Training

Because we set our standards high, we ensure that we provide our staff with all the essential training for them to be able to provide the best care. We have a team of highly qualified Trainers and Assessors from one of our trusted Training centre, which specialises in Health and Social care qualifications. Our Assessors and Trainers are very supportive to our staff during or even after their training courses.

At Yellowstone Healthcare, we ensure that every staff member has Equal Opportunity in getting all the necessary training needed in their job role. Every staff member has to go through our thorough induction training programme, regardless of their past experience in the care sector. We also aim to continually develop our staff’s skills by putting them through to take higher courses like NVQ’s and regular refreshment training courses, to keep them up to date with current legislations in the Care sector.

Yellowstone provides a wide range of training courses that are in line with the National Care Standards.

These are in-house trainings or refresher courses meant for new and existing staffs and also form part of their continuous professional development.

They are as follows:

  • Medication Administration
  • Basic First Aid Inc. CPR
  • Manual Handling
  • Food Safety & Hygiene
  • Dementia Awareness
  • Safeguarding
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Effective Communication
  • Person Centred Care
  • Health and Safety
  • Infection Control
  • Fire Safety Awareness
  • End of Life Care
  • Makaton Sign Language
  • Mental Capacity Act & DOLS

This approved courses entails both knowledge and competency skills assessment. All newly employed staffs must undertake these mandatory training to meet to the required set standards for social care workers.

The standards/Modules of the Skills for Care Certificate are:

  • Understand Your Role
  • Your Personal Development
  • Duty of Care
  • Equality And Diversity
  • Work In A Person Centred Way
  • Communication
  • Privacy And Dignity
  • Fluids And Nutrition
  • Awareness Of Mental Health, Dementia And Learning Disabilities
  • Safeguarding Adults
  • Safeguarding Children
  • Basic Life Support
  • Health And Safety
  • Handling Information
  • Infection Prevention And Control

These are different levels of the Health and Social Care qualifications for our staffs; some of which are funded by the Skills for Care as well as the Advanced Learner’s loan.

The Vocational Courses are as follows:

  • Intermediate Apprenticeship In Health And Social Care
  • Advanced Apprenticeship In Health And Social Care
  • Level 2 Certificate In Preparing To Work In Adult Social Care
  • Level 3 Certificate In Preparing To Work In Adult Social Care
  • Level 2 Diploma In Health And Social Care (Adults)
  • Level 3 Diploma In Health And Social Care (Adults)
  • Level 4 NVQ Diploma In Adult Care
  • Level 5 NVQ Diploma In Management And Leadership