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Infection control, hand-washing, healthier eating, training trainers, health improvement, environmental awareness, and licensing are examples of some of the topics covered by the training service. Training interventions are aimed at raising awareness of the wider determinants of public health, including nutrition, mental health, alcohol and drugs, well-being, etc.
Owners, managers and staff in voluntary organisations and community groups, landlords, students and residents, and anyone working in retail, manufacturing, wholesale, offices, food businesses, health and social care, education and childcare services, and local authorities, will all benefit from these courses.
Public health training will be of use for schools and professionals in meeting 'every child matters' outcomes and in evaluating the impact of extended services. The elderly and their social care workers will benefit from infection control, food hygiene awareness and better nutrition. In addition, employers, employees, voluntary and community groups will gain value from attending a wide range of related training interventions.
Visit the Training for Food, Health and Safety page for further information, or call us on: 020 7361 3002.
If any of the courses below are full, or there is not currently a planned date, a waiting list will be kept until there are enough students to make running the next course worthwhile. In-house courses can sometimes be arranged. You may be given advice about contacting alternative centres or examination bodies for help.
A condensed but more basic version than the Level 2 Award shown below. Suitable for students and for those who just need a general awareness.
This covers a balanced diet, special diets, allergens and intolerances, menu planning and healthy eating. With more and more food being prepared and eaten outside the home, you are in a position of influence. If you work in a school or college, staff canteen or local sandwich bar, you may well be serving the same customers every day, so you will be serving up a significant portion of their diets. This means that you can really make a difference. According to the Food Standards Agency the foods we eat outside the home make up an increasingly important part of our diet. Dietary surveys show that men consume about a quarter of their calories outside the home, and women about a fifth – and the foods we eat outside the home tend to be higher in fat, salt and sugar.
This provides employees with an introduction to hygiene hazards and how to control them. The Department of Health has drawn up a code of practice acknowledging that everyone involved in care provision needs training to tackle the risk of Health Care Acquired Infection (HCAI). This qualification is designed as an introduction to hygiene and ensures that vulnerable people are not exposed to unnecessary risks. It will help everyone, including those in the private and voluntary health and social care sectors (including children an older people care), to play their part in maintaining a clean and safe environment. Do this and a two hour Food Hygiene Talk.
This course may be organised via the Council subject to availability and certain criteria. It is most applicable to those involved in direct patient care.
This qualification is essential for anyone wishing to become a registered trainer. It is ideal for anyone who needs to understand the basics of training practice or wants to refine their training techniques. Successful candidates will be able to structure, design and deliver interesting and stimulating training.
This qualification covers environmental issues, pollution, business and the environment, energy and water, waste management, transport, environmental law, and environmental management.
Non-accredited talks on a range of sustainability and environmental issues that affect your business and customers may be arranged.
This certificate is designed to meet the statutory requirements of the Licensing Act 2003 and is for anyone seeking authorisation to sell alcohol.
This course raises awareness of safety and hygiene issues in nail salons that affect staff and customers.
These courses raise awareness about safety and hygiene issues in hairdressers and beauty therapy businesses.
The Award provides an introduction to the fundamentals of health and wellbeing, outlining the barriers to making a change of lifestyle and showing how to help people make changes to improve their health.
A short course to raise awareness about correct hand washing techniques and the importance of good hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as Norovirus, food borne illnesses, MRSA, Clostridium difficile, etc. This is a non-accredited course.
Courses are occasionally run at different levels for appointed persons, emergency first aid, paediatric first aid, and certificate level. Frequency depends upon room size and availability of trainers.
CPD courses can be arranged for local authority enforcement officers and PCT staff. These are by special arrangement.
Did you know that 75% of effective pest control is down to good house keeping and repair? If you are spending large sums on employing pest control contractors then this course will be of interest to you. It is a short course aimed at facilities staff, concierge, mangers and employees in all types of businesses and organisations, TMOs, RSLs, housing associations, etc. You will learn about the characteristics of some common pests, harbourage and basic control measures which will mean that you’ll have to rely less on chemical treatment.
This is a one hour presentation focusing on public health issues with housing, the HHSRS guidance, asbestos, legionella and gas safety. It also outlines the grants available to landlords to improve their properties. Attendees may be eligible for a discount on their HMO licence upon completion of this course. This course is not accredited.
A range of customer service programmes such as Welcome Host, Leading/Motivating/Succeeding, and Green Advantage are also available. Waiting lists are kept until there are sufficient numbers of candidates to run courses.
Certain listed above courses are only run subject to viable candidate numbers and trainer availability. If you do not see a public health, health and safety or food safety course listed or suitable training intervention call 020 7341 5606 to ask for advice.
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