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Mandatory training compliance checker
Are your staff up to date on mandatory training? Enter your headcount and how many are up to date on each topic to see your overall compliance and exactly which records are outstanding.
- Check compliance across ten mandatory topics
- See your overall compliance percentage instantly
- Spot which training records are outstanding
- Flag any topic below 90% at a glance
Your team
Set your headcount, then say how many staff are up to date on each mandatory topic.
Overall compliance
89%
Training records outstanding
43
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89% overall compliance across 40 staff, 43 training records outstanding.
Close the gaps
Found gaps? See how the training actually works
CareStream turns your policies into role-based training your staff will actually finish, mapped to the Care Certificate and mandatory topics, with tracking and evidence built in. Here’s a real lesson to try.
- All 15 Care Certificate standards
- Available in 60+ languages
- Adaptive follow-ups for wrong answers
- Certificates + a live compliance dashboard
Standard 1: Understand your role
Your role is defined by your job description, your agreed ways of working, and the standards and codes that apply to care work, including the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers. Working to your agreed ways of working matters because they translate legislation and your employer's policies into what you actually do on shift. Know your main duties and responsibilities, and equally know the limits of your role: doing something you are not trained or authorised to do puts people at risk, however well meant. Your relationships at work are professional ones. That means reliability, honesty, respecting boundaries with the people you support and their families, and working in partnership with colleagues and other agencies. Your own experiences, attitudes and beliefs will shape how you see situations. Being aware of that, and not letting it override a person's own choices, is part of professional practice. When you are unsure about any part of your role, ask. Your supervisor, your policies and your induction materials are your agreed sources of guidance.
Working within the limits of your role means:
That’s how the training works, all 16 lessons and 32 questions, in 60+ languages, with certificates.
About the mandatory training compliance checker
Keeping every member of staff up to date on mandatory training is one of the hardest things to stay on top of, and one of the first things CQC asks to see. This free checker gives you a quick read on where you stand: set your care-staff headcount, tell us how many are up to date on each of the ten core mandatory topics, and see your overall compliance percentage and the number of outstanding training records build up instantly.
The detailed report breaks compliance down topic by topic and flags anything below 90%, so you can see at a glance where to focus your bookings and refreshers. It is an indicative guide to support planning and professional judgement, not a substitute for your own training matrix; always check your own records and CQC requirements. When you are ready to make this effortless, CareStream tracks completions, sends refresher reminders and delivers the training itself.
Mandatory training, explained
What training is mandatory in a care home?+
Core mandatory training typically covers safeguarding adults, moving and handling, infection prevention and control, fire safety, basic life support and first aid, the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS, medication, food hygiene, health and safety, and equality and diversity. The exact list depends on your service, the roles you employ and the needs of the people you support, and should map to the Care Certificate and any commissioner requirements.
How often must staff refresh mandatory training?+
Refresh periods vary by topic. Many are refreshed annually (for example fire safety, moving and handling, safeguarding and basic life support), while others may run on a longer cycle. Follow your own training matrix, provider policy and any local or national guidance, and always refresh sooner if practice, roles or risks change.
What does CQC expect on training?+
CQC expects providers to make sure staff have the skills, competence and up-to-date training to carry out their roles safely, and to be able to evidence this. Inspectors look for a training matrix or system that shows completion and refresher dates, competency checks, and clear action where training is outstanding. This tool is an indicative guide; check your own training matrix and CQC requirements.
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