Our Active Support Training course is tailored to equip care staff with the practical skills and knowledge needed to actively engage individuals in meaningful activities, fostering independence and enhancing their quality of life. Through this comprehensive, face-to-face training, your team will learn to assess support needs, promote individual choice, and encourage participation in everyday tasks, contributing to a more inclusive and engaging care environment.
This course is ideal for care staff and teams supporting individuals in residential, supported living, or day service settings who are seeking to enhance their approach to active support and person-centred care.
Course Description
Our Active Support Training course provides care staff with practical strategies that improve the lives of individuals in care while enhancing their own professional competence. By completing this course, your staff will gain the skills to:
- Plan and Facilitate Participation
Develop tailored strategies to ensure everyone can actively engage in meaningful activities. This creates a sense of inclusion and personal achievement for individuals while fostering a positive, collaborative care environment. - Identify Support Needs
Accurately assess and identify the specific activities and types of support required for each individual. This targeted approach ensures that care is both effective and person-centred, optimising outcomes for all. - Respect Choices and Decisions
Deepen your understanding of the importance of respecting individual preferences and supporting their decisions. This enhances dignity and trust, strengthening the relationship between staff and those they support. - Promote Independence
Respond to requests in ways that enable individuals to perform tasks as independently as possible. By fostering self-reliance, this approach builds confidence and improves quality of life for individuals while reducing dependency on staff. - Enhance Quality of Life
Add richness and meaning to everyday experiences by recognising the potential for growth, connection, and fulfilment. This leads to more engaging and joyful interactions for both care staff and individuals in care. - Encourage Positive Reinforcement
Use effective positive reinforcement techniques to motivate participation and build a sense of accomplishment. This not only empowers individuals but also fosters a rewarding environment for care providers. - Provide Guidance
Learn to instruct, prompt, or guide individuals effectively, keeping them engaged in their activities. This ensures consistency in support and helps individuals achieve their goals. - Collaborate Effectively
Build strong team dynamics by working cohesively with colleagues to maintain consistent active support practices. This improves efficiency, reduces stress, and enhances the overall quality of care provided.
Compliance and Quality Assurance
Our Active Support training course is developed in line with recognised frameworks to ensure the highest standards of care, professionalism, and compliance. For this course, we align with the following frameworks:
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Single Assessment Framework
This framework ensures that our training supports safe, effective, and person-centred care while promoting best practices and regulatory compliance. It reflects our commitment to helping your organisation meet CQC standards and maintain credibility in care delivery. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting People with a Learning Disability
We integrate the principles of this framework to equip care staff with the skills to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. This ensures compassionate and person-centred approaches that foster inclusion, independence, and improved quality of life. Learn More (opens in a new tab). - Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People
Our training incorporates this framework to help care staff deliver respectful, effective, and tailored support to autistic individuals. By focusing on strengths-based care, we promote wellbeing, autonomy, and inclusion for those on the autism spectrum. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - Skills for Care Statutory and Mandatory Training Guidelines
Our training integrates the key learning outcomes outlined in Skills for Care’s statutory and mandatory training guidelines. This ensures your staff are equipped with the essential knowledge and competencies required to deliver safe, effective, and compliant care. Learn more (opens in a new tab).
Why Compliance and Quality matter:
- Compliance with Regulatory Standards: Training content is developed in line with CQC and other relevant frameworks, helping your organisation maintain compliance and demonstrate excellence.
- Promoting Best Practices: Framework-aligned training ensures your team applies evidence-based methods, fostering a culture of professionalism and respect.
- Continuous Improvement: We embrace the principles of continuous improvement encouraged by these frameworks, incorporating them into our training to promote reflective practice and ongoing development.
Delivery of the Training
This course will be delivered by an expert trainer in this field at a date and time of your choosing. Training can be hosted at our own premises, which can comfortably accommodate up to 12 individuals, or at your own premises if feasible and required. We are flexible on start times to help accommodate all shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
Customisation and Relevance: We can adapt the content of this training to include your organisation’s core values, mission, policies, and procedures. By incorporating examples of documents used within your organisation, we ensure that the training is relevant and clear to your staff.
