Training courses

Independent Lives provides a wide range of training courses aimed at supporting personal assistants and Direct Payment employers.

We are committed to equipping caregivers and professionals with the essential skills to make a real impact. Independent Lives offers comprehensive training designed to enhance your ability to deliver compassionate, high-quality care. Whether you are a professional seeking to enhance your expertise or someone looking to support others in need, our courses provide the knowledge and confidence to excel. Book your training today and be part of a community dedicated to improving lives.

We would highly recommend Independent Lives for your training needs (read more).

Independent Lives trained my new team of seven staff and volunteers from various backgrounds – from construction to care - on safer people handling. The trainer made the whole training process easy; from understanding our needs in a community setting to working with us to plan the right content for the session to ensuring that we all felt competent to offer assistance to our club members should they require it.

The trainer was really approachable, and the session was informal. We could ask questions and clarify points as we went along, and we could take rest breaks to help the knowledge sink in.

We covered exactly what I had hoped for: how to support someone in a wheelchair, how to help someone from sitting to standing and much more, with the underpinning legal aspects as we were introduced to the topics – to set them in context. It was an enjoyable and informative session, and we would highly recommend Independent Lives for your training needs.

Funding information

Thanks to Skills for Care funding, we are currently able to offer free training courses and workbooks to adults in receipt of a Direct Payment, Personal Health Budget or who are self-funding their care. 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.

*Our care certificate workbooks are not included in this promotion.

You can view our full schedule of training below. Click on the training course to find out more and to book your space. If you have any questions about our training or can't find the training you need then contact us by emailing [email protected] or phoning 01903 219482 (option 3).

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You can download a copy of our training programme by clicking here.

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