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Infection Control in Health and Care - Online Training Course - Level 2 - CPDUK Accredited.
Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Infection Control in Health and Care training course for front-line healthcare and social care providers. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).
The risk of infection within a health/social care setting poses a significant risk to patients, carers and staff. Without effective infection prevention and control approaches, an infection can cause distress, harm, and impair the quality of life and healthcare experiences.
Infection frequently requires additional costly resources to treat. Therefore, prevention of infection has to be a key priority for all staff groups working within a healthcare setting. Consequently, ensuring that all staff have high levels of infection prevention and control awareness, supported through an adequate education and training approach, should form a central feature of any infection prevention and control strategy.
This online Infection Control in Health and Care training course covers the following:
This online Infection Control in Health and Care training course should be completed by those who work in health and social care services, including:
The aims and objectives of this online Infection Control in Health and Care training course are to improve the awareness of universal procedures required to prevent and minimise the spread of infections.
Health care workers can take steps to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. These steps are part of infection control. Proper handwashing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals. Standard precautions are a set of infection control practices used to avoid transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin (including rashes), and mucous membranes.
Learning outcomes of these online Infection Control in Health and Care training courses are divided into two levels. Each level reflects a level of expected knowledge, skill and understanding. The appropriate level of training is dependent upon the role, work context and local risk assessment.
On completion of the online Infection Control in Health and Care Level 1 training course, the learner will:
On completion of this online Infection Control in Health and Care Level 2 training course, the learner will, relevant to their role:
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Our courses are divided into six units. You can either read or listen to the course materials. At the end of each unit is a ‘knowledge check’ section. This section helps the learners remember what they have learnt.
Our online training courses can be completed on your desktop computer/Mac, laptop, tablet or mobile device. These online courses are easily accessible as long as there is an internet connection.
These online training courses are self-paced. Therefore, learners have full control and flexibility on when they wish to complete the material.
There is no deadline for completion. The course will expire from a learner’s account after 365 days, whether it has been accessed or not.
Yes. All end of course assessments are completed online.
Learners are required to achieve a passing rate of 80% or more to complete the course and gain a CPD certificate.
To obtain your certificate, you need to complete the end of course assessment first. A passing rate of 80% or more is required to gain a CPD certificate.
Obtained certificates can be downloaded from the learner’s profile page.
We want you to be completely satisfied with your training. Thus, we offer a 14-day money-back guarantee if you are not 100% satisfied.To request a refund, you should email our Support Team with your receipt stating why you would like to be refunded. Any courses that have been completed and those with certificates will not be valid for a refund.
Yes, you can access the learning materials from any electronic device that has an internet connection. However, we recommend that you use a desktop or laptop device for the best learning experience. These online courses can also be taken on tablets and mobile devices, such as iPads, iPhone and Android mobile phones.
For the best possible experience, we recommend that learners use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11 or Firefox. Please ensure no updates are pending on your browser.
There is no estimated completion time for this course. Learners can study in their own time at their speed. Learners may pause, leave and come back to the system to continue the training at any time.
The CPD hours depend on how long each learner takes to complete the course materials and assessments. Each course will indicate the anticipated completion time. This gives a general indication of the CPD hours for those who are required to submit their continuing professional development hours.