Train The Trainer Course
Moving and Handling
Train your team to deliver compliant, in-house moving and handling training in care settings
Duration
2 days. 6 hours a day (depending on experience and group size)
Location
Nationwide UK coverage. Delivered on-site at your premises or via blended learning
Resources Included
Course handbook, session templates, training materials
Certification
Valid for 12 months
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Overview
Our Moving and Handling Train the Trainer course is specifically designed for experienced care staff, senior carers, and managers who want to become competent and confident in delivering in-house manual handling training to their teams. This course equips your trainers with the skills, knowledge, and qualification needed to meet CQC requirements and promote safe working practices in health and social care environments.
Whether you’re in domiciliary care, residential care, or a nursing home, manual handling is a key risk area. Poor handling practices can lead to serious injuries for both care workers and the individuals receiving care. By having a qualified in-house trainer, your organisation can reduce risk, improve standards, and stay compliant.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for:
- Senior carers and team leaders
- Supervisors and managers
- Experienced care staff with a strong understanding of moving and handling
- Organisations looking to train in-house trainers to deliver mandatory manual handling training
What does the course cover?
This in-depth course goes beyond standard moving and handling. It teaches candidates how to plan, deliver, and assess internal training sessions, covering both theory and practical skills.
Course Content Includes:
- Manual Handling Theory
- The importance of safe moving and handling in care
- Legal frameworks (e.g., Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974)
- Common injuries and how they occur
- Employer and employee responsibilities
- Risk assessment principles
- Person-centred handling considerations
- Practical Handling Techniques
- Correct posture and movement
- Safe lifting, lowering, and transferring techniques
- Use of slide sheets, hoists, and transfer aids
- Demonstrating safe techniques for moving people with dignity
- Team handling and communication during lifts
- Teaching and Training Skills
- How adults learn: teaching methods for different learning styles
- Planning a training session (lesson plans, learning objectives)
- Delivering effective and engaging sessions
- Assessing learner competence (theory and practical)
- Giving constructive feedback
- Understanding your role and responsibility as a trainer
- Assessment and Certification
- Micro-teaching session: each candidate will deliver a short training session
- Written assessments and practical evaluations
- Upon successful completion, learners receive a Train the Trainer certificate in Moving and Handling
Benefits of this course
- Cost-effective – Save money long-term by reducing the need for external trainers
- Improved safety – Build a strong safety culture and reduce manual handling incidents
- Tailored training – Teach handling techniques relevant to your environment and equipment
- Flexibility – Train new staff or refresh existing staff at a time that suits you
- Compliance – Meet the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Skills for Care
- Empowerment – Boost the confidence and leadership skills of your internal trainers
Why Is Moving and Handling Training So Important?
Manual handling remains one of the most common causes of injury in health and social care. The risks of musculoskeletal disorders, slips, trips, falls, and client injury are high when staff are not trained properly. CQC inspections regularly focus on how well staff are trained in moving people safely.
By training your own staff to become moving and handling trainers, you’re investing in your team’s capability to:
- Promote safe practice across all shifts
- Reduce injuries and sickness absence
- Support new starters and agency workers quickly
- Provide refresher training in-house without delay
Why Choose Us?
- Health and social care training specialists
- Fully qualified instructors with real-world care experience
- Up-to-date knowledge of legislation, best practice, and CQC standards
- Supportive and practical training approach
- Excellent feedback from care providers across the UK
We Also Offer Annual Refresher Training
Not ready to deliver in-house training yet? No problem.
We also offer external Moving and Handling training for all care staff. This includes:
- Annual refreshers
- Induction training
- On-site assessments
- Flexible group bookings
You can choose to outsource your mandatory training to our experienced trainers while developing your internal training programme over time.
Book Your Train the Trainer Course Today
Ready to take control of your care team’s training needs?
Contact us now to discuss your Moving and Handling Train the Trainer course and how we can tailor it to your organisation.