Welcome to the ACI Care Training Academy
Purpose-built for healthcare professionals, our Care Training Academy offers a focused, hands-on learning environment for up to 12 participants per session—ideal for meaningful interaction and personalised support.
Whether you're a care home worker, domiciliary carer, dentist, GP practice staff member, or allied health professional, our courses are designed with you in mind.
Course Duration
4 hours. The course normally runs from 10am to 2pm. This course can be held at our training academy or on site at the customer’s venue.
Course Information
This is a face-to-face training course that involves the theory and practical application and skills assessment for administering medication to service users.
The course involves the use simulated medication packs and MARS charts to assess understanding.
The course is interactive and both practically assessed for competency and understanding of theory.
Customers are expected to provide ACI with their medication policy prior to course delivery so that the course can be tailored specifically.
This course is also available as an Instructor course and details can be supplied on request.
Who the Course is Aimed At
This course is for all grades of staff who are expected to take administer medication as part of their healthcare role.
Method of Training
Face to Face only
Course Content
- Legal position on administration of medication including CQC regulations and NICE guidance and associated guidance.
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
- What is a drug and methods of administration
- Limits, roles and responsibilities of care workers
- Routes of administration
- Side effects
- Prescription principes
- Covert administration
- Recording
- Monitored dosage systems
- Practical assessment of learning
Terms of Business
Standard terms apply
