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
Courses usually run from 10am to 1pm or 2pm to 5pm
Course Information
Training is delivered by a Registered Nurse with life like simulation models and equipment. Candidates undergo skills competency during the training. Theory and practical skills are assessed.
Candidates (with consent) can test each other’s blood glucose levels and simulate injection of insulin with an insulin injection training pen on a model to demonstrate ability to select correct amount of units and injection technique is assessed.
Who the Course is Aimed At
Health and Social Care workers responsible for caring for services users with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes who need to monitor blood glucose levels and administer Insulin via an injection pen
Method of Training
Face to Face only
Course Content
- What is Diabetes
- Signs and Symptoms – Type 1 and Type 2
- Understanding Diabetes and the Contributory Factors
- Complications of Diabetes and the Aims of Treatment
- Blood Glucose Monitoring (including practical)
- Hypers, Hypos and Ketoacidosis
- Understanding Carbohydrate Counting
- Administration of Insulin with an Insulin Injection pen
- Assessment of Learning
Terms of Business
Standard terms apply.
