Course Catalogue

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Welcome to Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an awareness of the work we do, and what you can expect as an employee working with us.

Adult Support & Protection

This course is to help ensure that you have the necessary knowledge to help stop or prevent potential harm or abuse occurring within any of the Turning Point Scotland services you work in.

Anxiety Disorder Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term anxiety disorder and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Bipolar Disorder Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term bipolar disorder and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Child Protection

This course provides a basic introduction to child protection concerns which you may face, or need to be aware of in your role.

Complaints Handling Awareness

Currently Under Construction

This course will enable you to work with Turning Point Scotland's Complaints Policy.



Data Protection Awareness

The purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding and awareness of the key changes to data protection legislation that have come about with the introduction of GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 that came into affect 25th May 2018.


Depression Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term depression and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

This course explores why its important we understand what our responsibilities are under the law and what we need to do to be as inclusive as possible.

Fire Safety Management - Refresher

Turning Point Scotland provide a wide range of services in different environments to people with varying needs. Therefore it is important that you know the content of the service's fire risk assessment, emergency evacuation plan and any other procedure that is specific to your place of work.

Food Hygiene

It is important to know that if you handle food as part of your work, you not only have a moral responsibility to the people you support to uphold food hygiene principles, but a legal one as well.

Introduction to Homelessness

This introductory course is for people new to working with homelessness.

Introduction to Learning Disabilities

This introductory course is for people new to working with learning disabilities.

IT Security

Information protection and management is of critical importance to us. Without adequate security measures, personal information, sensitive documents could be put at risk.

Lone Working Awareness

This course aims to support you to identify risks to your own and others health and safety while you are lone working. It will also help you improve decision making in every day situations so you are better equipped to make informed choices and therefore take action that minimises risk.

Medication Awareness

This course provides some basic guidance on the handling of medications and to act as a foundation for your practice in ordering, storing and administering medication within Turning Point Scotland services.

Outcomes Focused Support Work

This course will help you to develop an understanding of 'Personal Outcomes'.    Supporting people to achieve personal Outcomes is as important as being person centred.  Everyone working in social care needs to understand and work with Outcomes in practice.

People Moving People - Theory (Refresher)

This is a refresher course - you must have previously attended or completed an online full People Moving People Theory course.

Personality Disorder Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term personality disorder and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Recording and Reporting

This course is about exploring what should be included in any report when you are working with service user and staff records.

Risk Assessment

This course is for staff who are required to carry out risk assessments for work activities and working environments.

Safer Handling & Back Care

This course aims to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries that can be caused by poor manual handling in the workplace. The course will make clear the knowledge and skills that are required to enable you to carry out your job in a safe and effective manner, whilst complying with current legislation.

Service Users Finances

This course is primarily aimed at staff who support service users to manage their finances.

Schizophrenia Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term schizophrenia and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Stress Awareness

This course is mainly about managing your own stress levels, although you will be able to use the information with your colleagues, the people you support, friends and family.

Workplace Coaching

This course is primarily aimed at coaches (people who coach others) but coachees (people who are coached) may also find it useful.

Values Based Appraisal

This course will provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively use Turning Point Scotland's Values Based Appraisal processes.


Victim Awareness

This course is primarily aimed at those working in criminal justice services and those who come into contact with victims of crime.

Homelessness Law (Shelter Scotland)

Currently Under Construction

This course developed by Shelter Scotland will improve your understanding of the law around homelessness.  Different topics will be explored providing knowledge to help you when addressing the challenges faced by people you work with.


Care Support WorkersEssential courses

Care Support Workers Managers Guidance

This guidance is for managers supporting staff to complete their Care Support Worker induction.

Introduction to Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an awareness of the work we do, and what you can expect as an employee working with us.

Welcome to social care

This short course will help you gain an understanding of social care.

Communication & Relationships

This short course will introduce you to the topic of communication and relationships in social care.

