory Care Training Courses
Explore our mandatory care courses to meet compliance requirements and keep your knowledge up to date with essential health and social care courses.
Adult Safeguarding
Learn to spot abuse, protect vulnerable adults, and take action to keep them safe. Build your skills with a course aligned with Skills for Care guidance and CQC standards. Enrol today and make a difference in people’s lives.
Moving and Handling in Care Settings
Learn how to move and handle people safely in care settings with our CPD-accredited Moving and Handling Course. Understand safe moving techniques, use handling equipment correctly, and reduce the risk of injury while protecting the comfort and dignity of those in your care.
Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia
Build your knowledge of mental health and dementia with our CPD-accredited online course, aligned with NHS guidance. Learn how to understand and support people with care and compassion while developing essential skills for health and social care roles.
Safeguarding Children
Recognise signs of abuse, respond to safeguarding concerns, and learn how to protect children with our CPD-certified Safeguarding Children Course. Build the skills to keep children safe and create supportive environments wherever you work.
Medication Administration and Management
Gain confidence in safe medication administration and management with our CPD-accredited online course. Understand how to handle medicines safely, prevent errors, and support quality care. Study online at your own pace and improve your knowledge of medication safety in care settings.
End of Life Care
Deliver compassionate care to people in the final stages of life with Healthcare Academy London’s CPD-accredited End of Life Care Course. Understand how to provide comfort, protect dignity and support individuals and their families during this sensitive time.
Infection Prevention and Control
Enhance safety with our Infection Prevention and Control Course. Learn how infections spread and how to prevent them through good hygiene, safe cleaning, and the correct use of PPE. Study online at your own pace and build essential knowledge to help keep people safe.
An Awareness of Learning Disability and Autism
Discover how to support individuals with learning disabilities and autism through inclusive, person-centred care. Enhance your skills with tutor support and earn an industry-recognised certificate to advance your healthcare career.
Privacy and Dignity
Promote respectful, person-centred care with our CPD-accredited Privacy and Dignity in Care Course. Learn how to protect privacy, respect personal choices and maintain confidentiality. Enrol today to support dignity in care.
Fluids and Nutrition
Understand the importance of fluids and nutrition in care settings. Gain the skills to support healthy hydration and balanced nutrition. Register today to boost your caregiving skills and support your professional development.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights
Understand equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights with this CPD-accredited online course. Discover how to treat everyone fairly, respect differences, protect human rights and promote equal opportunities in health and social care.
Work in a Person-Centred Way
Our Work in a Person-Centred Way Course helps you provide effective care in health and social care settings. Understand individual needs, respect personal choices, and provide the right support. Enrol today to improve your person-centred care skills.
Food Safety and Hygiene
Maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene with Healthcare Academy London’s Food Safety and Hygiene Course. Understand safe food handling, good hygiene practices, and how to prevent food contamination. Gain practical knowledge to support safe food preparation, storage, and service.
Health and Safety Course
Learn to identify hazards, reduce risks, and keep your workplace safe with our CPD-accredited Health and Safety online course. Enrol today and receive a free certificate upon completion to show your commitment to health and safety best practices.
Emergency First Aid at Work
Respond to workplace emergencies with practical first aid knowledge. Learn how to help an unconscious person, deal with bleeding and burns, and respond to common medical emergencies. Study online at your own pace and enrol today to be ready when it matters most.
Fire Safety Awareness
Protect people and prevent fire risks with our Fire Safety Awareness Course. Identify common fire hazards, follow essential safety procedures, and know how to respond when a fire breaks out. Enrol today and take a practical step towards better fire safety at work.
Dementia Awareness
Build your understanding of dementia and develop the confidence to support those living with the condition. Learn to recognise symptoms, understand changing needs and provide compassionate care that makes a difference.
Effective Communication
Strengthen your communication skills and build confidence with our Effective Communication Course. Learn to communicate clearly, understand others, overcome barriers and build positive relationships in healthcare and the workplace.
Food Hygiene
Gain essential food safety knowledge with our Online Food Hygiene Course. Learn how to handle, prepare and store food safely, prevent contamination and protect others from foodborne illnesses and allergic reactions.
Autism Awareness
Enhance your understanding of autism and develop the confidence to support autistic individuals with greater awareness. Gain practical insights into communication, individual needs and inclusive support to make a meaningful difference in everyday settings
Basic Life Support
Build your knowledge of Basic Life Support and essential emergency care. Understand how to recognise life-threatening situations, take appropriate first aid steps and support adults, children, and infants in an emergency
Health, Safety and Principles of Basic Life Suppport
Prepare for critical moments with essential health, safety and basic life support principles. Explore practical approaches to emergency response and patient safety, and take the next step towards safer, more effective healthcare practice.
Learning Disability Awareness
Strengthen your ability to support people with learning disabilities through greater understanding, awareness and practical skills. Learn how to recognise individual needs and deliver more confident, person-centred support.
Oral Care Course
Strengthen your oral health care knowledge and enhance the way you support patient wellbeing. Gain practical insights to promote better oral health, improve daily care and make a lasting difference.
