Statutory & Mandatory Training: Infection Prevention and Control Level 1
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Our infection, prevention and control level 1 online course looks at the importance of preventing and controlling the spread of infection, and best practice in the healthcare setting. You will learn the standard infection prevention and control precautions relevant to your role. This course was previously called Statutory & Mandatory Training: Infection Prevention and Control (Non-Clinical).
Course Level: Introductory Course
Duration: Up to 45 Minutes
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Description
Infection poses a threat to everyone and can lead to severe illnesses, worsening of underlying conditions, or even fatalities. As part of your role, you need to understand the routes by which an infection can get into the body and how poor health or hygiene might pose a risk to yourself and others.
This module looks at the importance of preventing and controlling the spread of infection, and best practice in the healthcare setting.
Statutory & Mandatory Training: Infection Prevention and Control Level 1 Features
Our new Statutory & Mandatory Training: Infection Prevention and Control Level 1 has been designed to work on all devices including mobiles, laptops, tablets and desktops giving you the flexibility to complete the training at a time and in a location suitable for you.
With healthcare staff often expected to complete training on an annual basis there will be topics you will be more familiar with than others. Our self assessment tool, which is at the start of each course, will allow you to test your knowledge to see if you would like to complete the training or progress straight to the end of course test.
At the end of this infection prevention and control level 1 courses, you will need to complete a test that consists of multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve an 80% pass mark, and - if necessary - may attempt the test six times at no extra cost. If learners do not achieve the pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.
The level 1 infection prevention and control level 1 is fully interactive and is packed with various multimedia forms including video, animation and custom graphics to give you the best learning experience.
Each element of the training is WCAG 2.2 accessible and includes scenarios, contextualised activities, reflective activities, knowledge checks, bite sized lessons and so much more.
Accreditation
The content of this training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Duration
This course will take up to 45 minutes to complete, depending on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material. Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
Framework
Our Statutory & Mandatory Training: Infection Prevention and Control Level 1 online training course is mapped to the Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework.
Here we explain the framework and their importance.
Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework:
The Core Skills Training Framework sets out minimum learning outcomes, frequency of refresher training and is linked to relevant legislation or expert guidance.
It can be used by any healthcare employer in the UK including NHS, independent and voluntary providers.
We have mapped our eLearning courses to the learning objectives within the Core Skills Training Framework, to give organisations the confidence that they can use the eLearning as a foundation for their wider training programmes.
What you'll learn
- Identify how you can contribute to infection prevention and control
- Explain and put into practice the standard infection prevention and control precautions relevant to your role, such as hand hygiene, protective clothing, managing spillages and accidental exposure to blood and bodily fluids, sharps safety, waste management, and managing the environment and care equipment
- Explain how poor health or hygiene can increase the spread of infection in the workplace
Suitable for
- Anyone working in a role in which infection prevention and control is important, but where you may not be in direct contact with bodily fluids
- Doctor’s receptionist
- Hospital administrator
- Hospital porter
- Anybody who wants to understand how to prevent and control the spread of infection
Certification
Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Recommended renewal: Every year
Frequently Asked Questions
After you have completed your purchase, you will be able to access your training straight away!
When buying one of our courses, you will need to enter a valid email address which will be used to create your account with our Learning Management System – Enable – where you will take the training. We will also send your purchase receipt to this email address, and any additional courses purchased in future using the same email address will be added to your system account.
Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.
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