Training & Development

The function of the department is to provide for generic minimum training levels, specialist training and continuation training & development activities. The department works in partnership with all other departments and serves as a central point of contact for all staff training & development requests.

Pepenbury training and development is also able to provide an exciting range of consultancy, training & assessment services to external organisations working in the health & social care & learning disability sectors. All our courses can be developed to meet the needs of individual organisations, though ready made short courses and development activities are available in:

Pepenbury training & development offers open, in-house and flexible courses in response to the needs and ever changing demands of the sector. All courses & development programmes represent high quality learning at an affordable competitive price.

Courses Available

• Adult Protection Awareness
• Moving & Handling of People
• Moving & Handling of People (Refresher)
• Working with People with Epilepsy
• Infection Prevention & Control
• Safe Handling of Medication and Health Care Procedures
• Care Planning
• Challenging Behaviour – Working safely with Adult
• Equality & Diversity
• Emergency First Aid (Appointed Person)
• Manual Handling
• Food Hygiene
• Fire Training (inc Fire Warden)
• COSHH Awareness
• Health & Safety in the Workplace
• Health & Safety Awareness
• Risk Assessment – Safe Working Practice
• Principles Risk Assessment
• Learning Disability Qualification (LDQ)
• National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in:
  • Health & Social Care, Levels 2, 3 & 4
  • Registered Managers Award
  • Assessor Award
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Leadership & Management Training & Development short courses

For further details about any area of staff training & development, please contact either Sharon Carrick or Sophie Hamilton on: 01892 822168 or email: training@pepenbury.info.