COSHH Awareness Course
Take control of workplace safety with our COSHH Awareness course. Learn to identify hazardous substances, assess potential risks and apply effective control measures. Gain practical knowledge to support safer working practices across health and social care settings.
Mental Capacity Act and DoLS Course
Strengthen your understanding of mental capacity, consent and deprivation of liberty with our Mental Capacity Act and DoLS course. Gain practical insights to protect individual rights, support informed decisions and deliver safe, person-centred care with confidence.
Mental Capacity Act Course
Understand the Mental Capacity Act and learn how to assess mental capacity effectively. Explore its five key principles, best-interests decisions and practical approaches to support lawful, person-centred care. Study online at your own pace and apply your learning to everyday practice.
Catheter Care Course
Gain essential knowledge of safe and effective catheter care. Explore urinary and suprapubic catheters, learn how to reduce infection risks, recognise complications and support the comfort, dignity and well-being of those in your care.
Deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) Course
Understand Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and your responsibilities in protecting individual rights. Build the confidence to recognise restrictions, understand key processes and support people who may lack mental capacity.
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What Is Mandatory Training in Care?
Mandatory training for care workers is training that employers identify as essential for staff to carry out their roles safely and effectively. It helps care workers follow workplace policies, meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements, and reduce risks to the people they support. The training covers essential knowledge and skills based on each worker’s duties and the needs of the care setting. Employers include mandatory training in staff induction and arrange further learning when needed to maintain safe working practices and meet changing requirements.
Who Is Mandatory Care Training For?
Healthcare Academy London’s care mandatory training courses support professionals who need to develop or refresh the knowledge and skills required for their roles. This training is relevant to a range of roles across adult social care and healthcare, with course requirements depending on job responsibilities and workplace policies.
Care Assistants and Care Workers
Our mandatory training for care workers helps staff understand safe working practices and provide appropriate day-to-day care in residential homes and people’s own homes.
Support Workers and Personal Carers
Those who help individuals with personal care, daily activities and independent living can benefit from mandatory training for carers relevant to their responsibilities.
Healthcare Assistants and Clinical Support Staff
Healthcare mandatory training covers relevant topics that help staff follow safe practices in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare settings.
Care Managers and Supervisors
Those responsible for leading care teams can use mandatory training for care staff to address staff development needs and support compliance with relevant workplace policies and requirements.
New and Existing Care Staff
Training helps new starters prepare for their responsibilities and enables experienced workers to refresh their knowledge as required.
The right training depends on each worker’s role, the care setting and the needs of the people they support. Employers should identify appropriate courses and refresher training to help staff maintain safe working practices and deliver quality care.
Accreditation & Practical Competence Notice
Our Care Certificate training course, accredited by the CPD Accreditation Service, helps learners understand the Care Certificate standards and their responsibilities in delivering quality care. Online care courses with certificates UK build essential knowledge, while practical skills and competence must be demonstrated through the relevant workplace assessment.
What Makes Us Different?
Receive a course completion certificate at no additional cost.
Get started as soon as your enrolment is complete, without waiting for a scheduled start date.
Navigate course materials through a straightforward, easy-to-use learning experience.
Access affordable short courses accredited by the CPD Certification Service to support your professional development.
Study at a time and pace that suit your schedule.
Explore key topics through video lessons that make learning more accessible.
Build your understanding through relevant subject knowledge, practical care scenarios, case studies and animation-led examples.
Complete your learning through multiple-choice assessments (MCQs) rather than traditional examinations.
GOOD TO KNOW
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It typically covers moving and handling in care settings, infection prevention and control, safeguarding adults, health and safety, fire safety awareness, basic life support and more. The exact requirements depend on your role and employer. Browse our course catalogue to find the training we offer.
The duration varies depending on the course. An estimated completion time is provided on each course page, and you can study at your own pace, anytime and from anywhere.
The courses you need depend on your job responsibilities, workplace and employer’s requirements. Speak to your employer, line manager or a course advisor to identify the right training for your role, then explore our catalogue to find suitable courses.
Course prices vary depending on the subject and are displayed on the individual course pages. Browse our catalogue to compare options and choose the training that meets your needs.
You receive a digital certificate for each completed course, providing evidence of your learning that you can share with your employer.
Most mandatory training for care workers is refreshed every 1–3 years, depending on the course, your role and your employer’s policies. Keeping your training up to date helps you maintain your skills and follow current care standards.
CPD-certified learning can support your professional development record. Keep your certificate, and check with your employer or professional body if you need it to count towards revalidation.
Yes. Group bookings are available for care homes and healthcare teams. Five or more learners can be enrolled together, with invoice payment and volume pricing.
Take the Next Step Towards Excellence in Care
Ready to take the next step in your care career? Strengthen your understanding of essential care standards and develop the knowledge to support safe, compassionate care. Start your journey towards professional growth today! Choose your Care Certificate course, get instant access and learn online at your own pace. Complete the course to receive your CPD-accredited certificate.
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Choose your Care Certificate course, get instant access and learn online at your own pace. Complete the course to receive your CPD-accredited certificate.