Course detail
Identifying and monitoring workforce training requirements
This course helps Registered Managers identify, prioritise and continuously monitor workforce training requirements, keep credible evidence of learning and competence, and intervene when capability gaps threaten safe care. It is applicable to care homes, domiciliary care, supported living and other regulated adult social care settings. The focus is on managerial judgement and practical assurance rather than ticking off courses.
Topics
28
Duration
1.7h
Quiz pass mark
100%
Course structure
Learning path
Topics are completed in order before the final assessment unlocks.
Course Description
1. The Registered Manager’s training assurance role
2. Legal duties, CQC requirements and good practice
3. Start with the service and the people supported
4. Role profiles and task-level requirements
5. Induction and the 2025 Care Certificate standards
6. Learning disability and autism training
7. Mandatory, essential and desirable learning
8. Establish an individual training baseline
9. A defensible training requirements register
10. Build an accurate staff training matrix
11. Training evidence: beyond completion certificates
12. Practical competency and delegated healthcare activities
13. Selecting refresher and reassessment triggers
14. Monitoring and early-warning controls
15. Acting when a requirement is overdue
16. Using incidents, complaints and feedback
17. Supervision, appraisal and professional development
18. Care home monitoring: shifts and specialisms
19. Domiciliary care monitoring: visits and lone work
20. Supported living monitoring: personalised support
21. Agency, bank, temporary and newly promoted staff
22. Training providers and learning quality assurance
23. Data protection and training record quality
24. Management dashboards and meaningful indicators
25. Escalation, governance and CQC readiness
26. Practical management exercise: a new complex-care package
27. Course summary and manager action checklist
Final quiz
Final step20 questions and 100% required to pass and receive the certificate.
