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. For health and social care workers, strong care skills are not “nice to have”; they protect people’s safety, independence, and wellbeing every day.
At Care Learning, we offer free online Care Skills courses created for people working across the UK’s health and social care sector. Each course focuses on practical, real-world knowledge that supports good practice and reflects expectations found across services (including common CQC inspection themes, safer working guidance, and person-centred standards). Courses are self-paced, work on any device, and include free certificates to help you evidence learning for supervision, appraisals, staff files, and CPD.
Practical Skills That Improve Everyday Care
These courses are designed to strengthen your confidence in day-to-day care tasks, so you can work more safely and support people in a way that feels respectful and consistent.
Whether you work in domiciliary care, a care home, supported living, community services, or clinical settings, Care Skills training helps you:
- provide support that protects dignity, privacy, and choice
- reduce avoidable harm (such as infections, falls, pressure damage, and poor nutrition)
- communicate clearly and record information accurately
- recognise risks early and respond appropriately
- work confidently within policies, procedures, and professional boundaries
What You’ll Learn in Our Care Skills Courses
Care Skills covers the practical “how” of excellent care. Topics vary, but commonly include areas such as:
- Personal care and dignity (privacy, consent, independence, respectful support)
- Infection prevention and control (hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning, reducing spread)
- Moving and handling awareness (safer approaches, reducing risk to you and others)
- Nutrition, hydration, and safe support with eating and drinking
- Skin care and pressure area care (prevention, observation, reporting concerns)
- Falls awareness and risk reduction
- Record keeping and communication (clear notes, escalation, teamwork)
- Safety basics in care settings (hazards, reporting, safer routines)
The focus is always on practical understanding you can apply immediately in your role.
Flexible Learning – Anytime, Anywhere
All courses are online, so you can learn at your own pace and revisit content whenever you need a refresher. Most modules take around 60–90 minutes, making them easy to fit around shifts and busy schedules.
When you finish a course, you’ll receive a free certificate you can download instantly — useful for:
- induction and mandatory training evidence
- CPD logs
- supervisions and appraisals
- training matrices and staff compliance records
Who Should Take These Courses?
These free Care Skills courses are ideal for:
- care assistants, support workers, and healthcare assistants
- nurses, nursing associates, and allied health support staff
- team leaders, senior carers, and registered managers
- volunteers, students, and apprentices entering health and social care
- anyone returning to care work who wants to rebuild confidence in core skills
If you’re new to the sector, these courses provide a clear, supportive introduction. If you’re experienced, they’re a quick way to refresh key areas and strengthen consistency.
Start Learning Today – For Free
Improving care skills improves outcomes. When you feel confident in the fundamentals, you’re better placed to keep people safe, support independence, and deliver care that feels compassionate and respectful.
All courses are completely free, with no fees. Simply choose a Care Skills course, start learning online, and download your certificate when you complete it.
Join thousands of UK care professionals who are building confidence and competence with Care Learning’s Free Care Skills Courses.
