FREE CARE SKILLS COURSES
Build confidence in the fundamentals of great care
Free, practical online courses for health and social care workers — covering the everyday skills that keep people safe, supported and treated with dignity. Self-paced, on any device, with a free certificate every time.
Practical skills that improve everyday care
Care skills sit at the heart of safe, high-quality support — from helping someone wash and dress with dignity, to preventing infection, reducing falls risk and spotting early signs of deterioration.
Our free Care Skills courses focus on real-world knowledge you can apply straight away, reflecting common CQC themes, safer working guidance and person-centred standards.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
The practical “how” of excellent care
Personal care & dignity
Privacy, consent, independence and respectful, person-centred support.
Infection prevention
Hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning and reducing the spread of infection.
Moving & handling
Safer approaches that reduce risk to you and the people you support.
Nutrition & hydration
Safe, dignified support with eating, drinking and good hydration.
Skin & pressure care
Prevention, observation and reporting concerns early.
Records & communication
Clear notes, escalation and confident teamwork.
WHY LEARN WITH US
Care skills training that makes a difference on shift
Always free
Every care skills course is free, with no fees, no subscriptions and no cap on your team.
Proof of competence
Download a certificate for each course to evidence the fundamentals for supervision and inspection.
Fits around your rota
Bite-sized, self-paced courses that work on any device, between or after shifts.
Grounded in safe practice
Reflects common CQC themes, safer working guidance and person-centred standards.
WHO IT’S FOR
Made for everyone in care
Whether you are new to the sector or refreshing core skills, these courses meet you where you are.
BROWSE COURSES
Free Care Skills courses
Choose a course to start learning. Every course is free, with a certificate when you finish.
Start learning today — for free
Improving your care skills improves outcomes. Join thousands of UK care professionals building confidence with Care Learning.