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Expand Your Skills and Knowledge

Independent Living Support are delighted to be working in partnership with The Skills Network to make a series of courses available to you all completely FREE for both personal and professional development.
All qualifications below are fully funded by the Scottish Funding Council and at no cost. The courses are all Nationally recognised and available to anyone who meets the below criteria. All courses are recognised by the SSSC and count toward the mandatory CPL for the year.

• 16+ as of 31 August 2021
• Lived in the EU for 3+ years
• Not in full time education
• Not currently enrolled on any equivalent courses

You can complete as many courses as you like, however, one course must be completed before you start another.

Good luck and we do hope that you enjoy developing your knowledge.

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Principles of Warehousing

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health and Safety

Snippet of course introduction: The HSE reports that lifting, handling and carrying accounts for 19% of non-fatal injuries in the...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Allergy Awareness Adult Social Care

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: Develop knowledge of allergies and what to do in the event of an allergic reaction with our Level...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Allergy Awareness Service Sector

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: Develop knowledge of allergies and what to do in the event of an allergic reaction with our Level...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Allergy Awareness Children

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: Develop knowledge of allergies in children and what to do in the event of an allergic reaction wi...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Awareness of Mental Health Problems

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: UK employers, particularly in the health and social care sector, are increasingly interested in t...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: This qualification aims to prepare you for tackling the outbreak of infection in hospitals and he...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Environmental Sustainability

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Business Leadership and Management

Snippet of course introduction: Since 1990, the world has lost 178 million hectares of forest. As an estimated 45% of carbon on l...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Childcare and Education

Snippet of course introduction: Trying the patience of parents is part of a child’s healthy and normal development, it’s a child’...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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