Get qualified to care
Build professional skills and lockdown your future with our range of FREE online short courses.
- Learn to care for yourself and others
- Get qualified in 15 weeks or less
- Make your CV stand out
Free courses
Understanding Autism
Develop an understanding of autism and how to support individuals with autism, including communication, sensory processing and perception and supporting positive behaviour.
Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
Increase your knowledge and awareness of children and young people's mental health, including risk factors, behaviour and mental health conditions, and learn how to support them.
Principles of End of Life Care
Develop your understanding and knowledge of how to sensitively and appropriately care for individuals in the final stages of life.
Prevention and Control of Infection
Gain fundamental knowledge of how to control the cause and spread of infection in hospitals and other settings reliant on superior hygiene standards.
Understanding Working in the Health Sector
A broad and balanced introduction to help you develop a career in the health sector, including an overview of different roles and communicating with service users.
We offer a wide range of FREE online short courses. Click below to see them all and apply.
What do I need to get started?
To study these courses you will need the following:
- An Internet enabled PC running Microsoft Windows
- A Web browser (JavaScript and Cookie enabled)
- An active email account
- Microsoft Word or a similar word processing software program. (You may need additional software programs for IT courses – please contact us for more information.)
- Adobe Reader
- Adobe Flash Player (version 9.0 or higher)
Courses delivered through iTrain, our online learning portal
- Completely FREE for everyone
- Flexible around family and working from home
- Self study learning
- Accessible to all
- Personalised support
- Nationally accredited qualifications
Ready to apply?
Click on the course name above and follow the on-screen instructions to make your application.
If you have any questions about the courses, please email onlinecourses@gloscol.ac.uk and a member of the team will get back to you within 72 hours.