Additional Adult Social Care learning and development resources

In July the Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a requirement that regulated service providers ensure their staff receive training on learning disability and autism which is appropriate to the person’s role. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is the standardised training developed for this purpose and is the government’s preferred and recommended training for health and social care staff.

There are two tiers of training:

1. Tier 1 is for those who require a general awareness of people with a learning disability and autistic people, and the support they may need. Guidance and access to the Tier 1 training.
2. Tier 2 is for health and social care staff with responsibility for providing care and support for an autistic person or a person with a learning disability. This is anyone who provides, or may be required to provide, a service to a person with a learning disability or an autistic person, regardless of how often that may occur. Guidance and access to the Tier 2 training.

To attend Tier 1 or Tier 2 training you must have undertaken the e-learning. This is available through the e learning for healthcare portal.