RoSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers

Empeiria Training has become an approved centre to deliver the prestigious RoSPA Qualifications Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers qualification. The Safer People Handling Training is ideal for individuals who are responsible for training others in the safe movement and handling of people.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements, however learners should have a minimum of level 2 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent and have experience of working within a people handling environment and have the confidence to train others.

This qualification provides learners with a valid safer people handling trainer’s qualification for three years. After this period, it is highly recommended that learners re - qualify, due to the purpose, nature, and contents of this qualification.

Moving and Handling Train the Trainer Course Overview

This moving and handling trainer’s qualification supports the role of the safer people handling trainer in the workplace and enables the trainer to provide suitable and sufficient training that meets health and safety, welfare and human rights legislative requirements and current best practice within the sectors that move people or individuals such as public services and health and social care.

What does the Moving and Handling Trainer Course Include?

This qualification consists of three mandatory units. Learners must pass all three units to achieve the qualification.

• Develops a learner's knowledge of the principles and practices that underpin the safe movement of people in the workplace.
• Develops the learner’s knowledge and skills in the application of basic biomechanical principles and safe dignified practices to the movement of people within the workplace.
• Develops the learner's knowledge and skills so they can prepare, deliver and evaluate a training session.
• 3-year certification validity (re-qualification recommended after this period)

Benefits of completing the RoSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers

1. By completing this course, you will reduce the risk of injuries at work by providing staff with the training to maneuver people safely, reducing workplace absences.
2. Allocate dedicated in-house trainers to complete the course, who can then train and educate the rest of the workforce on safer people’s handling.
3. Upon course completion, learners will feel more confident in their abilities as professionally qualified trainers.
4. Gain in-depth knowledge of the dos and don’ts of safer people’s handling.
5. Gain practical skills that can be used in the workplace to provide workplace training from preparation to delivery and evaluation following in-house training sessions.

Why choose Empeiria Training to complete the RoSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers

We are an approved centre to deliver RoSPA training qualifications so you can rest assured that the training you receive is to the highest standards set by RoSPA. The small class size of 6-8 people means there is personal attention to all attendees, so we can ensure all learners gain the confidence to perform techniques correctly.