• Role and Responsibilities of a Trainer – Understanding the trainer’s duties, legal obligations, and professional standards
• Teaching and Learning Approaches – How people learn, learning styles and cycles, and effective communication methods
• Course Planning and Delivery – Structuring lessons, setting aims and objectives and using teaching resources confidently
• Assessment and Feedback – Evaluating learner understanding, providing constructive feedback, and ensuring clinical competence
• Practical Training Delivery – Designing and delivering a mini-lesson and mentoring others in safe practice

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of safe medication administration, including types, uses, storage, dosage calculations, routes, and disposal
• Understand legal and professional frameworks, roles, and responsibilities in medicines management
• Apply infection control, documentation, and record-keeping standards to ensure audit readiness and compliance
• Interpret prescriptions, recognise errors, verify administration, and escalate concerns appropriately
• Promote person-centred care by obtaining consent, maintaining dignity, and encouraging independence
• Communicate effectively using verbal and non-verbal techniques, overcoming barriers to enhance understanding
• Plan, deliver, and assess engaging, compliant medication training sessions that build staff competency and confidence
• Conduct practical demonstrations, assess learner performance, and support continuous improvement in medication safety

Trainer Development

• Role and responsibilities of a trainer
• Understanding how people learn – learning styles and cycles
• Effective communication and use of training resources
• Developing a training strategy and using your training pack
• Course structure, lesson planning, and setting aims and objectives
• Risk awareness, insurance, and compliance requirements
• Assessment methods, feedback, and mentoring techniques
• Designing and delivering a mini lesson based on medication administration

Medication Knowledge and Practice

• Legislation and professional frameworks
• The 8 rights of medication administration
• Types, classifications, and routes of medication
• Prescribing principles and maintaining accurate records
• Medication errors – causes, prevention, and reporting
• Safe storage, disposal, and infection control
• Self-administration and promoting independence
• Contraindications, allergies, and overdose management
• Monitoring dosage systems and performing accurate calculations

Includes a medication calculation test or MCQ test (role dependant) plus practical medication administration assessment.