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. Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training has funded places for eligible employers (LDSS); other courses are quoted on enquiry. 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 a tailored quote for your team.

Request Training Call 07872 018267