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Get a qualification 

Learn new skills and gain qualifications to help you achieve your goals.

We run courses in partnership with a range of local organisations to help you to gain new skills and get a qualification. 

As well as our the courses listed on this page, we also can help with finding work and support you to learn computer skills

To find out more about any of these activities and to sign up fill in the form and our team will be in touch. Or you can call 01733 385000.

All of our support is free of charge and you do not need to be a CKH resident to take part.

 

 Free support with English and Maths

Having a good standard or maths and English can help you in many ways. It will improve your chances of succeeding at work or in training, as well as giving your confidence a boost. We are offering free access to the BKSB portal so that you can learn, improve and gain a nationally recognised qualification in Functional Skills English and Maths. 

Sessions run every Wednesday, 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, at our Westwood Hub

Enquire about our support with English and Maths


Level 1 and Level 2 Free Food Hygiene Courses

The course offers various training modules, including an introduction to food safety, microbiological hazards, food poisoning and its control, contamination hazards and controls, safe handling and storage of food, personal hygiene, food pests and pest control, cleaning, and disinfection. 

Sessions run every Wednesday, 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, at Westwood Community Hub

Enquire about Food Hygiene Course

 

Level 1 Health and Safety:

The eight self-contained training modules included in this course cover the key syllabus of Level 1 Health and Safety qualifications. These modules include:

  • Accidents including slips, trips and falls
  • Legal responsibilities
  • Hazardous substances (COSHH)
  • Workplace health, safety and welfare
  • Work equipment
  • Fire
  • First aid
  • Manual handling

Offered on your choice of days: Tuesday 10am - 12noon; Wednesday 10am - 12noon or 1pm - 3pm at our Westwood Community Hub  

Enquire about Health and Safety Course

 

Level 2 Health and Safety:

The nine easy-to-manage training modules included in this course cover the key syllabus of Level 2 Health and Safety qualifications. These modules include:

  • Accidents including, slips, trips & falls
  • Legal responsibilities
  • Risk assessment
  • Workplace health, safety & welfare
  • Work equipment
  • Fire
  • First aid
  • Manual handling
  • Hazardous substances (COSHH)

 Offered on your choice of days: Tuesday 10am - 12noon; Wednesday 10am - 12noon or 1pm - 3pm at our Westwood Community Hub  

Enquire about Health and Safety Course

 

Manual handling:

There are six training modules that make up this course, which cover the key syllabus. These modules include:

  • The definition of Manual Handling
  • The LITE stairway to safety
  • Safe lifting techniques
  • Correcting lifting techniques
  • Lifting with more than one person
  • Examples of Manual Handling 

Offered on your choice of days: Tuesday 10am - 12noon; Wednesday 10am - 12noon or 1pm - 3pm at our Westwood Community Hub  

Enquire about Manual Handling Course

 

Emergency First Aid at Work

Join us for a nationally recognised one day Emergency First Aid at Work course.

Training includes:

  • Care of the unconscious  casualty
  • Method of resuscitation
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Bandaging
  • What to do in an emergency
  • Accident reporting
  • Other work related accidents/illness scenarios

We do not currently have an Emergency First Aid course planned. We will update this page with details of the next session. 

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Emergency First Aid at Work Course

Our Emergency First Aid at Work course is open to anyone, whether they're a CKH resident or not. Provided by Fenland First Aid, it is an ideal opportunity to gain a qualification to set yourself apart in your job search, or just to add to your own skillset. Find out what trainer, Deborah, has to say about the course: