The Health and Social Care sector employs the largest number of people in the UK, but it faces huge staff and skills shortages.

With a massive 11% staff shortage in the Care sector alone, we need to work together to ensure that this community life support system is given as much help as possible to create a desirable career and development path for potential employees.

Fast Forward works closely with a large number of local employers to

• upskill their workforce
• help fund the learning
• make learning flexible and manageable
• design training programmes around the skills shortages

Course selection:

Professional Qualifications

• Commercial Numeracy
• Early Years Care & Education Certificate
• Effective Business Writing
• Emergency First Aid for Appointed Persons
• First Aid at Work
• Food Hygiene - Foundation Certificate (CIEH)
• Food Hygiene - Foundation Certificate Update (CIEH)
• Food Hygiene and Safety (NCFE)
• Food Safety - Intermediate Certificate (CIEH)
• HACCP Food Hazard Analysis
• Infection Control
• Nutrition and Health
• Safe Handling of Medicines Intermediate Certificate
• Safeguarding Children
• Award in First Line Management Level 3 (ILM)
• Award in Team Leading Level 2 (ILM)
• Certificate in Team Leading Level 2 (ILM)
• Dementia Awareness
• Leadership and Management Award Level 4
• Palliative Care
• Play Work Certificate (CACHE)
• POVA Prevention of Vulnerable Adults
• Prevention of MRSA

NVQs

• Children's Care Learning & Development NVQ Levels 2 and 3
• Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2
• Team Leading NVQ Level 2
• Cleaning Support Services NVQ Level 2
• Play Work NVQ Levels 2 and 3
• A1 Assessor Award
• V1 Internal Verifier Award

Personal Development Courses

• Assertiveness
• Dealing with Difficult People
• Effective Business Writing
• Effective Customer Care
• ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
• Managing Conflict in the Workplace (ILM)
• Personal Development Certificate
• Successful Report Writing
• The Effective Receptionist
• Valuing Diversity
• Emails - Be Smart
• Solving Problems and Making Decisions (ILM)