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Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Understanding Dementia 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).
Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, but not the only one. The specific symptoms that someone with dementia experiences will depend on the parts of the brain that are damaged and the disease that is causing dementia.
This comprehensive online Dementia Awareness training course explains what dementia is, including the causes and symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated. It also looks at some of the different types of dementia and how to support people with dementia.
This online Understanding Dementia training course covers the following:
This online Understanding Dementia training course should be completed by those who work in health and social care services, including:
This online Understanding Dementia training course is aimed at individuals as well as health and social care staff to improve awareness of the importance of interacting with people who have dementia in a sensitive and understanding manner. This Understanding Dementia eLearning course explains what dementia is, including the changes and symptoms and best practice for those who have caring roles.
On completion of this online Understanding Dementia training course, learners will be able to:
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✓ Learn at your own pace, at a time and place convenient to your circumstances
✓ Individual learners can access their course material(s) 24/7 for 365 days from the date of purchase
✓ In the case of organisations that order multiple licences for future use, the countdown will start when learners are allocated to the training course(s)
✓ Unlimited attempts to complete end of course assessments
✓ On successful completion, download, print/save quality-assured CPD certificate
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✓ We want you to be completely satisfied with your training. We offer a 14-day money-back guarantee if you are not 100% satisfied
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✓ You, or your learners, must not complete the training to make a valid refund claim. Any courses that have been completed and those with certificates achieved will not be valid for a refund
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✓ All training courses meet the latest guidance and best practice recommendations.
To enrol on this e-learning course, please add the course to your basket. From there, you will be redirected to our secure checkout page to complete your booking.
If you are booking the course for someone else, please click the ‘Buy For Others’ button at the upper right hand of this page.
Once your payment has been confirmed, you will receive a booking confirmation email with a receipt. Immediately after purchase, you will receive an email with further instructions and unique login credentials to access your learner account. Next, you will need to follow the instructions and login to your learner account.
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.