Courses that build confidence and care

Our health & social care training courses

Practical, compliance-focused training for care homes, supported living services, domiciliary care providers and health organisations. Choose individual courses or build a full mandatory training programme for your service.

A trainer talks through course materials with a learner during a care training session.

  • Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

    The government's preferred and recommended package for the statutory learning disability and autism training requirement. Tier 1 and Tier 2, co-delivered with trainers with lived experience.

    Flagship course Tier 1 & Tier 2
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  • Mandatory Care Training

    The refresher suite for safe, high-quality care — plan a whole training day or a rolling programme around your matrix.

    Suite overview
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  • Infection Prevention & Control

    The chain of infection, hand hygiene, safe use of PPE, cleaning and waste disposal, and outbreak awareness.

    All staffHalf day
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  • Safeguarding Adults

    Recognise and respond to abuse and neglect in adult social care, aligned with the Care Act 2014.

    Half day
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  • Safeguarding Children

    Essential awareness for adult care staff visiting family homes — indicators, exploitation and reporting routes.

    Half day
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  • Medication Administration

    Prompting, assisting and administering safely — MAR charts, storage and error reporting.

    Half day
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  • Moving & Handling of People

    Hands-on practice with hoists, slide sheets and transfer belts — safe technique in real environments.

    Half dayPractical
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  • Basic Life Support / CPR

    Primary survey, CPR, defibrillator (AED) use, choking and responding to falls — with hands-on practice.

    All staffHalf day
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  • Mental Capacity Act & DoLS

    The five MCA principles, capacity assessments, best-interests decisions and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

    Half day
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How our courses are delivered

Delivery that fits around care work

  • At your venue

    We come to your service and train your team in the environment they work in — the most popular option for group bookings.

  • At our training room

    A calm, well-equipped space for practical sessions, based in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • Live online

    Interactive webinars where the course format allows — including Oliver McGowan Tier 1.

Group bookings: refresher courses run for groups of 8 or more; Oliver McGowan sessions take up to 30 delegates. Certificates and attendance records are provided on completion, and courses are fully funded while funding lasts. Mixed-course training days can be arranged — tell us what you need.

Ready to arrange training for your team?

Send an enquiry and we will reply within one working day with dates, delivery options and whether your places can be fully funded.

Request Training Call 07872 018267