Learning objectives

• Provide background information on infection control and the importance of public health.
• Discuss legislation and policy relating to infection control.
• Highlight the importance of risk assessment and management in infection control.
• Includes the chain of infection and how to break it.
• Enable learners to describe the types of infections, disease, routes of transmission and the principles of infection.
• Includes infection control measures related directly to children and vulnerable people and the responsibilities of staff and managers.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements

Course assessment and certification

The candidate must pass the final assessment, however if failed the course content can be revisited and the final assessment re-attempted. On successful completion of the final assessment a downloadable certificate is immediately available.