Below you will find our courses that currently have available places. These courses are aimed at adult social care providers of various settings and can be booked by any employee of providers based within Surrey free of charge.
Clicking on these links will take you through to the Eventbrite booking page for the course, where you will find further details of the content. Please read these thoroughly, to ensure that the course is relevant for your needs before booking a place.
Courses will be available to book one month before the start of the financial quarter they will be taking place in (June for quarter 2, September for quarter 3 and December for quarter 4).
If you are unable to find what you are after or if you would like to be included on our mailing list, please contact: surreyskillsacademy@surreycc.gov.uk.
Terms and conditions for attending our courses
Please read the below before booking on any of our courses.
For all courses, we expect our attendees to fully engage with the course in order to get the most out of the time. Where courses are run virtually, we require all attendees to use their camera and microphone. We will only send certification out to attendees after the trainer has confirmed with us that they have fully engaged with the content and met the learning outcomes.
If an attendee is unable to make the session, they must inform us as soon as they possibly can. If you have an Eventbrite account, you will be able to cancel your own places. Alternatively, contact surreyskillsacademy@surreycc.gov.uk to arrange for places to be cancelled for you. This allows us to free up a space for someone else to book. Failure to inform us of non-attendance will result in your organisation being charged £35. These will be organised in bulk per quarter.
Although we offer these courses to you free of charge, we are still required to pay our training providers and venues out of Surrey County Council's adult social care budget. We also put a lot of time into planning, arranging and administrating this service. Please work with us to make sure that we can demonstrate the benefits and the effectiveness. We are always looking to improve the Surrey Skills Academy offer, so please do get in touch with any suggestions you might have on surreyskillsacademy@surreycc.gov.uk
Upcoming courses
Dementia: Supporting people to live well and reduce behaviours of concern
Starts: 24 March 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 24 March 2025 at 4:30 PM
Learn the behavioural impacts of dementia and explore strategies to promote feelings of safety and self-worth to promote quality of life...
Person-Centred Care
Starts: 26 March 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 26 March 2025 at 12:30 PM
To make adult social care workers aware of person-centred planning/thinking/care and their role in implementing person-centred approaches...
View details for 'Person-Centred Care (26 March 2025)' and book
Epilepsy and Emergency Medication
Starts: 7 April 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 7 April 2025 at 12:30 PM
Gain knowledge of epilepsy care and the skills required to administer emergency medication by doing a practical session on this course...
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Motivating and Inspiring the Team
Starts: 9 April 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 9 April 2025 at 4:30 PM
This course is for staff who want to develop their skills in how to better motivate their staff to create a 'can do' approach...
View details for 'Motivating and Inspiring the Team (9 April 2025)' and book
Infection Control Awareness
Starts: 16 April 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 16 April 2025 at 12:30 PM
It enables you to provide services to individuals safely by following the appropriate hygiene practices....
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Equality and Diversity
Starts: 28 April 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 28 April 2025 at 12:30 PM
To introduce adult social care workers to equality, diversity and inclusion, so that they can be promoted and discrimination reduced....
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Adult Safeguarding Essentials
Starts: 30 April 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 30 April 2025 at 12:30 PM
Raise your awareness and understanding of staff roles and responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding of adults...
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Oral Health
Starts: 12 May 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 12 May 2025 at 12:30 PM
To raise awareness of the importance of oral health and how to support individuals to maintain healthy mouth care....
Mental Capacity Act Awareness
Starts: 14 May 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 14 May 2025 at 12:30 PM
To provide an opportunity for health and social care staff to learn about the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and how it applies to practice...
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End of Life Care
Starts: 15 May 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 15 May 2025 at 4:30 PM
To enable participants to gain greater understanding of the priorities of palliative and end of life care...
Food Hygiene (level 2)
Starts: 30 May 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ends: 30 May 2025 at 4:30 PM
The course is designed for those staff who prepare and handle food including supervisors and managers. It is also for those providing servic...
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Medical Conditions
Starts: 2 June 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 2 June 2025 at 1:30 PM
Develop your knowledge of specified medical conditions and how they affect both individuals and carers...
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Value Based Recruitment
Starts: 9 June 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 10 June 2025 at 5:30 PM
This course covers the practical skills required in carrying out values-based recruitment ensuring the process is productive and focused...
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Adult Safeguarding Essentials
Starts: 18 June 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 18 June 2025 at 12:30 PM
Raise your awareness and understanding of staff roles and responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding of adults...
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DOLS - An Introduction
Starts: 18 June 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ends: 18 June 2025 at 4:30 PM
Develop your understanding of DOLS under the Mental Capacity Act and outline the implications of this on working practice...
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Person-Centred Care
Starts: 27 June 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ends: 27 June 2025 at 12:30 PM
To make adult social care workers aware of person-centred planning/thinking/care and their role in implementing person-centred approaches...
View details for 'Person-Centred Care (27 June 2025)' and book