Expertise and Support: Delivered by expert trainers with extensive experience in the field, our courses provide comprehensive knowledge and skills to your team. To help your team stay updated and compliant, we can provide additional refresher courses designed to ensure that staff remain proficient in best practices. These refresher courses can be scheduled as needed to maintain high standards of care.
Please use our enquiry form or contact us by telephone if you have any queries about this training course or would like to express an interest to schedule your training. A member of our team will be happy to answer any questions.
Course Materials and Certification
All course materials will be provided, and refreshments are included. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the course, and you will receive copies of completed evaluation forms for your records.
Our Facilities
- Disability access building
- Ground flood training facilities (at request)
- Comfortable classroom lecture/study environment
- Toilet & Washrooms inc. disabled access
- Refreshments provided
- Location: Our training centre is based in Middleton, Manchester, UK. For precise directions, click here to view us on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Pricing and Duration
- Time required: Half a day
- Accommodates: Up to 12 people
- Price: £275
Suggested Refresher Frequency
To ensure ongoing competence and performance:
- Monitor and assess staff performance regularly.
- Evaluate knowledge and skills at least annually.
- Provide additional learning and development opportunities as needed, with mandatory refreshers at least every 2 years.
Benefits of Our Training
Why Choose Us?
- Expert Trainers: Learn from experienced professionals who are passionate about care.
- Comprehensive Content: Our training covers all essential aspects of each topic, ensuring your staff are well-prepared to provide high-quality care and support in their specific area of practice.
- Quality Assurance: Our courses meet the highest standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant frameworks, guidelines, and legislation specific to each course, including Skills for Care recommendations and CQC standards.
- Flexible Delivery: Choose from face-to-face sessions at our training centre or your premises, with training available at times to suit all shift patterns.
- Customisable Training: Tailor the course to reflect your organisation’s unique values and requirements.
- Refresher Courses: We offer refresher courses to keep your team proficient in up-to-date and best practices.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is Active Support Training, and why is it important?
Active Support Training teaches care staff practical strategies to engage individuals in meaningful activities, fostering independence and improving their quality of life. It’s essential for ensuring person-centred care, promoting autonomy, and encouraging participation in everyday tasks.
- Who should take the Active Support Training course?
This course is ideal for care staff working in residential, supported living, or day service settings. It’s designed for those seeking to enhance their approach to active support and person-centred care for individuals with a range of support needs.
- What will I learn in the Active Support Training course?
By completing the course, participants will gain skills in planning and facilitating participation, identifying support needs, respecting individual choices, promoting independence, and enhancing quality of life. The course also covers effective communication, team collaboration, and the use of positive reinforcement.
- How long is the Active Support Training course?
The Active Support Training course lasts for half a day, providing a comprehensive overview of all key elements of active support in a manageable timeframe.
- Can the Active Support Training be customised to meet our organisation’s needs?
Yes, our training can be tailored to reflect your organisation’s core values, mission, policies, and specific procedures. We can include examples of your organisation’s documents to ensure the training is directly relevant to your team.
- Do you offer any follow-up or refresher training?
Yes, we offer refresher courses to ensure your team remains up-to-date with best practices and compliant with current standards. We recommend refresher training at least every two years or whenever there’s a need for additional support or new developments.
- Where can the Active Support Training be delivered?
We offer face-to-face training at our training centre in Middleton, Manchester, or at your premises, depending on your preference. We are flexible with delivery times to accommodate all shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
- What is the maximum number of participants in a training session?
Our face-to-face training sessions can accommodate up to 12 participants to ensure effective interaction and a high-quality learning experience.
- Will I receive a certificate after completing the Active Support Training?
Yes, certificates will be issued to all participants upon completion of the course. These certificates can be used to demonstrate your team’s commitment to professional development and compliance with training standards.
- How often should my team refresh their Active Support training?
We recommend refreshing the Active Support Training at least every two years to ensure your team’s ongoing competence and compliance with evolving standards in care practice.
Enquiry Form
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