Safeguarding adults: recognising concerns, responding appropriately, recording and reporting within your role.
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Online Courses for Care Assistants in England
Online care assistant courses for induction and refresher learning in England. Compare CPD courses, the care-assistant bundle and training for your team.
Buying for yourself? Open the care-assistant bundle to see the included courses, current price and learning time. Buying for a service? Compare organisation packages for staff invitations, assignments and training records.
Featured course
Safeguarding Adults - CPD Course
This CPD course provides adult health and social care staff with a practical understanding of safeguarding adults in England.
46m10 topics100% quiz pass mark
Overview
Build your knowledge for day-to-day care work with online courses for care assistants, carers and support workers in England. Choose a single subject such as safeguarding, infection control or moving and handling awareness, or compare the care-assistant bundle for a broader set of CPD courses. The learning is relevant to residential care homes, home care and supported living. New starters can use it alongside employer-led induction; experienced carers can choose topics that fit their refresher and development needs.
Best for
Care homes onboarding new care assistants, carers, and support workers
Domiciliary care and supported living services training distributed care teams
Managers assigning Care Certificate knowledge, mandatory training, and annual refreshers
Providers who need visible certificates, renewal dates, and evidence for CQC-focused records
Learners moving into frontline care roles who need a structured route into core care topics
Core learning subjects for care assistants
Infection control and food hygiene awareness for everyday care routines.
Person-centred care, dignity, consent and mental capacity, with learning that supports respectful care and communication.
Health and safety, fire safety and moving and handling awareness, reinforced by role-specific practical training and assessment at work.
Additional care topics in the bundle include nutrition and hydration, dementia awareness and supporting people with learning disabilities and autism. Check the bundle for the current full list.
Choose training for your care role
For new care assistants: choose core knowledge subjects alongside the induction, supervision and workplace assessment provided by your employer.
For experienced carers: select refresher learning relevant to your duties and the people you support.
For home care assistants: connect learning with local procedures for providing care in people's homes.
For care providers: assign courses, review completion and retain certificates as part of staff training records.
Related Courses
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Infection Prevention and Control Awareness – CPD Course
This CPD awareness course provides an introductory and practical overview of infection prevention and control principles for staff working in health and social care settings in England.
1.2h20 topics
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Moving and Handling People in Health and Social Care – CPD Course
This awareness-level CPD course provides health and social care staff with a practical and legally grounded understanding of safer moving and handling in adult care settings in England.
1.2h14 topics
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Health and Safety Awareness in Health and Social Care - CPD Course
This CPD course provides an awareness-level introduction to health and safety in adult health and social care settings in England.
1.3h10 topics
Related Bundles
Use bundles when the need is broader than a single course and you want a grouped training route.
Official guidance
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy care-assistant courses as an individual?
Yes. You can choose individual courses or buy the care-assistant bundle. Open the course or bundle page to compare what is included, prices and learning time before purchasing.
Are these courses suitable for home care and night care assistants?
The awareness subjects can support carers in care homes, domiciliary care and supported living, including staff on night shifts. Your employer should select learning that matches your duties and provide local induction and practical assessment.
Will completing the bundle give me the Care Certificate?
The bundle provides online CPD learning in core care subjects. The Care Certificate also requires assessment of knowledge, skills and behaviours through an employer-led process. Completing online courses alone does not award the Care Certificate or the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification.
Do online courses qualify me to carry out practical care tasks?
They support knowledge and awareness. Tasks such as moving and handling or medication support require your employer's authorisation, relevant practical training, supervision and assessment of competence.
Training by care setting
Next step
Compare learning options or plan a wider organisation rollout.
Start from the related catalogue items above, or move into organisation planning if the need spans a wider team.
