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Statutory and Mandatory Training FAQs

Fully understanding statutory and mandatory training is crucial to ensure you complete the most relevant training for you. Learn more with our FAQs.

• What are mandatory courses?

  Mandatory courses are training programs implemented by a business as part of their own internal requirements.

• What are the 15 standards of care certificate?

  The 15 care certificate standards are: understand your role, your personal development, duty of care, equality and diversity, work in a person centred way, communication, privacy and dignity, fluids and nutrition, awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability, safeguarding adults, safeguarding children, basic life support, health and safety, handling information, and infection prevention and control.

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• What are the mandatory training for care workers?

  Mandatory training will be set out by the organisation you work for, but all health and social care workers are required to undertake induction training and annual training reviews to keep up with best practice and any regulation requirements. This mandatory training will typically include health and safety, fire safety, infection prevention and control, food hygiene and safety, moving and handling, and safeguarding courses as well as some other supplementary courses.

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• What are the mandatory training for nurses?

  Nurses will need to undertake mandatory training set out by their organisation, whether that’s the NHS or a private institution. The specifics of this training may vary, but typically this will include health and safety, fire safety, infection prevention and control, food hygiene and safety, moving and handling, and safeguarding courses as well as some other supplementary courses.

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• What is statutory and mandatory training?

  Statutory training is training which employees undertake to ensure that the work they do complies with laws issued by the government. Mandatory training by contrast is training to ensure that safe working practices are followed and organisational risks are limited.

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• What is statutory maintenance?

  Statutory maintenance is maintenance carried out by an organisation to ensure that the health and safety legal requirements are being met in the workplace.

• What is the difference between statutory and non statutory public services?

  A statutory public service is a public service that is paid for by the government and which is created by law. A non-statutory public service is not funded by government, and is normally supported by donations as a registered charity.

• What is the purpose of mandatory training?

  Mandatory training is carried out by an organisation to ensure that its workforce is adhering to health and safety policies, and safe working practices.