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Course Overview:

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The Train the Trainer in Moving and Handling People course provides participants with the knowledge and teaching skills required to deliver safe and effective moving and handling training within health and social care settings. The course covers the principles of safe people handling, correct posture and body mechanics, risk assessment, and techniques to prevent musculoskeletal injuries for both staff and service users. Learners will explore legislation, employer and employee responsibilities, and best practice in using equipment such as hoists, slide sheets, and transfer aids. Practical demonstrations and supervised practice form a key part of the course, ensuring competence in safe and dignified people handling. Alongside this, participants develop training delivery skills including lesson planning, adapting to learner needs, engaging different learning styles, assessing competence, and ensuring sessions align with workplace health and safety standards.

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Course Objectives:

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🎯To enable learners to confidently deliver moving and handling people training within care settings.

🎯To build knowledge of safe handling techniques, posture, and the use of appropriate equipment.

🎯To ensure trainers understand legislation and workplace responsibilities relating to moving and handling.

🎯To develop teaching, communication, and assessment skills tailored to diverse learner groups.

🎯To promote a culture of safety, dignity, and compliance through engaging and professional training delivery.

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What's Included:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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✅ Various teaching methods

✅ Different learning styles

✅ How individuals learn and retain information

✅ Giving and receiving feedback

✅ Presenting information

✅ ‘Do’s and don’ts’ when delivering training

✅ Creating lesson plans

✅ Reflective practice

✅ Preparing to deliver a training session

 

 

Course Cost / Duration:

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£500.00 inclusive for a group of up to 12 participants.

 

This course takes 12 hours to complete and is delivered as a blended learning course. Participants will complete 4 hours of independent study online and the remaining 8 hours will be delivered over a full day 09:00 - 17:00.​

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Important Information:

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Participants attending this course must be present for the duration of the training in order to receive a certificate upon completion. Participants must not be expected to be on shift during the training and the environment must be safe and suitable for the training to be delivered. Please contact us to discuss if you have any further questions.

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