Short Courses

DEFT Academy undertake several CPD short courses that are specifically designed and professionally delivered to enhance your career and propel your skills to the next level. Some of the current short courses we offer include:

1. First Aid
2. Introduction to Care work
3. Employability skills
4. Food/Hand Hygiene.

Statutory & Mandatory UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) Courses:

• Conflict Resolution
• Equality, Diversity & Human Rights
• Fire Safety
• Infection Prevention & Control: Clinical
• Health, Safety & Welfare
• Information Governance
• Patient Moving & Handling
• Moving Handling
• Safeguarding Adults Level 2
• Safeguarding Children Level 2

Clinical/Care Statutory & Mandatory UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) Courses:

• Communication
• Privacy & Dignity
• Fluids & Nutrition
• Person Centred Care
• Duty of Care
• Awareness of Dementia
• Blood Transfusion

Additional Units Aligned with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and follows the Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF):

• Basic Life Support
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DOLS
• Complaint Handling
• Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2
• COSHH
• RIDDOR
• Care Planning & Record Keeping
• Lone Worker
• Understand Your Role
• Your Personal Development