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mandatory short courses
These are courses which either law or guidance requires Health and Social care employers to ensure staff have undertaken. They are usually short courses which are taught over a one to five day period depending on the individual qualification. These courses include:
They are designed to be met within a 12-week period, and were developed to reflect NVQ requirements and the General Social Care Council Codes of Practice.
The 12-week CIS induction period enables care workers to give high quality care and support, provide recognition for their work, and prepare them for entry onto NVQ health and social care programmes.
There are eight Common Induction Standards:
Managers have a duty to ensure new staff know enough to meet the required outcomes in each knowledge area.
How this knowledge is gained is flexible and can include observation, reading books, attending training courses or discussion with other care workers.
Managers assess staff progress themselves, as Skills for Care believes that line managers are best placed to make sure induction of new staff is carried out properly.
The CIS provide a structured start for new care staff. A structured start, alongside opportunities for professional development, plays an important part in improved staff retention.
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- First Aid
- Food hygiene
Common Induction Standards
The standards are designed for people entering social care, and those changing roles or employers within adult social care.They are designed to be met within a 12-week period, and were developed to reflect NVQ requirements and the General Social Care Council Codes of Practice.
The 12-week CIS induction period enables care workers to give high quality care and support, provide recognition for their work, and prepare them for entry onto NVQ health and social care programmes.
There are eight Common Induction Standards:
- Role of the health and social care workers
- Personal development
- Effective communication
- Equality and inclusion
- Principles for implementing duty of care
- Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
- Person centred support
- Health and safety in an adult social care settingEach standard contains a number of areas of knowledge that care workers need to know about before they can work unsupervised.
Managers have a duty to ensure new staff know enough to meet the required outcomes in each knowledge area.
How this knowledge is gained is flexible and can include observation, reading books, attending training courses or discussion with other care workers.
Managers assess staff progress themselves, as Skills for Care believes that line managers are best placed to make sure induction of new staff is carried out properly.
The CIS provide a structured start for new care staff. A structured start, alongside opportunities for professional development, plays an important part in improved staff retention.
