Public Administration, Health & Child Care

We have a high level of expertise in providing bespoke training solutions in public administration, health care for the NHS and child care training. We are currently working with central and local government, NHS trusts and health care providers, public sector organisations and government agencies, schools and education providers as well as many employers in the private sector.

Customised Training Solutions: With Employer Training Solutions, our experienced team of specialist managers are able to develop customised training and development solutions to meet your specific needs. Please enquire for details of our bespoke training packages and register for your free training consultation so that we can determine your specialist training requirements.

Workforce Development & Short Courses

Employer Training Solutions can provide a wide range of training solutions to meet your development needs in the public sector. These programmes will help you to develop the skills of your employees and help to motivate your team.

Training solutions include:

• Business & Administration NVQ Level 2 & 3
• Customer Service NVQ Level 2 & 3
• Team Leading NVQ Level 2
• Business Improvement Techniques NVQ Level 2
• Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2
• Health & Social Care NVQ Level 3

Short courses (including one day programmes):

• Health & Safety in the workplace

Online Distance Learning Healthcare Modules

Employer Training Solutions, provided by Westminster Kingsway College offers wide-ranging online modules suited to the personal development of professionals in all disciplines. Employers may wish to include a number of these modules as part of their wider staff training programme. Distance Learning allows far greater flexibility for the learner, but you remain supported by us; to assist your study, these courses allow you to record study notes, they also contain knowledge points, illustrative graphs, case studies and video.

Drawing on our expertise in healthcare training, a large number of these online courses are designed for professionals and volunteers who are employed within all areas of the care sector. Further information on each course can be found by clicking the links below.

Training solutions include:

• Child Protection – Everybody’s Responsibility
• Dementia Awareness
• Equality and Diversity
• Equality and Diversity Awareness
• Equality and Diversity in the Workplace and Community
• Food Safety and Hygiene
• Generic Health and Safety
• Health and Safety in a Healthcare Setting
• Infection Control
• Managing and Safe Handling of Medicines
• Palliative Care
• Safeguarding Learners in Educational Settings
• Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults

Management & Professional Development

Our management programmes can offer intensive short courses for professional development and more extensive management courses for those wanting to move from mid to senior level positions. We are able to provide flexible learning and a programme of training throughout the year.

Management training solutions include:

• Certificate in Team Leading NVQ Level 2
• Business Improvement Techniques NVQ Level 2
• Certificate in First Line Management NVQ Level 3
• Foundation Degree in Business Level 5
• Foundation Degree in Accounting Level 5
• Foundation Degree in Facilities Services Level 5

Training Solutions for the NHS

We offer work-based training and professional development programmes that have been specifically designed in consultation with NHS Trusts and the healthcare industry. For example, we are currently providing a customised team leaders training programme to a leading NHS Trust in London.

As a response to the need to support public sector requirements for a lean and productive approach to their operations, our Employer Training Solutions team is also able to offer the Business Improvement Techniques workforce development tool for the NHS which aims to increase productivity and efficiency within your organisation.

Training programmes for the NHS include:

• Pre-Employment Training for the NHS
• Business & Administration NVQ Level 2 & 3
• Certificate in Team Leading NVQ Level 2
• Business Improvement Techniques NVQ Level 2
• Certificate in First Line Management NVQ Level 3
• Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2
• Health & Social Care NVQ Level 3
• Bespoke Management Development for the NHS
• Foundation Degree in Business Level 5
• Foundation Degree in Accounting Level 5
• Foundation Degree in Facilities Services Level 5

Child Care

We provide a number of bespoke training solutions in child care. The Children's Care, Learning and Development NVQ is suitable for those working with children aged 0-16 years in settings such as schools, nurseries or crèches, or as childminders, au pairs or nannies. In many childcare settings it is a statutory requirement that staff hold this qualification. We are working with local government, schools and education providers to provide training for their employees.

Training courses include:

• Children's Care, Learning and Development NVQ Level 2
• Children's Care, Learning and Development NVQ Level 3

Apprenticeship Programmes

We offer also a number of Apprenticeship programmes suitable for training in Public Administration, Heath and Child Care.

Skills for Life

Employer Training Solutions offers embedded Skills for Life training (including literacy and numeracy) as part of all of its training solutions that will help your employees to improve your business effectiveness and develop their own skills.