Become the best version of yourself

Learning and development

Through the Exemplar Health Care Academy, you can build your skills, gain qualifications, and develop in the direction that’s right for you.

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From your first day to your next step

Your development starts from the day you join, and continues throughout your career with us.

Start strong

Settle into your role with a supportive induction and buddy support, helping you feel welcomed, prepared, and confident from day one.

Build confidence

Build the knowledge and practical skills you need through core training, helping you feel confident and supported in your everyday role.

Get role-ready

Get training tailored to your role and people you support, building the skills and knowledge to make a difference.

Develop your expertise

Keep building your knowledge, including clinical skills and training designed around the complex needs of the people we support.

Grow your career

Build new skills, gain qualifications, and take your career further through apprenticeships and development opportunities.

Lead with confidence

Develop the skills and confidence to take your next step into leadership through our dedicated Leadership Pathway programmes.

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Your induction

Feel supported from the moment you join.

Your induction combines essential learning with support in your home or team, helping you build the knowledge and confidence you need in your role.

  • Company welcome and induction
  • Mandatory and statutory training
  • Home and role-specific induction and learning
  • Buddy support
  • Supernumerary time for Registered Nurses

More ways to learn and grow

Your development doesn’t stop with the training you need for your role.

You can also gain qualifications, build clinical expertise, and explore new opportunities.

Earn while you learn and work towards a recognised qualification.

We offer apprenticeships for colleagues at different stages of their careers, from people starting out to those developing into more senior roles.

Opportunities include:

  • Adult Care Worker – Level 2
  • Lead Adult Care Worker – Level 3
  • Lead Practitioner in Adult Care – Level 4
  • Leader in Adult Care – Level 5
  • business services apprenticeships
  • catering and hospitality apprenticeships.

Apprenticeships combine learning with your role, so you can build practical skills and knowledge while continuing to earn your normal wage.

Develop the knowledge and practical skills to support people with complex needs.

Our professional education and clinical development goes beyond standard care training, helping colleagues build confidence and competence in their roles.

Learning includes:

  • clinical conditions
  • care and treatment
  • clinical equipment
  • practical skills, with opportunities for simulation, scenario-based learning, and competency assessment.

Training is shaped around your role and the needs of the people you support.

Keep developing your clinical knowledge throughout your nursing career.

Registered Nurses have access to ongoing clinical learning and professional development, including:

  • clinical skills and competency training
  • Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training
  • free access to the RCNi Learning platform
  • The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures.

These resources can help you develop your practice, keep up with evidence-based care, and support your professional development and revalidation.

Build your experience in ways that interest you.

There are opportunities to take on additional responsibilities and share your skills with others, including becoming a Buddy, Mental Health First Aider, Training Champion, or Values Champion.

These opportunities can help you develop your confidence, leadership skills, and experience while making a difference to colleagues across your home.

Leadership Pathway

Our leadership and management development programmes are designed to empower leaders at every stage of their career.

Leaders one: Aspire

For Senior Health Care Assistants, Registered Nurses, and aspiring Managers.

Build the foundations of great leadership, including personal effectiveness, leading teams, and coaching others.

Leaders two: Engage

For Unit Managers and other first-line managers.

Develop the skills to lead teams effectively, including coaching, delegation, performance, and people management.

Leaders three: Accelerate

For Unit Managers and other first-line managers.

Strengthen your leadership skills in areas including high-performance coaching, challenging conversations, and leading change.

Leaders four: Inspire

For senior leaders responsible for leading other leaders, teams, and functions.

Develop your strategic leadership skills, with a focus on leading change, delivering strategy, and building high-performing teams.

Learning that reflects the complex care we provide

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EPBS training

Develop skills to provide person-centred, therapeutic support during times of distress.

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Active support

Learn practical approaches that support greater choice, involvement, and independence.

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IDDSI training

Build knowledge and confidence to safely support people with eating, drinking, and swallowing needs.

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Sexuality Champion training

Build confidence to support people’s sexuality, intimacy, and relationships respectfully, and safely.

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Huntington’s disease training

Develop knowledge and skills to better support people living with Huntington’s disease.

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Bespoke dementia training

Build skills and understanding to provide person-centred care for people with complex dementia.

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When I first started with Exemplar Health Care, the support I received was incredible. They truly want you to succeed. The training and support is the best I've ever known."

Anna-Marie

Clinical Nurse Manager, Blackmoor

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Explore opportunities to grow, feel valued, and make a lasting difference to the lives of others.

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