Covid Training Course, Coronavirus Essentials

This online Covid-19 training course provides employees and staff with the essentials you need to know, together with links to the latest government, Care Quality Commission (CQC) and NHS updates.
This course is part of our unlimited Course and Certificate package
Pricing for Social Care Training starts from £3 per person per month inclusive more info>>
Who should take this Covid course?
This Covid Essentials online course has been designed specifically for Care and Support Workers working in a social care setting. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about COVID-19.
We offer our courses for your LMS as SCORM files. Depending on the scope of what you need there may be a charge for this. Please connect to discuss it with us.
Covid-19 Course Content
- What is Coronavirus and COVID-19
- Signs and symptoms
- How it is spread
- Protecting yourself and others
- What to do if you or someone you know has symptoms
- What to do if you think someone has been exposed
- Testing and self isolating
- Waste disposal and laundry
- General advice for safety
- CQC Guidance
- Facts, not fake news!
Training course duration
On average this online course should take around 30 minutes. Find out more here.
Aims of the training course
By the end of the course, you will:
- Understand what COVID-19 is
- Identify the signs and symptoms of COVID-19
- Keep yourself and others as safe as possible
- Reduce the risk of infection
- Follow NHS guidance on hand hygiene
- Find the latest government guidance
- Know how to identify fake news and where to get factual information
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Social Care Unlimited Course and Certificate Package
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Our plans allow organisations to recycle licences instead of always purchasing more credits - no hidden charges for changes in staff! If you would like to purchase more than 50 licences, book a demo and know more please contact us.
If you sign in to your account on our eLearning platform, Click, before you take this course, you will be able to change the accessibility settings to suit your needs. This includes translation into 100+ languages, some of which can also be read out loud to you.
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