Care Training, Workshops and Qualifications at Social Care Alba

Care Training, Workshops and Qualifications at Social Care Alba

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Care worker? Love Learning? Then you’ve come to the right place! 

Working in care, you’ll encounter many scenarios where clients have a wide range of needs and preferences. Knowing how to work around these needs some quick thinking at times – and a firm knowledge foundation to work from!

At Social Care Alba, we provide a comprehensive range of social care courses and workshops – all to ensure that our staff are best equipped with the skills needed for their role. If you are thinking of applying to join our team, here are some of the learning opportunities we offer.

E-LEARNING: ONLINE CARE TRAINING

We offer a range of 30 e-learning modules to choose from. These courses are carefully selected to deliver 360º training on all aspects of care provision from a practical, values-based, and psychological perspective. We firmly believe that the best carers don’t just know ‘how’ to provide excellent care, but also the ‘why’ behind what they do, providing a safer and happier environment for both the client and for themselves as care professionals. Below is a list of our current e-learning modules …

SCA Courses

  • Infection control
  • Medication
  • Moving and Assisting
  • Nutrition
  • Food Hygiene
  • Promoting dignity
  • Communication
  • Adult protection
  • Record keeping
  • Person-centred care
  • Health and safety
  • Diversity and equality
  • Dementia
  • Continence promotion
  • Confidentiality
  • Assessing needs
  • Understanding challenging behaviour

IN-PERSON CARE WORKSHOPS

In addition to our online training, we also run in-person workshops to help staff build their care skills. Our staff find these sessions to be a great place to share their knowledge and experience with others as they learn. Current care workshops include topics from continence, dementia and medication, to moving and assisting, and are continually being reviewed.

CARE RELATED SVQ QUALIFICATIONS

Social Care Alba offers the opportunity to take on SVQs as you work with us, and we aim to be as flexible as possible to allow you to work around your studies and gain your SVQ qualification. Contact us to find out more about how we can support you to further your care skills.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: OPEN UNIVERSITY COURSES 

Staff can work and study locally with Edinburgh Napier University, The University of Edinburgh or Queen Margaret University depending on the courses they want to take.  (Current staff are doing degrees in Social Work, MSC in Social Care, MSC in Physiotherapy and many more!). We also link with the University of Tasmania for in-depth Dementia training. 
Social Care Alba aims to provide access to health and social care training that fits fully with the needs and career aspirations of our staff. If you’d like to get ahead in your care career, come work – and train – with us. Get in touch today!