Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Course Overview

This course is aimed at managers and staff in all industries who play a role in reducing drug, alcohol and substance misuse in the UK. The course starts with official statistics to illustrate the scale of drug and alcohol abuse in the UK. You'll learn in detail about commonly used drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, heroin, LSD, ecstasy and some new designer drugs.

About This Course

This course is aimed at managers and staff in all industries who play a role in reducing drug, alcohol and substance misuse in the UK. The course starts with official statistics to illustrate the scale of drug and alcohol abuse in the UK. You'll learn in detail about commonly used drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, heroin, LSD, ecstasy and some new designer drugs.

Turning to alcohol abuse, the course will show you how to introduce a 4-stage plan to deal with any problems - including how to write an effective Drug and Alcohol Policy. Beyond this the course will explore best business practice in terms of HR, legislation, spotting signs of drug misuse and the implementation of workplace solutions. The course also explains how the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) can help with effective alcohol and drugs policies and the development of related management skills.

Finally, it looks at current drug treatments and the options for outside support available to individuals and organisations.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the scale of drug and alcohol abuse and recognise the signs of misuse leading to effects on the employee and the workplace.
• Recognise your legal positions and recognise an effective policy will help to address employees with an addiction problem.
• Define best practice in an effective policy to address your company position on drug and alcohol abuse and what help is available.
• Identify the 4 step process in regards to dealing with individuals with alcohol issues.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is aimed at managers and staff in all industries who have a critical role to play in reducing drug, alcohol and substance misuse in the UK.

Using this course in Ireland's hospitality sector

This online course can support Irish hospitality, catering, food-service, retail food and licensed-premises teams. It is useful for induction, refresher learning, documented training records or structured awareness before local instruction.

The course should be matched to the workplace, food operation, customer-facing role, local procedures, supervision arrangements and any practical checks required.

For food, allergen, HACCP and licensed-premises topics, employers should connect the learning to their own food safety management system, allergen controls, hygiene records and service standards.

Phoenix STS presents this online course with the course information PDF and sample certificate available on this page, so employers can review the content and completion evidence before assigning it.

For alcohol or licensed-premises topics, employers should connect the learning to Irish licensing practice, house policy, age-verification rules and incident escalation.

Course information PDF

View or download the course information PDF before enrolling. It summarises the course content, expected duration and assessment information.

Sample certificate

View or download a sample certificate for this online course. The final certificate is issued through the online course platform after the learner successfully completes the course and assessment.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Drug and Alcohol Awareness course suitable for?

It is suitable for learners whose role, induction plan or refresher training matrix includes this topic. Employers should decide suitability by looking at the learner's duties, workplace risks and any practical competence needed.

Can this online course stand on its own?

It can provide useful awareness and completion evidence, but it should be supported by local procedures, supervision, practical instruction or competency checks where the topic or role requires them.

What evidence is available before enrolment?

The course information PDF and sample certificate on this page allow managers to review the content and expected completion evidence before assigning it to a learner.

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