Training / Education
Below are links that show you what training/educational opportunities are available to help you with your caring role.
Carers Centres in County Durham
The Carers Centres in County Durham are independent, charitable organisations who provide information, advice, training and support to carers.
Caring with Confidence
Caring with Confidence aims to make a positive difference to carers and the people they care for, by improving their health and wellbeing. This is done by providing support for carers through sessions, designed by carers for carers, where they can learn skills, get advice and information, talk and share experiences.
Boots – Training for Carers
Boots provide a unique five tier training for carers programme, covering the basics of medication handling, how the medication system is used and the legislation surrounding the receipt, storage, administration and destruction of medicines in relation to the care setting.
Go on - make online easy
Go on is provided by UK online centres to give new internet users and tutors in computer centres a range of easy courses and useful resources.
Learndirect
From improving your maths and english skills to give you more confidence, to work based courses such as NVQs, Learndirect have a range of flexible online courses to suit all levels. Learndirect understands that it can be hard to fit in learning around family and work commitments, so their courses allow you to learn at a time and place to suit you.