Moving and Handling People

Course Overview

This Moving and Handling People eLearning course is aimed at people working in health and social care who have people in their care that have mobility issues. The course outlines the dangers and legislation that applies to moving and handling people as well as showing a range of techniques and equipment that can be used. The course also highlights the importance of proper risk assessments and care plans.

Need hands-on practical training instead? See our onsite People Moving and Handling course.

About This Course

This Moving and Handling People eLearning course is aimed at people working in health and social care who have people in their care that have mobility issues. The course outlines the dangers and legislation that applies to moving and handling people as well as showing a range of techniques and equipment that can be used. The course also highlights the importance of proper risk assessments and care plans.

Learning Objectives

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

• Understand the principles of good and safe patient handling.
• Create and identify risk assessments.
• Understand the skills required for each manoeuvring situation and how they are successfully applied.
• Recognise the equipment that can be used.

Who Is This Course For?

People working in Health and Social care roles including health care and residential or nursing homes.

Using this Moving and Handling People course in Irish social care settings

This online social care course can support induction, refresher learning and training records for Irish care, support, education and community-service teams. It is useful where a provider wants a consistent awareness module before local policy instruction, supervision or practical skills training.

The course should be matched to the learner's role, the people they support, the service type, local procedures and any practical competence required. Online learning works best when it sits inside a wider training matrix and is followed up by managers or supervisors.

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 evidence before assigning it.

For moving and handling or animate handling, online learning should not replace practical assessment, handling plans, equipment familiarisation or observation of real tasks.

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.

Why online people-handling needs practical follow-up

This online course is useful for background knowledge, refresher learning and training records. It is not a substitute for local practical assessment where staff move or assist residents, patients or service users.

HSE guidance treats manual handling and people handling as practical training areas, with refresher training every three years and sooner where working practices, equipment or handling activities change. Phoenix STS therefore recommends practical follow-up where competence must be demonstrated.

Supporting guidance links

HSE manual handling and people handling training.

HSA manual handling training FAQs.

Phoenix STS blended learning timeframes.

Client administrator responsibility

Where a client appoints an administrator to manage learner access, that administrator is responsible for checking that each learner has completed the relevant online training programme before the learner presents for the face-to-face practical element.

Learners must be able to show the relevant online completion certificate, printout, PDF or screenshot before the practical session starts. If the online programme has not been completed, or the learner is not in possession of the required completion evidence before the practical element begins, Phoenix STS may be unable to validate that learner for the practical element or issue certification for the blended programme.

This responsibility sits with the customer where they control learner administration and course access. Phoenix STS will still carry out any checks that are required by a regulator, awarding body, recognised institution, approved training institution or course-specific rule, including checks on identity, previous qualification, certification or eligibility where those checks are required.

See also: Phoenix STS blended learning timeframes.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Moving and Handling People 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, the people supported, the service setting and any practical skills required.

Can this online course stand on its own?

It can provide useful awareness and completion evidence, but many social care topics also require local policy instruction, supervision, practical training or competency checks. The course should be used as part of a wider training and governance process.

What evidence is available before enrolment?

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

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