Target Audience

Experienced health/social care staff with the ability to influence others.

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Course Information

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• The mechanics of joint injury, including cumulative injury will be discussed

• Information on the relevant legislation will introduce the concept of assessment and audit.

• Basic manual handling techniques and the use of small handling aids will be given, and course participants will be introduced to a variety of hoists and slings. They will be taught how to select hoists and slings

• An explanation of the teaching and learning process will be given

• The importance of recording and monitoring at all levels will be stressed, as will the need for management commitment to their work.

• A variety of assessment methods will be used to ensure competence in the field of teaching manual handling skills, and to gain the award as above.

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This unregulated qualification has been accredited as a Customised Qualification by NCFE and they have benchmarked the qualification’s learning outcomes and assessment criteria at Level 3 (using a national framework’s level descriptors) to allow us to demonstrate the difficulty and depth of study.

 

Cancellation Policy

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Cancellations will be charged as follows:

• More than three weeks’ notice: No charge

• Two to three weeks’ notice: 75% charge

• Less than two weeks’ notice: Full price

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In all cases, should Herts Handling Training be able to redeploy the trainer, there will be no charge.