Children & Young People
Moving and Handling of People
This course teaches care staff how to support someone safely when they reposition, transfer or mobilise, using the correct techniques and equipment to protect both the worker and the person in their care.
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About this course
In the course of their work social care workers may support an individual to move and reposition.
As professionals they have a ‘duty of care’ to ensure that every individual is supported safely with moves.
Moving and Handling is a mandatory training subject that must be completed before supporting any vulnerable individual, in a professional capacity.
This moving and handling course will provide learners with an introduction to safe manual handling practices, including safe and unsafe moves, how to protect their back and how to operate equipment.
This course is suitable for care staff working in domiciliary care where they have to work remotely in the community. It is also suitable for staff working in an Extra Care setting where a domiciliary care service is provided.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
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Define Moving and Handling.
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Understand the Legal Aspects of moving and handling.
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Understand moving and handling risk assessments that apply to your work.
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Understand the body and what can go wrong.
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Understand the principles of safe moving & handling.
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Understand the implications of unsafe moves.
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Understand how to report concerns and where to seek help.
Who is this course for?
This training is mandatory for anyone who physically supports someone in a care setting. Here’s who needs it and why.
It’s for domiciliary care workers because they often support people alone in their own homes, with no colleague close by to check with.
It’s for residential and nursing care staff because they support people day and night, so what they learn gets used on every shift.
It’s for support workers in Extra Care and supported living because they help people stay independent and confident.
It’s for new starters and staff refreshing their training because it gives them a clear grounding before they support anyone unsupervised.
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Real-time reporting
See your whole team's training status at a glance with instant dashboards and the Training Matrix export.
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Audit-ready certificates
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Automated reminders
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Frequently Asked Questions – Care Train The Trainer
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Yes. Moving and handling is one of the mandatory training subjects for anyone supporting a vulnerable individual in a professional care capacity, and CQC inspectors expect to see evidence that staff have completed it before they carry out unsupervised moves.
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Yes. Every completion is recorded in Atlas, so managers can check who’s completed the course, who’s in progress, and download certificates and reports for CQC evidence at any time.
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Yes. Careskills Unlimited pricing scales down per user as your team grows, from £6.67 per user/month for 5–10 staff, down to £2.92 per user/month for 101–150 staff, with a bespoke quote available for organisations with no limit on staff or courses.
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You can choose the option that best suits your organisation. Buy a credit for just this course from £12.30, or get unlimited access to Moving and Handling and 170+ other accredited courses with a Careskills Unlimited plan.
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Every 12 months — Atlas will flag the renewal date automatically once this is confirmed, so managers don’t need to track it manually.
Krisztina K
Level 3 AET was incredible. Loved it
"I loved the entire process as it was well supported with resources and templates. I enjoyed filling out the booklet and learning new things. The professional discussion with Zoe was the highlight of the program. It's just so good to talk to a fellow trainer outside of work and learn from each other. Highly recommend the course of level 3 AET!"
Emily Martin
Cannot fault the quality service given to me
"Starting off a new company Careskills guided me through with training for my staff and their attentiveness has been next to none, cannot fault the quality service given to me. Always quick responses and any problems are resolved promptly. Will always continue to use this company as my company grows for the training for my staff. "
R Pinsent
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"Customer service are very helpful and there are a large variety of courses online which allow our staff to complete mandatory training in line with CQC requirements in a timely manner. Course content is informative and easily digestible and i wouldn't hesitate to recommend Careskills academy."
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