Course overview of Foster Care – Training Support and Development
Foster Care Training Support and Development Standards is an assessment only. It is not a full eLearning course with learning materials. It is designed to support Foster Carers and aspiring Foster Carers to assess their knowledge against the Standards set out by the Department for Education.
The assessment will help you to ascertain what learning you need to acquire in order to meet these Standards. You will find plenty of courses in our course list relevant to working with and supporting children that will help acquire the knowledge to achieve these Standards. You will find more information in this DfE Guide.
Course content
- Understand the principles and values essential for fostering children and young people
- Understand your role as a foster carer
- Understand health and safety, and healthy caring
- Know how to communicate effectively
- Understand the development of children and young people
- Safeguard children and young people (keep them safe from harm)
- Develop yourself
Already have your own LMS? You can purchase any of our courses as SCORM files to download and add to your own system.
Aims of Foster Care – Training Support and Development course
- This assessment aims to provide an opportunity for Foster Carers and aspiring Foster Carers to assess their knowledge against these Standards.
What audience is this online course suitable for?
This course has been designed specifically for Foster Carers. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to assess their knowledge against the Standards that Foster Carers are required to achieve.
