Safeguarding Adults Training Online Course - Level 1

This course is designed to give learners an understanding of adult safeguarding, and how to protect any vulnerable adults that they care for. It also aims to answer questions such as:

• What is definition of safeguarding adults?
• What is the aim of safeguarding adults?
• How many principles underpin all adult safeguarding work?
• Which acts inform current safeguarding adults policies and procedures?

At the end of the course, learners will understand:

• The safeguarding adults legislation that applies in the UK, such as the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• What mental capacity is and how it affects safeguarding.
• The main forms of abuse and how to identify them.
• How individuals and organisations can prevent abuse from occurring.
• What to do when you suspect or have evidence that abuse is taking place.

How often does safeguarding training need to be updated in the UK?

We recommend taking safeguarding adults training at least once every three years to ensure you are up-to-date with best practice. Regular training you them recognise signs of abuse, respond appropriately, and protect vulnerable adults effectively in various settings.

Duration

It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete this Safeguarding Adults course in full. This can be spread out over multiple sessions or completed in a single session. There is no time limit for completion.

Assessment

All candidates must complete a multiple choice assessment after working through the training material. The candidate will be asked 16 multiple choice questions and need to answer a minimum of 12 correctly to pass. Candidates will be given instant feedback after completing the assessment stating whether they have passed or failed. The assessment can be retaken as many times as is required to pass at no additional cost.

Module Summary

Successful candidates will receive a IIRSM Certificate and 0.5 CPD Credits.

This course certificate has no expiry date because there is no formally recognised period of validity for this type of course. The HSE recommends refresher training is carried out whenever it is felt necessary. Safety registration bodies such as CHAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine & SMAS and other members of the SSiP scheme recommend most re-training is done every 3 years. We would recommend refreshing knowledge as and when legislation or guidance changes applicable to these regulations.

All of our courses, systems and services have been registered to the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. Quality Management Systems Ltd (QMS) made this prestigious award to Commodious in January 2018. This gives assurance that the training and assessment was completed with a quality registered organisation.

After a successful purchase you will be automatically taken to our registration process. Here you create your learner(s) and assign the course(s) to them so that they can start training immediately. If you do not know all the learner details - no problem, you can return later and create the learners when it suits you.

The system automatically creates an admin group of your learners, this means you can access your learner accounts to obtain certificates or schedule reports on the progress of your group, useful for Health & Safety audits or Registration to organisations such as CHAS, SMAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine etc or site access when certificates are required.

If this all sounds too complicated feel free to contact us, we are more than happy to enrol you or your colleagues on your behalf.