The 16 Care Certificate standards, and how long they take
16 standards since March 2025, for staff new to care in England: what each assesses, the evidence, who signs it off, and where the 12 weeks comes from.
UK care
What care staff in England must learn: the Care Certificate, CQC training rules, Oliver McGowan training, and how often to refresh each one.
Mandatory training for care workers in the UK, with sources
No single law lists it. The law names a few topics, Skills for Care lists 11, and your own policy sets the rest. The full table, with every source.
Mandatory training for care workers online in England
CQC sets no delivery method. Knowledge can be e-learning; basic life support, moving people, hand hygiene and medicines need observed or practical checks.