Course overview
Our Manual Handling All Wales Passport Refresher course is designed for health and social care staff who need to revisit and strengthen safer moving and handling practice. It supports organisations that want staff to refresh practical skills, rebuild confidence and maintain a more consistent approach to moving and positioning of people.
This is manual handling refresher training in South Wales built around the realities of care. Moving and positioning of people is a core part of many health and social care roles, and refresher training helps staff revisit safer methods, reinforce good habits and keep practice aligned with current expectations in real working environments.
The programme gives learners the opportunity to review the key principles of safer moving and handling, refresh practical techniques and revisit the decision-making that sits behind good practice. That includes understanding risk, choosing safer options, using equipment appropriately, communicating clearly during handling tasks and recognising when practice needs to stop and be reassessed.
Who is this course for?
- Health and social care staff who have previously completed manual handling training and need a refresher
- Care and support staff working in residential care, nursing care, supported living, domiciliary care and related settings
- Organisations that want to maintain consistency, confidence and safer day-to-day moving and positioning practice
- Teams looking for practical refresher training shaped around real care environments
What the course covers
- Refreshing the core principles of safer moving and handling
- Review of anatomy and physiology relevant to moving and positioning of people
- Risk assessment and dynamic decision-making
- Safer movement, posture, balance and body mechanics
- Practical moving and positioning techniques used in care settings
- Use of equipment such as slide sheets and hoists where appropriate
- Communication, teamwork and safer coordination during handling tasks
- Recognising when practice needs to stop, change or be reassessed
- Supporting dignity, comfort and person-centred care throughout moving and positioning
Why this training matters
Good refresher training is about much more than repeating techniques. In care settings, staff need regular opportunities to revisit why a method is safer, when equipment is needed, how risk can change and how to balance safety with dignity, comfort and person-centred care.
Refresher training also helps organisations reinforce consistency across teams, reduce drift in practice and support safer day-to-day decision-making. Our delivery is designed to refresh confidence and strengthen safer care rather than simply repeat information.
Manual handling refresher training for health and social care in Wales
For many employers, refresher training is not only about meeting internal requirements. It is about keeping skills current, maintaining safer cultures and making sure staff continue to approach moving and positioning of people in a confident, consistent and practical way. That is why this course is especially relevant for health and social care organisations in Wales.
Public courses and private delivery
We run public Manual Handling All Wales Passport Refresher courses in Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff, making it easier for individuals and organisations in South Wales to access quality refresher training. We also provide private on-site delivery across Wales and the UK, which is ideal for employers who want refresher training delivered in their own service, using their own environment, equipment and working context.
For private courses, we can tailor delivery to reflect your setting, service user group, internal procedures and the practical challenges your teams face. This helps make the refresher more relevant and easier to apply in day-to-day work.
To book, choose a date from the list on this page. You can pay by card using Stripe or select the invoice option during booking. If you need private delivery for your team, please get in touch and we can tailor the course around your organisation.
