Common Induction Standards are not an optional extra – they are mandatory for every new adult social care worker in the residential, domiciliary or specialist care environment. www.mindleaders.com/uk

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Common Induction Standards 2010
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Common Induction Standards are not an optional extra – they are mandatory for every new adult social care worker in a
residential, domiciliary or specialist area environment. The award must be completed within 12 weeks of employment, and
compliance is checked in Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections.
This MindLeaders course matches all of the requirements set by Skills for Care in the 2010 update of the standards. It’s the
effective and efficient way to achieve full compliance on Common Induction Standards.
• Aimed at people entering social care and those changing roles or employers within adult social care
• Covers all the areas that care workers need to know about before they can work unsupervised
Key Information
Modules: 9 modules for the 8 Common Induction Standards and an extra module on Emergency First Aid. (See the module
breakdown overleaf)
Course duration: Approximately 8 hours in total.
Requirements: No prior knowledge of the care sector or of IT skills needed.
Benefits for Managers and
Care Providers
 High quality, consistent and cost-effective training
 Fit learning around rotas or complete pre-employment
 Accelerated learner progress
 Comprehensive reporting for CQC inspection
 Multiple delivery options: online /offline/el-box™ touch
screen tablet PC’s
 Full implementation, project management and support
provided
Benefits for Learners
 eLearning allows learners to progress at their own pace
and in their own time
 Courses follow the Skills for Care structure, enabling
mapping to the QCF

Scenario-based, activity-driven learning engages with all
types of learner
 Leads to an improved skill set as a basis for career
progression
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Common Induction Standards 2010
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Course Content
Common Induction Standards meets all Skills for Care learning outcomes.
Reference Content Reference Content
1 Introducing the Common Induction Standards 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
1.1 Accidents and Ill Health 6.1 Abuse
1.2 Your Responsibilities 6.2 Recognising signs of harm or abuse
1.3 Working with others 6.3 Reducing the likelihood of abuse
1.4 Recording and Handling information 6.4 Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse
2 Personal Development 7 Person-centred support
2.1 Developing your knowledge and skill 7.1 Working in a person-centred way
2.2 How to learn and improve 7.2 Thinking about the future
2.3 The skills embedded in tasks 7.3 What is dementia?
2.4 Evaluating your functional skills 7.4 Supporting active participation
2.5 Appraisals 7.5 Taking risks
2.6 Feedback from others 7.6 Promoting spiritual and emotional well-being
3 Communicate effectively 8 Health & safety in a adult social care setting
3.1 The importance of effective communication 8.1 Health and safety
3.2 Communication basics 8.2 Risk assessment and records
3.3 Promoting communication 8.3 Manual handling
3.4 Communication difficulties 8.4 Medication
3.5 The communication profile 8.5 Hazardous substances
3.6 Confidentiality 8.6 Preventing the spread of infection
4 Appraisals 8.7 Promoting fire safety in the work setting
4.1 Discrimination 8.8 Security measures in the work setting
4.2 Individual differences 8.9 Managing stress
4.3 Promoting equality and inclusion 8.10 Nutrition and hydration
5 Principles for implementing duty of care 8.11 Promoting healthy eating
5.1 The duty of care 8.12 Food preparation
5.2 Conflicts and dilemmas 9 First Aid
5.3 Dealing with potential problems 9.1 Accidents
9.2 First aid - guidelines and procedures
9.3 First aid - symptoms and treatments
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