Learning and Development for PAs
Enhance your knowledge and skills and find out what learning and development opportunities you can access as a PA on the Isle of Wight.
Isle of Wight Council Accredited PA’s
Learning for Personal Assistants
We offer a range of courses that you can purchase a place to attend around key areas such as:
- First Aid
- Safer Moving and Handling People
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Rescue Meds in Epilepsy
- and more….
View details of our current courses along with details how to book a place
Adult Community Learning
Adult Community Learning offer learning opportunities for adults 19 years and over. Their wide range of workshops and courses can help you:
- learn new skills or improve existing ones
- meet new people
- gain a qualification
Their courses and workshops include:
- Arts and crafts workshops
- Computer courses
- Maths and English functional skills
- Career advice
- Online short CPD courses
They also offer short (typically around 4 hours) online courses around social care topics, such as:
- Understanding the safe handling of medication
- Understanding stress
- Understanding depression
- Understanding anxiety
- Substance misuse awareness
- Mental Capacity Act
- Alcohol awareness
- and much more..
Find out more about the current programme.
Safeguarding
As part of your registration, PA Noticeboard Personal Assistants have access to two funded eLearning courses to equip you with knowledge about safeguarding children and adults in our community. In addition to these, all PA’s working on the Isle of Wight can access:
Isle of Wight Safeguarding Adults Board (IOWSAB)
The IOWSAB offer a range of fully-funded courses and free e-learning to professionals from any agency, including the voluntary sector.
Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership (IOWSCP)
The IOWSCP provides a free, multi-agency, learning and development programme for professionals who work with children and families on the Isle of Wight. The programme is funded by the Partnership.
Learning Disability and Autism
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism –
Latest updates from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Integrated Care System can be found here –
https://www.hantsiowhealthandcare.org.uk/working-with-us/oliver-mcgowan-training
How to access the learning – https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/learning-disability/current-projects/oliver-mcgowan-mandatory-training-learning-disability-autism
Dementia
The Alzheimer Café is offering a range of learning opportunities around dementia via the Parklands Dementia Resource Centre in Cowes. Learn more about the options and how to book a place.
Medicines information for healthcare professionals
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board offer a range of advice and guidance for those in care roles. Access their website and review the various resources and links.