Safer Handling & Back Care

This course aims to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries that can be caused by poor manual handling in the workplace. The course will make clear the knowledge and skills that are required to enable you to carry out your job in a safe and effective manner, whilst complying with current legislation.

Care Support Worker Guidance & Resources

The following will provide you with information and resources to complete your new Care Support Worker role.



Service Specific Course

Please ask your line manager if the course below is relevant before completing it.

Medication Awareness

This course provides some basic guidance on the handling of medications and to act as a foundation for your practice in ordering, storing and administering medication within Turning Point Scotland services.

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Agile Working

This course will provide you with an overview of Turning Point Scotland's Agile Working Policy, and your rights and responsibilities.

Coming to Work

This course will provide you with an overview of Turning Point Scotland's Coming to Work (Sickness Absence) Policy , and your rights and responsibilities.

Conduct at Work

This course will provide you with an overview of the Conduct at Work Policy, and your roles and responsibilities.

Joining Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an overview of the Joining Turning Point Scotland Policy, and your roles and responsibilities.

Leaving Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an overview of how Turning Point Scotland manage resignations and exits, and your roles and responsibilities if you're planning on resigning.

Managing Formal Processes

This course will provide you with an overview of what Turning Point Scotland does when managing formal processes, and your roles and responsibilities.

Planning Time Away from Work

This course will provide you with an overview of Turning Point Scotland's Planning Time Away from Work policy, and your rights and responsibilities.

Resolving Disputes

This course will provide you with an overview of the Resolving Disputes Policy, and your roles and responsibilities.

Support for Working Parents

This course will provide you with an overview of the Working Parents Policy, and an understanding of Working Parents rights and responsibilities.

Values Based Appraisal

This course will provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively use Turning Point Scotland's Values Based Appraisal processes.

Learning DisabilityLearning Disability

Welcome to Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an awareness of the work we do, and what you can expect as an employee working with us.


Adult Support & Protection

This course is to help ensure that you have the necessary knowledge to help stop or prevent potential harm or abuse occurring within any of the Turning Point Scotland services you work in.

Child Protection

This course provides a basic introduction to child protection concerns which you may face, or need to be aware of in your role.

Data Protection Awareness

The purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding and awareness of the key changes to data protection legislation that have come about with the introduction of GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 that came into affect 25th May 2018.


Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

This course explores why its important we understand what our responsibilities are under the law and what we need to do to be as inclusive as possible.

Fire Safety Management - Refresher

Turning Point Scotland provide a wide range of services in different environments to people with varying needs. Therefore it is important that you know the content of the service's fire risk assessment, emergency evacuation plan and any other procedure that is specific to your place of work.

Introduction to Learning Disabilities

This introductory course is for people new to working with learning disabilities.

IT Security

Information protection and management is of critical importance to us. Without adequate security measures, personal information, sensitive documents could be put at risk.

Lone Working Awareness

This course aims to support you to identify risks to your own and others health and safety while you are lone working. It will also help you improve decision making in every day situations so you are better equipped to make informed choices and therefore take action that minimises risk.

Medication Awareness

This course provides some basic guidance on the handling of medications and to act as a foundation for your practice in ordering, storing and administering medication within Turning Point Scotland services.

Outcomes Focused Support Work

This course will help you to develop an understanding of 'Personal Outcomes'.    Supporting people to achieve personal Outcomes is as important as being person centred.  Everyone working in social care needs to understand and work with Outcomes in practice.

People Moving People - Theory (Refresher)

This is a refresher course - you must have previously attended or completed an online full People Moving People Theory course.

Recording and Reporting

This course is about exploring what should be included in any report when you are working with service user and staff records.

Service Users Finances

This course is primarily aimed at staff who support service users to manage their finances.

Workplace Coaching

This course is primarily aimed at coaches (people who coach others) but coachees (people who are coached) may also find it useful.


Mental HealthMental Health



Welcome to Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an awareness of the work we do, and what you can expect as an employee working with us.

Adult Support & Protection

This course is to help ensure that you have the necessary knowledge to help stop or prevent potential harm or abuse occurring within any of the Turning Point Scotland services you work in.

