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Manual Handling for Early Years Professionals (Scotland)

Manual Handling for Early Years Professionals (Scotland)

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Highlights

  • On-Demand course

  • 30 minutes

  • All levels

Description

Course Purpose

This course is suitable as part of your induction process.

Manual handling is a core part of early years work—lifting children, moving resources, shifting furniture, and helping with personal care. This course equips practitioners with the skills to keep themselves and children safe.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training, learners will be able to:

  1. Describe key Scottish legislation governing manual handling in ELC settings.

  1. Identify tasks that pose manual handling risks in early years environments.

  1. Apply safe lifting and carrying techniques for children, equipment, and materials.

  1. Use risk assessment approaches appropriate for ELC.

  1. Make reasonable adjustments to minimise strain and support musculoskeletal health.

  1. Follow organisational reporting and accident procedures.


Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will I receive a Certificate?

    Yes, you will be emailed a certificate after completing the online trainings

  • How long does the training take to complete?

    The training can be completed within 30 minutes, however everybody reads and learns at different paces, therefore my take longer in some instances.

course Content

1 sections8 lessons
Contents8 lessons
  1. 1Welcome & Course Overview
  2. 2Manual Handling in Early Years: The Basics
  3. 3Common Manual Handling Tasks in ELC Settings
  4. 4Principles of Safe Manual Handling
  5. 5Safe Techniques for Early Years work
  6. 6Risk Assessment in Practise
  7. 7Promoting Staff Wellbeing and Preventing Injury
  8. 8Summary & Key takeaways

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