Online Basic Infection Control Level 1 (VTQ) Certification

Improve Your Basic Infection Control Skills and aid yourself and others in the fight against harmful infections.

CPD Certified Provider of Training Excellence Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Basic Infection Control Level 1 (VTQ) at a Glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 1 hour and 45 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • Certified CPD time credit conformation
  • SCORM Ready! Integrates with your LMS
  • Includes manual & other downloads
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
£19.95 + VAT
Find a Course

This basic infection control course is designed for people who do not work in the healthcare sector but are still at risk from coming into contact with body fluid that could pose a risk.  There are many businesses, occupations, schools and hobbies, that could put people at risk of contracting an infection. If you are working in the healthcare sector, you will need our healthcare infection control course or dental infection control.

We also offer specific infection control courses to cater to healthcare professionals, dentists, tattoo artists, body piercers and beauty therapy infection control.

This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.

Occupations That Use This Course

  • Cleaners
  • Car Breakers
  • Hotel cleaners
  • Refuse collection
  • Schools and teachers
  • Plumbing
  • Sewage processing
  • Social services
  • Laboratory work (forensic, research etc)
  • Local authority services (street cleaning/park maintenance/refuse disposal/public lavatory maintenance)
  • Medical/dental equipment repair
  • Police

Sample Online Certificate

Sample Classroom Certificate

CPD Certified Provider of Training Excellence CPD Certified - 2.0 hrs (3.0 class)

This course comes with 2.0 hrs (3.0 class) of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 1 hour and 45 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Course Curriculum

For full details of our online course contents please visit our Basic Infection Control Training site.

  • Introduction to Basic Infection Control
  • Basic Infection Control Course Overview
  • What are Blood Borne Pathogens?
  • Infection Control Legislation
  • Who is at risk?
  • The Chain of infection

Types of Infections

  • Types of Infections
  • HIV and Aids
  • Hepatitis B Virus
  • Hepatitis C Virus
  • Skin Diseases

Infection and Work Practice Controls

  • First Aid and Infection Control
  • Contaminated objects
  • Contaminated Linen
  • Cross Infection
  • Example of indirect cross-contamination
  • How to Reduce Your Risk
  • Surface Cleaning
  • Blood Clean Up
  • Body Fluid Clean-Up Kits
  • Hazardous Disposal Procedures
  • Hand hygiene policy
  • General Hygiene and Housekeeping
  • Use of Gloves
  • Hand Washing
  • Waterless hand gels
  • Basic Food Hygiene Practice
  • Needle Stick and Sharps Injuries
  • Exposure Incident, Reporting and Follow Up
  • Testing and Counselling
  • Infection Control Kit

Infection Control in Different Industries

  • Infection Risks for Commercial Cleaners
  • Infection Control Risks for Hotel Workers
  • Motor Vehicle Infection Risks
  • Infection Risks In Offices, Shops and Factories
  • Dead animal removal and risks

Summary

  • Summary of Basic Infection Control

Downloads Available with Course

  • Student Manual (V8.3) - Infection Control
  • PHE Additional Considerations of COVID-19 Poster
  • CDC Facial Hair and FFP3 Respirators
  • COVID19 - Guidance Employers and businesses
  • Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings
  • Clean hand techniques leaflet
  • Cleaning colour coding in the NHS poster
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) link to the NHS website
  • Find a classroom course locally
  • Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally on our course finder
  • First Aid and Social Distancing poster
  • Free student first aid program leaflet
  • Government Advice: Best Practice Hand Rub
  • Government Advice: Best Practice Hand Wash
  • Government Advice: Best Practice Management of Blood and Bodily Fluid Spillages
  • HSE report on the equivalence of N95 and FFP2 masks and other PPE in relation to COVID 19
  • Link to the HSE website
  • NHS Choices Web link
  • Nilaqua Hand Wash leaflet
  • PHE Recommended PPE for Ambulance Staff Paramedics First Responders and Pharmacists Poster
  • PHE Recommended PPE for Healthcare Workers By Secondary Care Clinical Context Poster
  • PHE Recommended PPE for Primary Outpatient and Community Care By Setting Poster
  • PHE Visual Guide to PPE
  • ProTrainings Face Mask and Washing Hands leaflet
  • Regulated - COVID 19 Pre-Screen Student Evaluation Form
  • Routine Decontamination of Reusable Non-Invasive Equipment
  • Sign up for free Student First Aid - use code SCH-376-61-571
  • Using disposable respirators - HSE poster
  • Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
  • Workplace Accident Book
  • Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding

What People are Saying

“Very good basic training on infection control. ”

- Maria, Doula from Devon

“Excellent way to learn ...very interesting and informative. Quick and easy to do and the guy's voice is really pleasant ....sometimes I get irritated by commentators but not this guy ...very happy :)”

- Karen, Complementary Therapist, Hypnobirthing Practitione from CA