Anxiety Disorder Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term anxiety disorder and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Bipolar Disorder Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term bipolar disorder and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Child Protection

This course provides a basic introduction to child protection concerns which you may face, or need to be aware of in your role.

Data Protection Awareness

The purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding and awareness of the key changes to data protection legislation that have come about with the introduction of GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 that came into affect 25th May 2018.


Depression Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term depression and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

This course explores why its important we understand what our responsibilities are under the law and what we need to do to be as inclusive as possible.

Fire Safety Management - Refresher

Turning Point Scotland provide a wide range of services in different environments to people with varying needs. Therefore it is important that you know the content of the service's fire risk assessment, emergency evacuation plan and any other procedure that is specific to your place of work.

Introduction to Homelessness

This introductory course is for people new to working with homelessness.

IT Security

Information protection and management is of critical importance to us. Without adequate security measures, personal information, sensitive documents could be put at risk.

Lone Working Awareness

This course aims to support you to identify risks to your own and others health and safety while you are lone working. It will also help you improve decision making in every day situations so you are better equipped to make informed choices and therefore take action that minimises risk.

Medication Awareness

This course provides some basic guidance on the handling of medications and to act as a foundation for your practice in ordering, storing and administering medication within Turning Point Scotland services.

Personality Disorder Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term personality disorder and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Recording and Reporting

This course is about exploring what should be included in any report when you are working with service user and staff records.

Safer Handling & Back Care

This course aims to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries that can be caused by poor manual handling in the workplace. The course will make clear the knowledge and skills that are required to enable you to carry out your job in a safe and effective manner, whilst complying with current legislation.

Schizophrenia Awareness

This course explores what is meant by the term schizophrenia and gives you information about what support you can offer.

Service Users Finances

This course is primarily aimed at staff who support service users to manage their finances.

Stress Awareness

This course is mainly about managing your own stress levels, although you will be able to use the information with your colleagues, the people you support, friends and family.

Victim Awareness

This course is primarily aimed at those working in criminal justice services and those who come into contact with victims of crime.


Alcohol & Other DrugsSubstance Use

Welcome to Turning Point Scotland

This course will provide you with an awareness of the work we do, and what you can expect as an employee working with us.


Adult Support & Protection

This course is to help ensure that you have the necessary knowledge to help stop or prevent potential harm or abuse occurring within any of the Turning Point Scotland services you work in.

Child Protection

This course provides a basic introduction to child protection concerns which you may face, or need to be aware of in your role.

Data Protection Awareness

The purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding and awareness of the key changes to data protection legislation that have come about with the introduction of GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 that came into affect 25th May 2018.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

This course explores why its important we understand what our responsibilities are under the law and what we need to do to be as inclusive as possible.

Fire Safety Management - Refresher

Turning Point Scotland provide a wide range of services in different environments to people with varying needs. Therefore it is important that you know the content of the service's fire risk assessment, emergency evacuation plan and any other procedure that is specific to your place of work.

Introduction to Homelessness

This introductory course is for people new to working with homelessness.

IT Security

Information protection and management is of critical importance to us. Without adequate security measures, personal information, sensitive documents could be put at risk.

Lone Working Awareness

This course aims to support you to identify risks to your own and others health and safety while you are lone working. It will also help you improve decision making in every day situations so you are better equipped to make informed choices and therefore take action that minimises risk.

Medication Awareness

This course provides some basic guidance on the handling of medications and to act as a foundation for your practice in ordering, storing and administering medication within Turning Point Scotland services.

Recording and Reporting

This course is about exploring what should be included in any report when you are working with service user and staff records.

Safer Handling & Back Care

This course aims to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries that can be caused by poor manual handling in the workplace. The course will make clear the knowledge and skills that are required to enable you to carry out your job in a safe and effective manner, whilst complying with current legislation.

Victim Awareness

This course is primarily aimed at those working in criminal justice services and those who come into contact with victims of crime.