Training at the Academy

The Social Care Academy Learning Portal has a lot of training.

All training is either free, or the funding is reclaimable.

To access the learning portal, you need to be 16 and over, and living or working in Staffordshire or Stoke-on-Trent.

We also have instructions on how to access the learning portal available. 

 

The training library will be updated the first week of each month.

 

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eLearning Library

Academy eLearning

Adult Safeguarding in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

Communication and Interpersonal Skills to Support Individuals

Foundations of a Person-Centred and Person-Led Approach

Strengths-Based Approach

Working in Adult Social Care

Bitesize Training

Action Planning

Assessing Risk

Audit Fundamentals

Career Development Planning

Delivering Quality Improvement

Effective Handovers

Ensuring Dignity and Respect

Interviews

MiDoS for Care

Person-Centred Care Planning

Supervisions (for Supervisors)

Supporting People to Look How They Want

MPFT

Advance Care Planning

Early Identification of End of Life

End of Life Education for Care Homes

Falls Prevention for Care Homes

Palliative Care Introduction for Care Support Workers

Nutrition in Palliative Care

Palliative Care Emergencies

Scabies Management in Social Care

Spirituality and End of Life Care

SWAN Model in End of Life and Bereavement Care

Digital Care Hub

Data Security and Protection for Care Staff

Data Security and Protection for Data Protection Leads

Health Innovation

Deterioration Training


Training Calendar

October 2025

16 October: Operational Workforce Planning

21 October: Audit Training

22 October: PRN Protocols

22 October: Care Planning

22 October: Last Days of Life

23 October: Safe Administration of Medication

23 October: Accidents and Incidents

27 October: Symptom Management at End of Life for Care Homes: Treatment

30 October: Care after Death

November 2025

7 November: Dysphagia Awareness (South)

11 November: Care Planning

12 November: ReSPECT and Advance Care Planning

12 to 13 November: Leadership Support

18 November: Dysphagia and IDDSI

19 November: Advanced Dementia

20 November: Wound Care

20 November (Morning): Risk Assessment

20 November (Afternoon): Risk Assessment

20 November: Responding to Distress: Communication Skills

27 November (Morning): Scam and Fraud Awareness

27 November (Afternoon): Scam and Fraud Awareness

27 November: Care after Death

December 2025

3 December: Assessment and Care Planning in Palliative and End of Life Care

4 December: Dysphagia Awareness (North)

4 December: End of Life Education for Care Agencies

8 December: Last Days of Life

11 December: ReSPECT and Advance Care Planning

12 December: Care after Death