Course overview
Our 3 Day Refresher Train The Trainer course is designed for experienced moving and positioning trainers who need to refresh their knowledge, practical competence and training delivery skills. It helps organisations maintain confidence, consistency and safer internal standards without repeating a full initial programme where refresher development is more appropriate.
This is moving and positioning train the trainer refresher provision built around the realities of health and social care. It is especially useful for organisations that want in-house trainers to revisit best practice, update their approach and strengthen the quality of internal delivery across teams.
The programme supports trainers to refresh both subject knowledge and delivery confidence. That includes revisiting safer moving and positioning of people, reinforcing good practice, updating knowledge around risk and decision-making, and ensuring training remains practical, credible and relevant to real care environments.
Who is this course for?
- Existing moving and positioning trainers who need a structured refresher programme
- In-house trainers responsible for maintaining internal training standards
- Senior staff who already deliver moving and positioning training and need to refresh knowledge and confidence
- Organisations that want to reinforce consistency, competence and safer practice across teams
What the course covers
- Refreshing effective training delivery and assessment skills
- Reviewing principles of manual handling and moving and positioning of people
- Updating knowledge of legislation, policy and safer practice expectations
- Reinforcing anatomy, physiology and musculoskeletal injury prevention
- Reviewing risk assessment and dynamic decision-making
- Refreshing safer lifting, moving and positioning techniques
- Revisiting use of equipment and aids such as hoists and slide sheets
- Strengthening observation, correction and assessment of learner competence
- Reviewing how to deliver engaging, structured and credible in-house training
Why this refresher matters
Good trainer refreshers are about much more than repeating content. In health and social care settings, internal trainers need regular opportunities to revisit safer methods, refresh confidence, update knowledge and ensure that what they teach remains clear, consistent and aligned to current expectations.
A refresher also helps organisations protect the quality of internal delivery. It supports trainers to continue teaching well, assessing fairly and reinforcing safer day-to-day moving and positioning practice rather than allowing standards to drift over time.
Moving and positioning refresher train the trainer in Wales
For many employers, refresher development is an important part of maintaining internal training quality. It helps organisations keep safer practice visible, improve trainer confidence and strengthen consistency in how moving and positioning of people is taught across teams. That is why this course is especially relevant for health and social care organisations in Wales that want a practical and sustainable approach to internal trainer development.
Assessment and course structure
The course includes practical review and assessment to ensure trainers remain confident and competent in both subject knowledge and delivery. Learners are supported to refresh technique, revisit safer practice principles and demonstrate that they can continue to teach effectively in their workplace.
- Day 1: Training delivery, theory refresh and current good practice
- Day 2: Practical skills refresh and application
- Day 3: Assessment, teach-back and competence review
Public courses and private delivery
We run public 3 Day Refresher Train The Trainer courses in Merthyr Tydfil, making it easier for individuals and organisations in South Wales to access specialist trainer refreshers. We also provide private delivery across Wales and the UK for employers who want refresher development delivered directly for their own trainers.
For private courses, we can tailor delivery to reflect your setting, service user group, equipment and internal procedures. This helps make the programme more relevant and easier to apply in day-to-day training practice.
To book, choose a date from the list on this page. You can pay by card using Stripe or request an invoice for your organisation. If you need private delivery for your team, please get in touch and we can tailor the course around your organisation.
