Workforce Development

High Quality Lifestyles is committed to provide it’s staff with training that is relevant and which support personal and career development and importantly provide the skills needed to support our service users positively

To this end we are embarking on an exciting strategy which will provide staff training at an NVQ level in Challenging Behaviour and at a higher level by undertaking courses at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent at Canterbury as follows:-

Diploma in Intellectual and Development Disability (Person Centred Support)

Diploma in Applied Psychology of Learning Disability ( Challenging Behaviour)

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All of our committed staff receive a wide range of relevant training in areas such as: Positive Behaviour Support, Non-Aversive Strategies, Interaction and Teaching Styles, Adult Protective and Abuse Awareness, National Vocational Qualifications.

Staff are also supported to undertake further specialist training, both internally and externally, particularly at The Tizard Centre, University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) with which HQL has a strong relationship.

All staff members of HQL are trained in PROACT-SCIPr-UK and positive behavioural support interventions. Key senior staff at HQL are trained Instructors in Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (PROACT-SCIPr-UK).

HQL is very proactive in meeting identified training needs, such as:

Comprehensive Induction and Foundation Programme
Positive Range of Options to Avoid Crisis and use Therapy - PROACT-SCIPrUK
PROACT-SCIPrUK – Instructor Training
Competency Based Training
Positive Behaviour Support
NVQ in Care and Management
Adult Protection – Abuse Awareness
Diploma in applied Psychology of Challenging Behaviour – The Tizard Centre – Kent University at Canterbury
Diploma in Intellectual and Development Disability at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, at Canterbury
Institute of Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA)
Individual Personal Development

Statutory Training

First Aid
Fire
Health & Safety
Moving and Handling
Food Hygiene