Professional Development Courses

We offer a range of FREE distance learning professional development qualifications that benefit a wide range of people, both employed and unemployed.

These NCFE /CACHE-approved qualifications are industry and sector-specific, addressing the skills shortages in many job roles. Flexible and varied we offer these at a time and place convenient for participants, outside working hours and supported by an industry-expert assessor.

Business

– Principles of Team Leading
– Principles of Business Administration
– Lean Organisation Management Techniques

Customer Service

– Principles of Team Leading
– Principles of Business Administration
– Lean Organisation Management Techniques

– Safeguarding and Dignity in Adult Health and Social Care
– Common Health Conditions
– Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
– Understanding Nutrition and Health
– Principles of Dementia Care
– Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection

Mental Health and Disabilities

– Awareness of Mental Health Problems
– Counselling Skills
– Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
– Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy in the Workplace
– Understanding Behaviour that Challenges
– Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties
– Understanding Autism
– Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Entry requirements

Must be 19 or over
Have lived in the UK or EU in the last 3 years and is able to provide evidence to prove this
Passport or EU ID and proof of state benefits, if applicable*
Employed people are eligible for these courses if they are taken independently and completed in their own time

*Proof of residency (ie passport/Settled Status/Pre-Settled Status etc). Proof of address and the latest statement of state benefits will be required at enrolment, (eg Universal Credit, Job Seeker’s Allowance or Income Support)

How are the courses taught

You can enrol on our FREE distance learning courses from the comfort of your own home, with all workbooks and assessments available online with the help of your tutor who will be assigned to support you throughout your training.

All you’ll need is a computer (laptop or PC, Windows, or Mac) or tablet and access to the internet.

What could this qualification lead to

The qualification can support progression to further sector-specific training and qualifications for the following types of roles:
• Customer Service
• Education
• Voluntary sector
• Sport and Recreation
• Hospitality
• Travel and Tourism

Register Your Interest

If you are interested in the professional development courses for your staff, please register your interest via the form below.