Raising skills for work: Contributing to Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

Employer engagement is a key government priority for colleges and training providers. Tribal has developed the Raising Skills series to meet this agenda providing standardised, high-quality learning and support materials for full-cost delivery. The courses are comprehensive, yet concise, and focus on key issues for employers. They are designed to support a range of delivery models, including face-to-face, distance or blended learning.

Care standards regulations make adult abuse training mandatory for anyone working in a care environment. This course is designed to meet national standards and to ensure staff are well equipped to safeguard vulnerable adults in their care.

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Outline policies and procedures relating to the protection of adults
• Recognise the different forms of abuse
• Identify their role in preventing abuse
• Describe how to respond to and report abuse

Course content

For the learner, materials include:

• Individual student workbook
• Optional written assessment
• Evaluation form.

For the tutor, materials include:

• A PowerPoint™ presentation
• Downloadable tutor manual

A comprehensive tutor guide is supplied to accompany these materials. To view a sample of a tutor guide, click here.

Progression opportunities

This programme aims to provide learners with a sound introduction to the fundamentals of contributing to the protection of vulnerable adults. Those wishing to build on this introductory knowledge may want to embark on further study in this area, including Awards, Certificates, Diplomas and NVQs, depending on their situation and previous experience.