Training

Independent Lives provides a wide range of quality training courses. All of our training is delivered by experienced and fully qualified trainers and is designed to meet the needs of personal assistants and their employers.

All of our training is delivered by experienced and fully qualified trainers and is designed to meet the needs of personal assistants and their employers.

If you have any questions about our training or require any support then please contact us at [email protected] or by phoning 01903 219482 (option 3).

Funding information

Thanks to Skills for Care, we are currently able to offer a number of funded courses and workbooks to adults on receipt of a Direct Payment, Personal Health Budget or who are self-funding. Click below to see our full eligibility criteria.

Funding eligibility and costs

Training type	Cost per person
First Aid training (in-person)	£100
Manual Handling training (in-person)	£100
Medication training (online)	£50
All other training (online)	£40
Workbooks	£20 each
E-learning	Free

All training and workbooks are fully funded if you are:

An adult receiving a Direct Payment in England
An adult with a Personal Health Budget in England
A self-funding adult in England
A self-employed personal assistant in England

First Aid, Medication, and Manual Handling training are fully funded if you are:

Managing a Direct Payment for a child in West Sussex
Managing a Personal Health Budget for a child in West Sussex

Please note - for learners not eligible for funded training, you will be invoiced once your booking is confirmed. All invoices must be paid before training takes place.

Training

All of our training is delivered by experienced and fully qualified trainers and is designed to meet the needs of personal assistants and their employers.

Funding information

Training courses

E-learning

Workbooks

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