QQI Manual Handling Instructor Course

Course Dates

13th, 14th, 15th, 20th and 24th of May

General Information

Who Should Attend: Those who want to deliver Manual Handling Training to employees, customers, and management. Those who wish to meet their legal responsibilities for training under Health and Safety legislation and industry-specific codes of practice.

The scope and aim of the QQI Manual Handling Instructor Training are to give learners the skills, knowledge, and experience (& of course the qualification) to deliver their own Manual Handling training in-house.

Course Duration: The course runs for 5 days over 2 weeks. 9.30 AM - 5.00 PM each day.

Course Overview:

Our Manual Handling Instructor QQI Level 6 course gives participants the know-how, skillfulness, and self-reliance to manage and deliver Manual Handling training. This Manual Handling Instructor course is designed to give you the skills for you to complete Manual Handling Risk Assessments and provide training as required by “Part 4, Chapter 2, of the General Application Regulations 2007, Manual Handling of Loads”, which states that staff engaging in manual handling actions must have training in the safe manual handling of loads.

Day 1 - Covers Legislation for health and safety, particularly manual handling. The learner will gain a detailed knowledge of Acts, Regulations, insurance, courts, employers, and employees' legal responsibilities.

Day 2 - Covers the risk assessment process, injuries, and anatomy. Learners will be able to conduct detailed manual handling risk assessments and will be able to recommend control measures that will cut the risk of manual handling injuries. They will also gain a good knowledge of anatomy and how injuries occur.

Day 3 - Covers training skills. Learners will gain practical knowledge of the skills required to successfully deliver a manual handling training course. Learners will also cover the basics of safe lifting techniques.

Day 4 - Full day on lifting techniques. Learners will be able to lift a range of different loads including awkward loads, fluid loads, team lifts, pushing, and pulling. Please note Day 4 will be delivered onsite, at our premises, as face-to-face training on the public course.

Day 5 - The day will commence with a review of the entire course content. Each participant will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on a specific topic covered in the manual handling course. Furthermore, they will need to complete a two-hour exam consisting of 20 questions.

Additional Learning: Participants will independently undertake a manual handling risk assessment project, as part of self-directed learning, and submit it within a two-week timeframe.

Certification:

A Manual Handling Instructor Training "QQI Level 6 Certificate” is awarded to participants once they have successfully completed the course.10-minute

Delivery/Attending Options:

While attendance in person is required on Day 4, participants can select their preferred attendance method, either participating online through Zoom or attending in person on all other days.

Pre-requisites to attend the course:

All participants must be fluent in English.

If you have opted to attend online via Zoom you will need a PC, Laptop, Smartphone, etc. with audio/video & Internet. Ensure a browser is running correctly (Google Chrome, firefox, etc) or the Zoom Application is installed.

If you have opted to attend in person, registration will begin 15 minutes prior to the start time of the course.

Features and Benefits:

Access to our exclusive web portal, granting learners full access to essential materials for conducting their own manual handling training sessions, such as PowerPoint presentations, administration documents that include sign-in sheets, appraisal forms, learner exams, course notes, certificate templates, and videos.

Learners receive two additional free eLearning courses: Manual Handling and Presentation Skills, to compliment their training.

Learners receive an in-house certificate that allows them to start training straight away, without having to wait for the official QQI certificate.

The lifetime access to our private web portal includes materials such as:

• PowerPoint presentations
• Administration documents that include sign-in sheets, course notes
• Certificate Template
• Videos
• Appraisal forms
• Written test, with answers for your own course.
• Relevant legislation and guidance documents
• Health & Safety publications
• Codes of Practice
• Relevant court cases
• Book of Quantum
• And so much more…