Infection Prevention and Control Certificate Ireland Infection Prevention and Control Certificate

Today. The infection prevention and control training course takes about 1-2 hours online, and the moment you pass the assessment your infection prevention and control certificate is generated automatically and ready to download as a PDF.

There is no waiting for the post, no processing queue and no classroom date to book. Most learners enrol, train and hold their accredited certificate within a single sitting.

Yes. The certificate is CPD Certified, RoSPA approved and fully aligned with HSA requirements, which is exactly what employers, site managers, auditors and insurers ask to see across Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Every infection prevention and control certificate carries a unique verification code, so anyone can confirm it is genuine in seconds through our free online verification tool.

Your infection prevention and control certificate is valid for 3 years from the day you pass. The expiry date is printed on the certificate itself, so you and your employer always know exactly where you stand.

When renewal time comes, you simply retake the online course, which most people finish even faster the second time, and download a fresh certificate the same day.

The Infection Prevention and Control Training Course is our complete online infection control course for Irish workplaces. One single course explains what infection prevention and control means and why it matters, the legal duties of employers and employees, how infection spreads through the chain of infection and who is most at risk, infection risk assessments and the controls that answer each hazard, safe cleaning, spill kits and waste disposal, and the hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene and PPE habits that stop infections before they start, exactly what the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Biological Agents Regulations 2013 and 2020 expect wherever the work brings a risk of infection.

The infection control course online takes about 1-2 hours, works on any device and ends with a short assessment with unlimited free retakes. Pass it and your infection control certificate downloads instantly: CPD Certified, RoSPA approved and accepted by employers, inspectors and insurers across Ireland.

The infection prevention training covers the whole discipline of controlling infection at work, across four modules. You start with an introduction to infection prevention and control: what it means, why it matters, who the course is for and the legal responsibilities of employers and employees. Then you move into understanding infection: sources of infection, the chain of infection and how to break every link, brought together in a dedicated video lesson, the most common types of infection, infection at work and who is most at risk.

The second half is fully practical: a module on controlling the risks, covering infection risk assessments, hazardous substances and COSHH, effective cleaning practices, spill kits and their uses, safe waste disposal and managing outbreak risks, and a module on hygiene and personal protective equipment, covering effective hygiene practices, hand hygiene step by step with its own video lesson, and how to choose, wear and remove PPE without spreading contamination. Pass the online assessment and your infection control certificate downloads instantly. CPD Certified and RoSPA approved.

The final assessment has 15 multiple choice questions, each with three answers to choose from. You need at least 12 correct out of 15, which is a 75% pass mark.

There is no time limit, and if you do not pass first time you can retake the test for free as many times as you need. Your infection control certificate is issued instantly once you pass.

The duty comes from the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005: Section 8 requires every employer to provide the information, instruction, training and supervision needed to work safely, and Section 19 obliges every employer to carry out a written risk assessment of workplace hazards, infection risks included. On top of that, the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations 2013 and 2020 set specific duties wherever work can expose people to infectious agents, requiring the exposure to be assessed, prevented or controlled and everyone at risk to be trained.

This accredited infection control course is the accepted proof of that training, aligned with the Irish framework the HSA enforces. Our certificate carries a unique verification code, so inspectors, auditors and insurers can confirm it in seconds.

Anyone whose working environment or job role exposes them to a risk of infection, and anybody who manages them. That includes healthcare professionals, care assistants, laboratory workers, cleaners, kennel and cattery workers, veterinary and farm workers, refuse workers, acupuncturists and tattooists, plus facilities and hospitality staff who clean, handle waste or work close to other people every day.

It is designed as a complete introduction to infection prevention and control, so no prerequisites are needed. Employers, managers and supervisors take it to understand their risk assessment and training duties, and workers take it to understand how infections spread and the habits that keep everyone safe. Many organisations assign it as induction training for every role that carries an infection risk.

Around 1-2 hours of focused study finishes the infection prevention and control training online. It is fully self paced, so you can split it across days or shifts, and your progress saves automatically on every device.

Your infection control certificate generates the instant you pass, ready to download, print or email. No classroom day, no travel, no waiting.

Valid for 3 years from your pass date, in line with best practice for refresher training in Irish workplaces. The expiry date is printed on the infection control certificate itself.

Renewing means logging back in, completing the refreshed course and downloading the new certificate on the spot. The Employer Dashboard warns you before anyone on the team lapses, keeping the inspection folder always ready.

No, and it is important to be clear about that. This is infection prevention and control awareness training: it teaches you how infections spread, how risk assessments and controls work, and the hygiene and PPE habits that protect everyone. It supports, and never replaces, the local infection control policies and procedures of your employer, and it does not qualify you to lead outbreak management, which stays with your organisation's designated infection control lead.

What it does deliver is the awareness layer employers, inspectors and insurers expect everyone working near infection risks to have, from the new care assistant on day one to the facilities manager signing off cleaning contracts. Experienced healthcare staff take it too, as recognised proof of up to date infection control awareness for audits, inspections and new roles.

The chain of infection is the six link path every infection follows: an infectious agent, a reservoir where it lives, a portal of exit, a mode of transmission, a portal of entry and a susceptible host. As long as every link holds, infection spreads; break any single link and it stops. The course walks through each link with real workplace examples and a dedicated video lesson, then shows the control that breaks it, from pest control at the reservoir to hand hygiene at the mode of transmission.

That one idea turns infection control from a list of rules into something you can reason about: whenever you wash your hands, clean a spill correctly or put on PPE, you know exactly which link you are breaking and why it protects the people around you.

Exactly the price shown on this page, nothing more. That single price includes the full infection prevention and control training, unlimited assessment retakes and the instant infection control certificate.

Combine courses and the discounts apply automatically: 15% off any 3 different courses, 10% off 10+ courses, 20% off 50+, and our flagship deal of any 5 different courses for €100. Perfect alongside Patient Handling and Emergency First Aid.

Absolutely. The infection prevention and control training online runs flawlessly on any smartphone, tablet or computer, and your progress follows you between devices automatically.

The platform is open 24/7, every day of the year, so the infection control course fits around shifts, rosters, night duty and home visits. Friendly Irish support is one message away whenever you need it.

Gladly. The free Employer Dashboard lets you register staff in bulk, assign the infection prevention and control course to each person, watch live progress and store every certificate in one tidy screen, exactly what an HSA inspector wants to see.

Volume discounts apply themselves: 15% off 3+ mixed courses, 10% off 10+, 20% off 50+, and any 5 different courses for €100. Nursing homes, care agencies, cleaning companies, laboratories and veterinary practices all over Ireland run their infection control compliance through Online Safety Courses.