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Skills for Care endorsed training providers

To make sure the course you’re interested in covers everything it should, you can look at Skills for Care's list of endorsed training providers.

Skills for Care endorsed training providers

Training for care staff in Sheffield

Sheffield City Council: Go Learn

Sheffield City Council has many training courses for people who work in social care in the independent, private and voluntary sector.

Your manager or training manager may need to ask for a Go Learn account if your organisation hasn’t accessed Go Learn before.

Find out about courses on Go Learn

The Sheffield College

The Sheffield College provides qualifications for young people and adults. They have many specialist health and social care courses. They work with care and health providers across the region, to help train future staff and upskill existing staff.

You’ll learn in modern facilities to help develop your skills, which includes a new hospital ward.

For information, advice and support on choosing the right course for you contact employerengagement@sheffcol.ac.uk.

More information on courses and apprenticeships at The Sheffield College

E-Learning for Healthcare

A new e-learning resource has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) with the Royal Society of Public Health.

The course is for social care frontline workers in registered and unregistered services. The purpose is to help you recognise your role in public health and how it helps you improve care through Ten Tips. The ten areas include infection prevention control, mental health and wellbeing and healthy ageing.

Find out more about All Our Health - E-Learning for Healthcare

St Luke’s Project ECHO

St Luke’s Project ECHO training is free of charge and is led by a specialist hub to many participant learning sites, such as care homes. Courses can include the Health Passport, NHS Screening and Electronic Assistive Technology.

Participants share knowledge and expertise through virtual meetings. Together ECHO participants can talk about difficult cases and work out the best course of action.

Find out more about St Luke’s Project ECHO

Training for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants

Sheffield City Council: Go Learn

Sheffield City Council has many training courses for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants.

You will need to create a Go Learn account to access these.

Find out about courses on Go Learn

Disability Sheffield

Disability Sheffield provides free training for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants. This includes Moving and Handling, Essential Safeguarding, First Aid at Work and Medication Administration. You can browse courses and book your place on their Eventbrite page.

Disability Sheffield Eventbrite page

Sheffield PA Register

There is a directory of training for Personal Assistants (including costs) on the Sheffield PA Register website.

Sheffield PA Register

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (kcil)

For information on free training for Individual Employers and Personal Assistants you can visit the Kingston Centre For Independent Living (kcil) website.

Visit Kingston Centre For Independent Living (kcil): Yorkshire and North East

Training funding for Individual Employers: Skills for Care

As an Individual Employer you can apply for funding to train yourself and your personal assistants. For support to apply contact Skills for Care at funding@skillsforcare.org.uk or 0113 241 1275.

Find out more about Skills for Care Individual Employer funding

Training for unpaid carers from Sheffield Carers Centre

Training and workshops

There’s training available for unpaid carers including through Sheffield Carers Centre. You can find out about workshops and training available for carers on the Sheffield Carers Centre website.

Find out more about workshops and training from Sheffield Carers

Digital resources

This free online resource offers valuable and up-to-date information for carers to support them in their caring role. There are short e-learning sessions and links to more detailed information and resources.

Find out more about digital resources for unpaid carers

The training providers listed on this website are provided for informational purposes only. We do not endorse, recommend, or guarantee the quality or services of any individual training provider. Users are encouraged to conduct their own research and exercise due diligence before engaging with any provider. We are not responsible for any actions or outcomes associated with the use of these services.