Accredited Courses and Qualifications

Accredited Courses and Qualifications – there are additional costs to the accredited courses and qualifications that we offer. Note to state: please contact Diane Arkwright, Marketing & Development Officer to discuss your requirements further. The costs are listed below. Diane will provide advice as to the content of the course to ensure it is appropriate for you.

FIRST AID COURSE

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is aimed at learners who wish to become emergency first-aiders in the workplace or anyone who may be interested on a personal level. This qualification meets the requirements for training emergency first-aiders in those organisations that have identified that staff need to be trained to this level within their first aid needs assessment.

FIRST AID COURSE

1 Day Course
Highfield Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF).

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Medication and infection control

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to develop their own knowledge and understanding of the safe handling of medication. The infection control element of the course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to develop their own knowledge and understanding to strengthen personal application in practice and encourage others that may be involved with an individual’s care to follow infection control procedures.

Medication and infection control

3 Hours Course
Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Social Care and Prevention and Control of Infection in Social Care Settings

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Adult Safeguarding

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at anyone working in the social care sector.

Adult Safeguarding

3 Hours Course
Safeguarding Adults

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Records GDPR

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at anyone working in the social care sector

Records GDPR

3 Hours Course
Record Keeping, GDPR and Communication

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autism

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at anyone working in the social care sector.

Autism

3 Hours Course
Understanding Autism

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Care Certificate

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at anyone working in the social care sector and particularly for staff new to the social care sector. However, it can also act as a ‘refresher’ for existing social care staff.

Care Certificate

Learners will complete the 15 standards.
Care Certificate

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Dementia

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to develop their knowledge and understanding of the disease or any person who would be interested in learning for themselves.

Dementia

3 Hours of Learning
Understanding Dementia

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Diplomas

Diplomas and who are they for?

The diploma provides learners with a lifetime qualification in their chosen health and social care subject. If you are looking to kick-start your career with a Level 2 or Level 3 diploma, or you are looking to step into a management role with a Level 4 or Level 5 diploma, Highfields has a course to suit you.

Diplomas

Learners will complete the Diploma at their own pace and in their own time.
Health and Social Care Diplomas

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Equality and Diversity incorporating Person Centred Care

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to develop their knowledge and understanding about equality, diversity, inclusion and discrimination, including what this means and how incorporating a person-centred approach, values the person they care for.

Equality and Diversity incorporating Person Centred Care

3 Hours of Learning
Equality and Diversity incorporating Person Centred Care

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Lone Working

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work alone without close or direct supervision and may find that their personal safety is put at risk.

Lone Working

3 Hours of Learning
Lone Working

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Nutrition and Wellbeing

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to develop their knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 14.

To meet this regulation, where it is part of their role, providers and carers must make sure that people have enough to eat and drink to meet their nutrition and hydration needs and receive the support they need to do so.

Nutrition and Wellbeing

3 Hours of Learning
Nutrition and Wellbeing

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People Handling and Risk Assessments

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to move and handle individuals safely in accordance with best practice.

People Handling and Risk Assessments

3 Hours of Learning
People Handling and Risk Assessments.

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Tissue Viability

Who is this course/qualification for?

This course is aimed at learners who work in social care settings who are required to develop their knowledge and gain a greater understanding of the level of care and support required.

Tissue Viability

3 Hours of Learning
Tissue Viability

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Highfield Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Medication

Who is this course/qualification for?

The objective of this qualification is to support a role in the workplace, specifically for learners in care roles where they are likely to be handling and administering medication. This qualification can be taken by learners preparing to enter employment or by those who are already in employment in a care role and wish to develop specialist knowledge in relation to medication handling and administration