CAREGIVING COURSE

Course Overview

This course is designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide care and support to elderly individuals, persons with disabilities, and those recovering from illness, in a home or institutional setting.

Course Duration

  • Full-Time: 1 to 6 months
  • Part-Time / Weekend Classes: 1 to 8 months
  • Total Training Hours: 400 to 800 hours (including classroom and hospital practical training)

Course Syllabus

Introduction to Caregiving

  • Roles and responsibilities of a caregiver
  • Types of caregiving (elderly, disabled, post-operative, palliative)

Personal Care and Hygiene

  • Bathing, grooming, toileting
  • Dressing and feeding assistance

Mobility and Transfers

  • Safe patient lifting and moving techniques
  • Use of assistive devices (wheelchairs, walkers, hoists)

Basic Health Monitoring

  • Checking temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure
  • Recognizing signs of common illnesses

Nutrition and Meal Preparation

  • Dietary needs of patients
  • Preparing and serving meals

Infection Control and Safety

  • Hygiene and sanitation practices
  • Preventing cross-contamination

First Aid and Emergency Response

  • Basic first aid skills (choking, CPR, wounds)
  • Emergency protocols

Psychosocial Support

  • Communicating with empathy
  • Supporting mental and emotional well-being

Ethics and Professionalism

  • Confidentiality, boundaries, and respect
  • Legal rights and responsibilities

10. On-the-Job Training / Practicum

  • Supervised work experience in a care facility or home setting
COURSE FEE

NGN 150,000 /  $93.54

Competence globally recognised certification.

Yes

ABUJA, LAGOS, UK & ONLINE 

TRAINING CENTRES ADDRESS: Alliance Hospital Garki Area 11, Abuja. 

Suite 216 MKK Plaza Gudu, Abuja. 

13c, Kenneth Agbakuru, Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos. 

4 Dyke Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G69, 6DU, United Kingdom.

Course Objectives

  • By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

  • Assist with basic health monitoring (vital signs, medication assistance).

  • Understand ethical, legal, and cultural considerations in caregiving.

  • Communicate effectively with clients and healthcare professionals.

  • Provide psychosocial support and companionship.

  • Maintain a safe and healthy environment.

  • Provide personal care (bathing, grooming, feeding, and mobility support).

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