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Thursday, September 12, 2013

By Ania Stan


It is important to find a good training provider for courses that train staff in the health and social care sector. Moving and handling of people is a skill that needs to be learned to ensure health and safety in the workplace and minimise injuries. It often involves learning to use specialist equipment such as hoists and slings.

People Handling Training Of The Best Quality

There are certain associations and bodies that the training provider should belong to. With regards to moving and handling people, often there will be associations related to back care that the training provider will be associated with. Learning associations, such as the Institute For Learning (IFL) are important as they show that the train the trainer courses are of a recommended standard. All training providers should have public liability insurance.

Good rates should be without a compromise in the quality of training. The designers of the Moving and Handling of People courses should be well experienced in the field of health and social care and should have a high level of training themselves.

The trainers who deliver the course should have the appropriate qualifications in which to carry out the training also. Up to date CRB check, references and regular assessments of the trainers are essential and should be confirmed by the training provider.

Delivering People Handling Training Courses

Train the trainer courses should be delivered in the workplace for more effective results. It enables the trainers to tailor the course to the specific problems or situations of each individual workplace. The courses should be tailored in general to each specific group as different groups have different preferred methods and it needs to be relevant to their workplace and the equipment they use.

The Moving and Handling of People courses should be delivered through a variety of mediums such as group activities, discussions and debates, handouts and PowerPoints. The advantage of having training in the workplace is that the trainers can carry out role play of particular issues the staff have as an exercise and have discussion about how best to solve the problem. This is a very effective method of training that is useful as it is specific to the workplace of the learner.

Evaluation Of People Handling Training Courses

Ongoing assessment and evaluation should be carried out by the training provider to ensure consistent quality. Learners should be assessed by means of written and practical test to ensure that they have understood both the practical and academic aspects of the course.

Once the course is complete, the learners should be given evaluation forms to fill out to ensure quality control and improvement of the course. The learners should be able to comment on what they found most useful and make suggestions for improvement.




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