Refresh your knowledge, update your skills, and maintain safe working practices with this Moving and Assisting People Annual Update training course. Designed for health and social care professionals, this course ensures staff remain competent, confident, and compliant when supporting individuals with mobility needs.
Regular refresher training is essential in maintaining safe standards in manual handling. This course reinforces best practice, updates learners on any changes in guidance, and helps reduce the risk of injury to both staff and those receiving care. It supports a consistent approach to safe moving and assisting across teams and services.
Aligned with Health and Safety Executive guidance, Manual Handling Operations Regulations, and Care Quality Commission expectations, this training helps organisations demonstrate that staff skills are maintained and regularly reviewed. It supports safe, effective, and person centred care delivery in line with regulatory requirements.
Training can be delivered at your workplace or at our dedicated training room in Yeovil, Somerset, offering a flexible and professional learning environment.
What this course offers
This annual update course revisits key principles of moving and assisting, ensuring learners maintain safe techniques and understand their responsibilities. Participants will review best practice in supporting individuals with different mobility needs while promoting dignity, independence, and comfort.
Learners will refresh their understanding of risk assessment, including how to identify hazards and adapt techniques to suit individual circumstances. The course also reinforces communication skills, teamwork, and the importance of following care plans and organisational procedures.
Practical elements are a key focus, allowing participants to revisit safe techniques and ensure they remain confident in using equipment such as hoists, slide sheets, and other handling aids. This hands on approach helps maintain competence and supports safe application in real care settings.
Why this training matters
Moving and assisting tasks are a leading cause of injury within health and social care, making regular refresher training essential. Without updates, there is a risk that staff may develop unsafe habits or fall behind current best practice.
This course supports organisations in meeting legal responsibilities under health and safety regulations while also aligning with CQC expectations around safe care and staff competence. It helps ensure staff continue to deliver care safely, reducing risk and improving outcomes for individuals.
For learners, it reinforces confidence, strengthens skills, and supports ongoing professional development. It also ensures they remain up to date and able to carry out their role safely and effectively.
Course benefits
Refresh knowledge of safe moving and assisting techniques
Maintain compliance with health and safety regulations
Reduce risk of injury to staff and service users
Reinforce correct use of equipment and safe practices
Support CQC expectations around staff competence
Build confidence and consistency across teams
Receive a certificate of completion
Certification and progression
On successful completion, learners receive a certificate, supporting ongoing training records and compliance. Regular annual updates are recommended to maintain competence and meet organisational and regulatory requirements.
