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We help you deliver your own care training safely, effectively, and with full quality assurance, so it stands up to regulators such as CQC, Ofsted and Local Authority scrutiny, not just your own confidence that it works.
Train the Trainer qualifies someone to deliver training. Running your own in-house training operation safely and compliantly takes more than that, proper quality assurance, assessment tools that hold up to scrutiny, and often accreditation from a recognised awarding body. We provide the structure behind the scenes, course development, QA frameworks, external review, and centre approval support, so your in-house training is something CQC or Ofsted can trust, not just something you deliver.
We support you in delivering your own care training to your care workers. Our service gives you the confidence to run your own care courses safely and effectively.
Contrary to popular belief, delivering your own courses does not just involve completing a train the trainer course. You need adequate safeguards and quality assurance in place. Regulators such as the CQC and local authorities may want to audit your policies and procedures to ensure integrity. You must also have someone dedicated to carrying out quality assurance on your trainers.
We have a specialist team of consultants who can assist with developing your own in-house carer training, including planning, course development, resources, assessments, quality assurance, and evaluation methods.
Delivering training in-house takes more than a trainer qualification. Part of running a well-led service is making sure your team is competent, or working towards it, and that has to be based on measurable outcomes, not a tick-box exercise. Regulators and commissioners expect to see the quality assurance behind your training, not just the training itself.
Training that isn't properly quality assured can leave gaps in competence that only surface when something goes wrong.
Inspectors look at how you evidence staff competence, not just whether training happened.
Commissioners increasingly expect evidenced, quality-assured training as a condition of the work.
Weak training support makes it harder to attract and keep staff who want to develop properly.
Tailored assistance for every stage of your in-house training journey.
| Service | Description | Price | Member Price | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Consultation | Free no-obligation consultation to discuss your training needs and goals. | Free | Free | Book |
| One-Off Support Package | All training and resources to carry out quality assurance in-house, including course development, assessments, and evaluation methods. | From £225 | From £179 | Book |
| Ongoing Support (monthly) | Regular monitoring of your training with feedback and reports. Keeps your quality assurance current. | £150/month | £134/month | Book |
| External Accreditation | Support to have your training externally accredited for quality and recognition. | £500 | £450 | Enquire |
| Centre Approval Support | Assistance earning centre approval with awarding bodies: policies, quality assurance strategy, registration, and resource development. | £800 | £719 | Enquire |
| Online Learning Management System | Setup of an online learner management system tailored to your organisation. | From £675 | From £540 | Enquire |
Our initial consultation is free. One-off support starts at £200. Bespoke quotes available for complex requirements.
Delivering your own training is only half the equation. To give regulators, commissioners, and learners confidence in your courses, you need independent external quality assurance, that demonstrates your training is rigorous, consistent, and fit for purpose.
Regulators increasingly expect to see evidence that in-house training has been independently quality assured. Without it, your training may be questioned during inspections or contract audits. Our specialist consultants review your courses, assessments, and delivery against current standards and best practice, giving you an objective seal of approval that stands up to scrutiny from CQC, Ofsted, and local authorities.
With Caring Alliance as your independent external quality assurance partner, you can demonstrate that your training meets the same rigorous standards as externally accredited provision, while retaining the flexibility and cost savings of delivering it yourself.
Our support also extends to your trainers. We provide continuing professional development, mentoring, and assessment to ensure your trainers remain occupationally competent, confident, and up to date with evolving best practice in health and social care. This protects your organisation from the risk of outdated or inconsistent training delivery.
Independent evaluation of your course materials, assessments, and delivery methods against recognised standards.
Observation with feedback, ensuring your trainers are occupationally competent.
Development of an internal framework with sampling and moderation built in.
CPD and mentoring to keep trainers aligned with occupational competence.
Alignment with recognised frameworks and support pursuing accreditation.
Detailed quality assurance reports with actionable recommendations after every check.
| Service | What's included | Standard | Synergy member |
|---|---|---|---|
| External Endorsement (annual) | Ongoing support to have your in-house training externally endorsed, trainer observations, regular monitoring, and written reports after each check. | £120/yr | £108/yr |
| Learner Certificates (each) | Official certificates for your learners on completion, evidencing what they've covered. | £2 | £2 |
| Online Learning Management System | Setup of an online learner management system tailored to your organisation. | £400 | £360 |
Our team of consultants hold qualifications in learning and development, assessment, public health, social work, nursing, quality assurance, and teaching. The team has many years of experience delivering health and social care training. The team also includes practitioners who are registered managers and nominated individuals in their own right.
Why care providers trust us to support their in-house training.
In-House Training Support builds your own capability to deliver training, course development, assessment tools, and the infrastructure behind it. External Quality Assurance is independent verification that what you've built actually holds up, observations, reviews, and reports from someone outside your own team. Most organisations need both, building the capability and then proving it works.
It depends what you want the training to lead to. Unaccredited in-house training is fine for many statutory and mandatory subjects. If you want it to lead to a recognised qualification, that requires centre approval with an awarding body, which is where our accreditation and centre approval support comes in.
No, though they work well together. Train the Trainer qualifies an individual to deliver training. This service is broader, everything needed around that person to make in-house delivery safe and accredited, course development, assessment tools, quality assurance frameworks, external QA review, and support getting centre approval with an awarding body if you want your own training formally accredited.
It varies by service rather than a single flat rate, some items carry roughly a 10% Synergy member discount, others roughly 20%, and a couple of pass-through costs, like certificates and external endorsement, carry no discount at all. Check the specific service you need for its exact member price.
Yes. Nominated Training Provider is us delivering and managing your staff training for you, ongoing. This service is the opposite direction, support to help you build and run your own in-house training operation independently, with proper quality assurance behind it.
Yes, though it varies by service rather than a single flat rate, some items carry a 10% member discount, others 20%. Check the specific service you're interested in for its exact member price rather than assuming one rate applies across the board.
Our initial consultation is free. In-house training development starts at £200.