TutorCare

TutorCare: workplace training across care, first aid and compliance

TutorCare is a UK training provider whose catalogue brings together more than 150 courses aimed at workplaces and, in particular, at organisations delivering health and social care. The offer is organised into broad subject families that range from first aid and clinical awareness to safeguarding, health and safety, food safety and formal care diplomas. The company presents itself as a trusted training partner in the United Kingdom.

First aid and emergency response courses

The first aid strand covers the situations most commonly requiring a trained responder in a workplace or care setting. The catalogue lists:

• Anaphylaxis First Aid
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Basic Life Support
• Emergency First Aid at Work (1-day)
• Emergency First Aid Awareness
• First Aid Annual Refresher
• First Aid at Work (3-day)
• First Aid at Work Requalification
• Mental Health First Aid (1-day and 2-day)
• Paediatric First Aid
• School's First Aid
• Sports First Aid

Health and social care: core practice and specialist conditions

A large part of the catalogue is devoted to adult care practice. Under Care Essentials, TutorCare lists courses on challenging behaviour awareness, communication and record-keeping, confidentiality, dignity, privacy and respect, end of life care, the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS, moving and handling of people, observation skills for carers, person-centred care, professional boundaries and risk assessment and support planning. It also includes a module on developing the role of activities coordinators.

A separate Clinical and Specialist group addresses specific conditions and clinical situations, including ADHD, Asperger's, autism, bipolar disorder, choking prevention and resuscitation, dementia, depression, diabetes, eating disorders, epilepsy, learning disability, Parkinson's, physical intervention, pressure sores and stroke. A CQC Required section gathers advanced medication awareness, care planning, infection control awareness, medication awareness and safe handling of medications.

Mental health, safeguarding and business compliance

The mental health offering spans borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety and phobias, drug and alcohol awareness, the Mental Health Act, self-harm, schizophrenia and stress, alongside the one-day and two-day Mental Health First Aid courses. Safeguarding courses cover anti-bullying, child sexual exploitation, conflict management and challenging behaviour, lone working, allegations against foster carers, safeguarding of adults (SoVA), safeguarding of children, sexual harassment and working with substance abuse.

For general workplace compliance, the catalogue includes active listening skills, equality and diversity, GDPR awareness, Martyn's Law (Protect Duty), supervision and appraisals, team leadership and whistleblowing awareness. Health and safety modules cover COSHH, display screen equipment, Legionella, manual handling of objects, risk assessment and working at height, while construction-specific entries add asbestos, ladder awareness and manual handling of inanimate objects. Fire safety is covered through awareness, fire marshalling with and without extinguisher and practical fire extinguisher training, and food safety through allergen awareness, HACCP, Level 2 food safety and nutrition awareness.

Diplomas and qualifications in care

TutorCare also lists a structured set of care diplomas, organised by level and by pathway. The range includes the Level 2 Adult Care Certificate and Level 2 Care (RQF), the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF), Level 3 in Children and Young People's Workforce (CYP), Level 3 for Early Years Educators (EYE) and Level 3 in Residential Childcare. At higher levels it offers the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF), the Level 5 Diploma in Leading and Managing an Adult Care Service (RQF), the Level 5 Award in Understanding Digital Leadership in Adult Social Care, Level 5 in Children and Young People's Services (CYP), Level 5 Diploma in Residential Childcare, Level 5 for Early Years Senior Practitioners and Level 7 in Strategic Management. The diplomas are grouped into Adult Care, CYP Workforce/Services and Early Years Educator pathways.

Train the Trainer programmes

A dedicated Train the Trainer line allows organisations to develop internal instructors. Subjects include AED, care, advanced epilepsy, challenging behaviour, dementia, diabetes, epilepsy, medication, moving and handling people (including a refresher), physical intervention, safeguarding adults, safeguarding of children, health and safety, abrasive wheels, asbestos, fire marshalling, fire safety, food safety awareness, food safety, manual handling of objects and working at height.

How the training is delivered

The site sets out a "Ways to Learn" section alongside the course catalogue, indicating that TutorCare presents different delivery formats for its training. The company also maintains a blog and a contact channel for speaking with a training consultant.