Infection Prevention and Control Training Course Certified Infection Control Course Online Ireland

Infections spread quietly: a missed handwash, a spill cleaned the wrong way or a mask handled with unwashed hands can pass an infection to a colleague, a patient or a customer before anyone shows a single symptom. Almost every workplace outbreak traces back to a link in the chain of infection that nobody thought to break. The course takes that risk apart step by step, then shows you the controls that remove it. Four modules walk you through the whole discipline of infection prevention and control at work: why the training matters and the legal duties it rests on, how infection spreads through the chain of infection and who is most at risk, how to control the risks through risk assessments, safe cleaning, spill kits and waste disposal, and the hygiene and personal protective equipment habits that stop infections before they start. Real workplace scenarios and clear photographs keep every lesson practical.

Section 8 and 10 is the short answer. The 2005 Act requires every Irish employer to provide the information, instruction and training needed to work safely, and for anyone whose work carries a risk of infection that means infection prevention and control training before the risk is faced, not after. Our course is written directly against that wording, which is why it satisfies the duty rather than merely gesturing at it.

Anyone whose working environment or job role exposes them to a risk of infection, and the people who manage them: healthcare professionals, care assistants, laboratory workers, cleaners, kennel and cattery workers, veterinary and farm workers, refuse workers, acupuncturists and tattooists. It needs no previous experience or qualifications.

The Infection Prevention and Control Training Course is €32.00 per person, and that is the full price. Team bookings get a volume discount applied automatically, and any 5 different courses cost just €100 flat (except our premium HACCP Level 3 and Health and Safety for Managers courses, which keep their own price), with one invoice and one account for all your records.

Yes, the whole course is online and works on any phone, tablet or laptop. There is no classroom day and no fixed start time: register, log in and begin the Infection Prevention and Control Training Course whenever it suits you, at home or on a break at work. Progress saves automatically as you go.

About 1-2 hours, and you do not have to do it in one sitting. Progress saves as you go, so you can stop after a lesson and pick it back up on another device. Your certificate is ready to download the moment you pass.

You download your Infection Prevention and Control Training Course certificate as a PDF the moment you pass the exam, day or night. It shows your name, the course, the date and a verification link, so an employer or inspector can confirm it in seconds. A copy stays in your account whenever you need to print it again.

Renewal is recommended every three years, or sooner if your role, working environment or local procedures change. We track the date for you and send a reminder before it lapses, so no certificate in your team expires without anyone noticing. The refresher is the same short online course, so staying compliant never costs a working day.

Nothing bad. You can retake the exam as many times as you need at no extra cost, and you can revisit any lesson before trying again. Most learners pass first time, because the questions test exactly what the course just taught.

This course is assessed by examination rather than by a practical, because the competence it builds is judgement rather than technique. You get unlimited attempts at the exam, at no extra cost.

Yes, and the platform is built for it. One company account covers every employee, shows you at a glance who has finished and who has not, stores every certificate in one place and gives you a single invoice for the lot. Group bookings get the volume discount applied automatically in your cart, and any 5 different courses cost just €100 flat (except our premium HACCP Level 3 and Health and Safety for Managers courses, which keep their own price).

They do. We are an official accredited provider and the certificate carries a verification link an inspector can check in seconds. It is accepted by employers in Ireland, the UK and across the EU, and behind it stand our accreditations: HSA Compliant, QQI Assessed, CPD and RoSPA Accredited.

The whole discipline of infection prevention and control at work, across four modules: an introduction covering what infection prevention and control means, why it matters and the legal duties of employers and employees; understanding infection, from sources of infection and the chain of infection to the most common types of infection and who is most at risk; controlling the risks, including infection risk assessments, hazardous substances and COSHH, effective cleaning practices, spill kits, safe waste disposal and managing outbreak risks; and hygiene and personal protective equipment, from hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene to choosing, wearing and removing PPE correctly.

The duty comes from the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005: Section 8 requires every employer to provide the information, instruction and training needed to work safely, and Section 19 requires a written risk assessment of workplace hazards, infection risks included. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations 2013 and 2020 then set specific duties wherever work can expose people to infectious agents. This course delivers and proves exactly that training.

The final test has 15 multiple choice questions drawn from all four modules, each with three answers to choose from. The pass mark is 75 percent, which means 12 correct answers out of 15. There is no clock running, and if the first attempt falls short you can revisit any module and retake the exam free of charge as many times as you need. The certificate is issued the moment you pass.

Instantly. The moment you pass the final test, the certificate is generated automatically, emailed to your inbox and saved on the Certificates page of your account. Most learners go from enrolment to a verifiable certificate in a single sitting of about 1-2 hours.

Anyone whose working environment or job role exposes them to a risk of infection: healthcare professionals, care assistants, laboratory workers, cleaners, kennel and cattery workers, veterinary and farm workers, refuse workers, acupuncturists and tattooists, plus the employers, managers and supervisors responsible for their safety. It is designed as an introduction, so no previous training is needed.

No. 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 of your employer, and it does not remove the employer's duty to assess risks, provide equipment and keep procedures current. It is the awareness layer employers, inspectors and insurers expect everyone working near infection risks to have.

Yes. The training is delivered 100 percent online, so a care assistant in Tralee gets exactly the same accredited course and the same recognised certificate as a laboratory worker in Dublin. Start it on a laptop at work, continue on your phone between visits and finish at home; progress follows you automatically between devices, and the certificate is accepted by employers and inspectors across Ireland, the UK and the EU.

The free Employer Dashboard is made for exactly that: enrol staff in bulk, assign the Infection Prevention and Control Training Course to each person, follow live progress and keep every certificate in one screen, each one issued automatically as people pass. Checkout applies the discounts automatically, no codes needed: 15 percent off any 3 different courses, 10 percent off 10 or more courses, 20 percent off 50 or more, and any 5 different courses for a flat 100 euro (excludes the premium HACCP Level 3 and Health and Safety for Managers courses).