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About this course
Medication Train the Trainer course provides you with the skills, knowledge and resources to deliver Medication Administration courses in your place of work. Perfect for care homes, domiciliary care and anyone working in health and social care.
What is the Train the Trainer Model?
The Train the Trainer model is a programme that aims to develop the skills and knowledge of individuals who will be responsible for training others in a specific field or industry. Through this model, trainers receive training, coaching, and mentoring to improve their training skills, techniques, and strategies.
Some of the skills that trainers develop through the Train the Trainer Model include:
- Understanding the roles and responsibilities of trainers
- Creating a safe and supportive learning environment
- Facilitating learning and development in individuals and groups
- Applying assessment and evaluation when training
- Identifying different learning styles and adapting training to suit them
- Using effective communication and questioning techniques
- Providing constructive feedback and reinforcement to learners
- Encouraging reflection and self-evaluation in learners
- Developing learning materials and resources
- Managing group dynamics and challenging situations during training.
The Train the Trainer model is a programme that aims to develop the skills and knowledge of individuals who will be responsible for training others in a specific field or industry. Through this model, trainers receive training, coaching, and mentoring to improve their training skills, techniques, and strategies.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
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Recognise the processes, information and safeguards needed before initiating medication training
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Understand what to teach learners about the legal aspects of medication
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Teach learners about best practice for safe handling of medication
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Understand how to take your knowledge and become the medication trainer
Course Syllabus Includes
- Legalisation and Regulation
- National Guidelines
- Self-administration
- Administering Medicines
- Specialist Techniques
- Rights of medication
- Recording and reporting
- Controlled Drugs
- Physiological Measurements
- Vulnerable dosage medicines
- Unprescribed medicines
- Routes of administration
- Medication aids
- Safe Practice
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Adverse Reactions
- Contraindications
- Storage
- Disposal
- Ordering, Delivery, Returns
- Recording and Reporting
- Medication errors, Safeguarding
- Support in Practice
- Blended Learning
- Practical and theoretical knowledge
- Observation and Assessment
- Evaluating your training
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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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